Cystine/glutamate transporter
BE0000030ProteinHumansSLC7A11
Heterodimer with SLC3A2, that functions as an antiporter by mediating the exchange of extracellular anionic L-cystine and intracellular L-glutamate across the cellular plasma membrane (PubMed:11133847, PubMed:11417227, PubMed:14722095, PubMed:15151999, PubMed:34880232, PubMed:35245456, PubMed:35352032). It is acted on by 12 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- SLC7A11
- UniProtKB entry
- Q9UPY5Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cell membrane
- Residues / weight
- 501 residues · 55,422 Da
- Also known as
- Amino acid transport system xc- · Calcium channel blocker resistance protein CCBR1 · Solute carrier family 7 member 11 · xCT
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Cystine/glutamate transporter, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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