| 3D | three-dimensional |
| 4F2hc-LAT2Thom | homology model of 4F2hc-LAT2 |
| CHS | cholesteryl hemisuccinate |
| CL | cytoplasmic loop |
| CTF | contrast transfer function |
| ED | ectodomain |
| EL | extracellular loop |
| EM | electron microscopy |
| EMD | electron microscopy databank |
| GDN | glyco-diosgenin |
| HH | horizontal α-helix |
| HAT | heterodimeric amino acid transporter |
| LAT | L-type amino acid transporter |
| LMNG | lauryl maltose neopentyl glycol |
| MW | molecular weight |
| PDB | protein databank |
| PPM | positioning of proteins in membrane |
| RMSD | root-mean-square deviation |
| SDS-PAGE | SDS-polyacrylamid gel electrophoresis |
| SEC | size exclusion chromatography |
| TM | transmembrane helix |
| UniProt-ID | protein knowledgebase-identifier |