Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.4.0)
Enables L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in L-leucine transport. Acts upstream of or within L-amino acid transport. Located in plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; cochlea; early conceptus; limb; and reproductive system. Used to study autism spectrum disorder. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cholangiocarcinoma; colon cancer; hepatocellular carcinoma; and lung squamous cell carcinoma. Orthologous to human SLC7A5 (solute carrier family 7 member 5).
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