Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.5.0)
Enables L-glutamine transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in gamma-aminobutyric acid biosynthetic process; glutamine transport; and modulation of chemical synaptic transmission. Located in axon and basolateral plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; early embryo; extraembryonic component; genitourinary system; and nervous system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in hepatocellular carcinoma. Orthologous to human SLC38A1 (solute carrier family 38 member 1).
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