SLC1A7 (Solute Carrier Family 1 Member 7): SLC1A7 is a high-affinity glutamate transporter that helps clear glutamate from the synaptic cleft. This process is essential for preventing excitotoxicity — a harmful condition caused by excessive glutamate leading to neuronal damage. Although less researched than other glutamate transporters, SLC1A7 plays a role in regulating glutamatergic signaling and may be relevant to neurological disorders linked to disrupted glutamate neurotransmission.