Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a member of a small, conserved family of proteins with similar structure, including a string of extracellular leucine-rich repeats. A related protein was shown to be involved in B-cell development. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2012].
UniProt Summary: Non-essential component of the volume-regulated anion channel (VRAC, also named VSOAC channel), an anion channel required to maintain a constant cell volume in response to extracellular or intracellular osmotic changes. The VRAC channel conducts iodide better than chloride and may also conduct organic osmolytes like taurine. Channel activity requires LRRC8A plus at least one other family member (LRRC8B, LRRC8C, LRRC8D or LRRC8E); channel characteristics depend on the precise subunit composition. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24790029, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26824658}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
DUF3733
LRR 4
GO Terms
volume-sensitive anion channel activity
ion channel complex
aspartate transmembrane transport
C4-dicarboxylate transport
cellular response to osmotic stress
acidic amino acid transport
response to osmotic stress
amino acid transmembrane transport
dicarboxylic acid transport
amino acid transport
organic acid transmembrane transport
carboxylic acid transmembrane transport
inorganic anion transport
anion transmembrane transport
organic acid transport
carboxylic acid transport
cellular response to environmental stimulus
cellular response to abiotic stimulus
organic anion transport
anion transport
endoplasmic reticulum membrane
ion transmembrane transport
response to abiotic stimulus
transmembrane transport
ion transport
integral component of plasma membrane
cellular response to stress
nitrogen compound transport
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)