{"symbol":"SLC7A2","synonyms":["HCAT2","ATRC2","CAT2"],"name":"solute carrier family 7 (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system), member 2","description":"The protein encoded by this gene is a cationic amino acid transporter and a member of the APC (amino acid-polyamine-organocation) family of transporters. The encoded membrane protein is responsible for the cellular uptake of arginine, lysine and ornithine. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2011]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":6542,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/6542","proteins":[{"symbol":"CTR2_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/CTR2_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Solute carriers (SLC)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Solute+carriers+%28SLC%29"}]}