DCBXA, EAAC1, EAAT3, SCZD18, Excitatory amino acid transporter 3, Excitatory amino-acid carrier 1, Neuronal and epithelial glutamate transporter, Sodium-dependent glutamate/aspartate transporter 3, Solute carrier family 1 member 1, SLC1A1
Transports L-glutamate, L- and D-aspartate and L-cystein (PubMed:21123949). Essential for terminating the postsynaptic action of glutamate by rapidly removing released glutamate from the synaptic cleft. Acts as a symport by cotransporting sodium. Negativ