87144, HUMAN AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER FAMILY MEMBER AND USES THEREFOR
The invention provides isolated nucleic acids molecules, designated 87144 nucleic acid molecules, which encode novel amino acid transporter family members. The invention also provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing 87144 nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and nonhuman transgenic animals in which a 87144 gene has been introduced or disrupted. The invention still further provides isolated 87144 proteins, fusion proteins, antigenic peptides and anti-87144 antibodies. Diagnostic and therapeutic methods utilizing compositions of the invention are also provided.