title: The gene encoding a cationic amino acid transporter (SLC7A4) maps to the region deleted in the velocardiofacial syndrome.
abstract: By screening an expressed sequence tag database, we identified a novel human gene, SLC7A4, encoding a solute carrier family 7 [cationic amino acid (CAA) CAT-4 transporter, y+ system] member 4. The SLC7A4 cDNA is 2325 nt long and includes 78, 1911, and 336 nt in the 5' noncoding, coding, and 3'-noncoding regions, respectively. SLC7A4 displays high homology with SLC7A1 and SLC7A2, two previously known CAA transporters. By chromosomal in situ hybridization and YAC identification, SLC7A4 was mapped to 22q11.2, the commonly deleted region of the velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS, Shprintzen syndrome). In a patient affected by VCFS, deletion of SLC7A4 was demonstrated by chromosomal FISH. By Northern analysis, an abundant transcript was detected in brain, testis, and placenta. Microinjection of SLC7A4 mRNA into Xenopus laevis oocytes demonstrates a significant stimulation of CAA transport.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Sperandeo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Borsani
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Incerti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zollo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Zuffardi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Castaldo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taglialatela
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andria
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sebastio
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D000592:Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000235:genetics; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D026923:Amino Acid Transport Systems, Basic; D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D018244:Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast; D002892:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22 / Q000235:genetics; D004062:DiGeorge Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*; D018900:Dinucleotide Repeats; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008239:Lysine / Q000235:genetics; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009865:Oocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013577:Syndrome; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000235:genetics*; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000235:genetics*; D014981:Xenopus / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D026923:Amino Acid Transport Systems, Basic; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008239:Lysine