Transcription regulatory networks in Caenorhabditis elegans

Gene

Public Gene Name

aat-9  

Sequence Name

Y53H1C.1  

WB ID

WBGene00000010  

Description

aat-9 encodes an amino acid transporter catalytic subunit; AAT-9 lacks the conserved cysteine residue proposed to be essential for association with a glycoprotein subunit, and when expressed alone in Xenopus ooctyes, AAT-9 can localize to the cell surface and function as an aromatic amino acid exchanger that displays substrate-activated anion conductance; nevertheless, AAT-9 activity is enhanced by co-expression with the ATG-1 and ATG-2 glycoprotein subunits; an aat-9::gfp promoter fusion directs expression in anterior neurons, including some chemosensory neurons, as well as in some anterior body wall muscles.