Predicted to enable L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in several processes, including lens fiber cell differentiation; response to nicotine; and response to oxidative stress. Located in cytoskeleton; plasma membrane; and rough endoplasmic reticulum. Orthologous to human SLC7A11 (solute carrier family 7 member 11). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]