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, EAAC1, EAAT3
Transports L-glutamate and also L- and D-aspartate. Essential for terminating the postsynaptic action of glutamate by rapidly removing released glutamate from the synaptic cleft. Acts as a symport by cotransporting sodium. Negatively regulated by ARL6IP5 (By similarity).