SLC6A18

The SLC6 family of proteins, which includes SLC6A18, act as specific transporters for neurotransmitters, amino acids, and osmolytes like betaine, taurine, and creatine. SLC6 proteins are sodium cotransporters that derive the energy for solute transport from the electrochemical gradient for sodium ions (Hoglund et al., 2005 [PubMed 16125675]). [supplied by OMIM, Apr 2010]

Description

solute carrier family 6 member 18

Protein family

Disease related genes, Mapped to neXtProt, Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT, Potential drug targets, Predicted membrane proteins, Transporters

Chromosome

5:p15.33 (1225381 - 1246189)

Ensembl ID

ENSG00000164363  (ver. 99.38)

Orthologs

Mouse Slc6a18: ENSMUSG00000021612

UniProt

Q96N87

neXtProt

NX_Q96N87

Human splice variants
Mouse splice variants