SLC3A2

Tier: Gold Standard Ciliary Genes

Ensembl:: ENSG00000168003
UniProt:: P08195
OMIM:: 158070
Synonyms:: CD98hc, 4F2hc, 4F2, solute carrier family 3 member 2

Subcellular localization

ciliary membrane

Function

Heavy chain (4F2hc/CD98hc) of heterodimeric neutral amino-acid transporters. One of the most cilia-enriched proteins (tier 1*) in the neuronal cilia proteome, validated by immunostaining as strongly concentrated along cilia (Chang et al. 2026, Sci Adv).

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