SLC7A8
solute carrier family 7 member 8 | LAT2, LPI-PC1

Enables several functions, including neutral L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity; protein heterodimerization activity; and secondary active transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in L-alanine import across plasma membrane; L-leucine import across plasma membrane; and thyroid hormone transport. Located in basolateral plasma membrane and microvillus membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Member of: DE-9 Developmental clusters: GC4
Biological processes 66 terms
L-alanine import across plasma membrane (GO:1904273)L-alanine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015180)L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015179)L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015179)L-leucine import across plasma membrane (GO:1903801)L-leucine import across plasma membrane (GO:1903801)L-leucine import across plasma membrane (GO:1903801)L-leucine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015190)L-leucine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015190)L-leucine transport (GO:0015820)L-leucine transport (GO:0015820)amino acid import across plasma membrane (GO:0089718)amino acid transmembrane transport (GO:0003333)amino acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015171)amino acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015171)amino acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015171)amino acid transport (GO:0006865)amino acid transport (GO:0006865)amino acid transport (GO:0006865)antiporter activity (GO:0015297)apical plasma membrane (GO:0016324)apical plasma membrane (GO:0016324)basal plasma membrane (GO:0009925)basolateral plasma membrane (GO:0016323)basolateral plasma membrane (GO:0016323)glycine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015187)glycine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015187)glycine transport (GO:0015816)glycine transport (GO:0015816)membrane (GO:0016020)microvillus membrane (GO:0031528)neutral L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015175)neutral L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015175)neutral L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015175)neutral L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015175)neutral L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015175)neutral L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015175)neutral amino acid transport (GO:0015804)neutral amino acid transport (GO:0015804)neutral amino acid transport (GO:0015804)neutral amino acid transport (GO:0015804)peptide antigen binding (GO:0042605)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)proline transmembrane transport (GO:0035524)proline transmembrane transport (GO:0035524)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein heterodimerization activity (GO:0046982)thyroid hormone transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015349)thyroid hormone transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015349)thyroid hormone transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015349)thyroid hormone transport (GO:0070327)thyroid hormone transport (GO:0070327)thyroid hormone transport (GO:0070327)toxin transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0019534)transmembrane transport (GO:0055085)transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0022857)transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0022857)transport across blood-brain barrier (GO:0150104)tryptophan transport (GO:0015827)tryptophan transport (GO:0015827)valine transport (GO:0015829)valine transport (GO:0015829)
Expression (TPM)
SLC7A8 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating SLC7A8 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for SLC7A8. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = SLC7A8 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to SLC7A8

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of SLC7A8, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr14:22,882,594–22,883,886 300.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 289
chr14:22,886,371–22,887,824 296.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 639
chr14:22,918,527–22,919,975 264.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 641
chr14:22,928,961–22,930,849 254.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1108
chr14:22,956,530–22,957,512 226.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 983
chr14:22,981,215–22,983,249 200.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 935
chr14:23,006,674–23,007,583 176.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1097
chr14:23,020,642–23,021,291 162.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 148
chr14:23,101,326–23,101,861 82.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 83
chr14:23,154,159–23,154,639 29.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 392
chr14:23,161,040–23,161,530 22.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 397
chr14:23,173,858–23,174,151 9.5 kb Proximal (<10kb) 92
chr14:23,182,495–23,182,942 896 bp At TSS Multiome 139
chr14:23,183,191–23,183,788 at TSS At TSS 158
chr14:23,237,732–23,238,192 54.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 536
chr14:23,285,641–23,286,830 102.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 962
chr14:23,300,944–23,303,002 118.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1096
chr14:23,306,324–23,307,321 123.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 871
chr14:23,320,558–23,322,196 137.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1090
chr14:23,351,817–23,353,063 169.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 403
chr14:23,364,202–23,367,105 182.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 353
chr14:23,468,966–23,469,987 285.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 955

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the SLC7A8 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr14:22,872,594 – 23,479,987
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq