aat-3 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Contributes to L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in amino acid transmembrane transport. Located in plasma membrane. Part of amino acid transport complex. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including carcinoma (multiple); esophagitis; and glioblastoma. Is an ortholog of human SLC7A5 (solute carrier family 7 member 5) and SLC7A8 (solute carrier family 7 member 8).