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Disease
YLAT1_HUMAN Lysinuric protein intolerance. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Function
YLAT1_HUMAN Heterodimer with SLC3A2, that functions as an antiporter which operates as an efflux route by exporting cationic amino acids from inside the cells in exchange with neutral amino acids plus sodium ions and may participate in nitric oxide synthesis via the transport of L-arginine (PubMed:10080182, PubMed:10655553, PubMed:14603368, PubMed:15756301, PubMed:15776427, PubMed:17329401, PubMed:9829974, PubMed:9878049). Also mediates arginine transport in non-polarized cells, such as monocytes, and is essential for the correct function of these cells (PubMed:15280038, PubMed:31705628). The transport mechanism is electroneutral and operates with a stoichiometry of 1:1 (By similarity). In vitro, Na(+) and Li(+), but also H(+), are cotransported with the neutral amino acids (By similarity).[UniProtKB:Q9R0S5][1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Heteromeric amino acid transporters (HATs), including y(+)LAT1-4F2hc complex, are responsible for transporting amino acids across membranes, and mutations in y(+)LAT1 cause lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI), a hereditary disorder characterized by defective cationic amino acid transport. The relationship between LPI and specific mutations in y(+)LAT1 has yet to be fully understood. In this study, we characterized the function of y(+)LAT1-4F2hc complex in mammalian cells and determined the cryo-EM structures of the human y(+)LAT1-4F2hc complex in two distinct conformations: the apo state in an inward-open conformation and the native substrate-bound state in an outward-open conformation. Structural analysis suggests that Asp(243) in y(+)LAT1 plays a crucial role in coordination with sodium ion and substrate selectivity. Molecular dynamic (MD) simulations further revealed the different transport mechanism of cationic amino acids and neutral amino acids. These results provide important insights into the mechanisms of the substrate binding and working cycle of HATs.
Structural basis for the substrate recognition and transport mechanism of the human y(+)LAT1-4F2hc transporter complex.,Dai L, Zeng Q, Zhang T, Zhang Y, Shi Y, Li Y, Xu K, Huang J, Wang Z, Zhou Q, Yan R Sci Adv. 2025 Mar 21;11(12):eadq0558. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adq0558. Epub 2025 Mar , 19. PMID:40106545[11]
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References
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- ↑ Arancibia-Garavilla Y, Toledo F, Casanello P, Sobrevia L. Nitric oxide synthesis requires activity of the cationic and neutral amino acid transport system y+L in human umbilical vein endothelium. Exp Physiol. 2003 Nov;88(6):699-710. PMID:14603368
- ↑ Rotoli BM, Bussolati O, Sala R, Barilli A, Talarico E, Gazzola GC, Dall'Asta V. INFgamma stimulates arginine transport through system y+L in human monocytes. FEBS Lett. 2004 Jul 30;571(1-3):177-81. PMID:15280038 doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2004.06.086
- ↑ Sperandeo MP, Paladino S, Maiuri L, Maroupulos GD, Zurzolo C, Taglialatela M, Andria G, Sebastio G. A y(+)LAT-1 mutant protein interferes with y(+)LAT-2 activity: implications for the molecular pathogenesis of lysinuric protein intolerance. Eur J Hum Genet. 2005 May;13(5):628-34. PMID:15756301 doi:10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201376
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- ↑ Rotoli BM, Barilli A, Visigalli R, Ferrari F, Dall'Asta V. y+LAT1 and y+LAT2 contribution to arginine uptake in different human cell models: Implications in the pathophysiology of Lysinuric Protein Intolerance. J Cell Mol Med. 2020 Jan;24(1):921-929. PMID:31705628 doi:10.1111/jcmm.14801
- ↑ Torrents D, Estevez R, Pineda M, Fernandez E, Lloberas J, Shi YB, Zorzano A, Palacin M. Identification and characterization of a membrane protein (y+L amino acid transporter-1) that associates with 4F2hc to encode the amino acid transport activity y+L. A candidate gene for lysinuric protein intolerance. J Biol Chem. 1998 Dec 4;273(49):32437-45. PMID:9829974
- ↑ Pfeiffer R, Rossier G, Spindler B, Meier C, Kuhn L, Verrey F. Amino acid transport of y+L-type by heterodimers of 4F2hc/CD98 and members of the glycoprotein-associated amino acid transporter family. EMBO J. 1999 Jan 4;18(1):49-57. PMID:9878049 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/emboj/18.1.49
- ↑ Dai L, Zeng Q, Zhang T, Zhang Y, Shi Y, Li Y, Xu K, Huang J, Wang Z, Zhou Q, Yan R. Structural basis for the substrate recognition and transport mechanism of the human y(+)LAT1-4F2hc transporter complex. Sci Adv. 2025 Mar 21;11(12):eadq0558. PMID:40106545 doi:10.1126/sciadv.adq0558
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