SLC7A8, Official Symbol SLC7A8provided by HGNC Official Full Name solute carrier family 7 member 8provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:11066 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000092068 MIM:604235; AllianceGenome:HGNC:11066 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as LAT2; LPI-PC1 Summary Enables several functions, including neutral amino acid transmembrane transporter activity; thyroid hormone transmembrane transporter activity; and toxin transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in L-alanine import across plasma membrane; L-leucine import across plasma membrane; and thyroid hormone transport. Located in plasma membrane. Part of basolateral plasma membrane and microvillus membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Annotation information Note: LAT2 (Gene ID: 7462) and SLC7A8 (Gene ID: 23428) share the LAT2 symbol/alias in common. LAT2 is sometimes used as an alternative name for solute carrier family 7 member 8 (SLC7A8), which can be confused with the official symbol for linker for activation of T cells family member 2 (LAT2). [05 Jul 2018] Expression Broad expression in kidney (RPKM 77.2), prostate (RPKM 18.0) and 18 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all