| Name | Sodium-coupled neutral amino acid transporter 1 |
| Description | Functions as a sodium-dependent amino acid transporter. Mediates the saturable, pH-sensitive and electrogenic cotransport of glutamine and sodium ions with a stoichiometry of 1:1. May also transport small zwitterionic and aliphatic amino acids with a lower affinity. May supply glutamatergic and GABAergic neurons with glutamine which is required for the synthesis of the neurotransmitters glutamate and GABA. |
| UniProt ID | Q9H2H9 |
| Gene | SLC38A1 |
