Products

Western Blot (Transfected lysate)

Entrez GeneID

GeneBank Accession#

Protein Accession#

Gene Name

SLC1A2

Gene Alias

EAAT2, GLT-1

Gene Description

solute carrier family 1 (glial high affinity glutamate transporter), member 2

Omim ID

Gene Ontology

Gene Summary

This gene encodes a member of a family of solute transporter proteins. The membrane-bound protein is the principal transporter that clears the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate from the extracellular space at synapses in the central nervous system. Glutamate clearance is necessary for proper synaptic activation and to prevent neuronal damage from excessive activation of glutamate receptors. Mutations in and decreased expression of this protein are associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been described, but their full-length nature is not known. [provided by RefSeq

Other Designations

excitatory amino acid transporter 2|excitotoxic amino acid transporter 2|glial high affinity glutamate transporter|glutamate/aspartate transporter II|sodium-dependent glutamate/aspartate transporter 2|solute carrier family 1, member 2