Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 6511
Gene name Solute carrier family 1 member 6
Gene symbol SLC1A6
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
EAAT4
Chromosome 19
Chromosome location 19p13.12
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
1
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT028877 hsa-miR-26b-5p Microarray 19088304
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
44
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001504 Process Neurotransmitter uptake IDA 7791878
GO:0001504 Process Neurotransmitter uptake IMP 7791878
GO:0001504 Process Neurotransmitter uptake NAS 7791878
GO:0005313 Function L-glutamate transmembrane transporter activity IBA
GO:0005313 Function L-glutamate transmembrane transporter activity IDA 7791878
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
600637 10944 ENSG00000105143
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P48664
Protein name Excitatory amino acid transporter 4 (Sodium-dependent glutamate/aspartate transporter) (Solute carrier family 1 member 6)
Protein function Sodium-dependent, high-affinity amino acid transporter that mediates the uptake of L-glutamate and also L-aspartate and D-aspartate (PubMed:26690923, PubMed:7791878). Functions as a symporter that transports one amino acid molecule together with
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00375 SDF 58 522 Sodium:dicarboxylate symporter family Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Brain, mainly in the cerebellum (PubMed:7791878). Expressed densely and selectively in cell bodies of Purkinje cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7791878}.
Sequence
Sequence length 564
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Synaptic vesicle cycle
Glutamatergic synapse
Spinocerebellar ataxia
  Glutamate Neurotransmitter Release Cycle
Transport of inorganic cations/anions and amino acids/oligopeptides
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
5
Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
BIPOLAR DISORDER Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
SCHIZOPHRENIA Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
SQUAMOUS CELL LUNG CARCINOMA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder PSYGENET_DG 11850151
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Epilepsy Epilepsy Pubtator 17868051 Inhibit
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Huntington Disease Huntington Disease BEFREE 11850151
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Leukemia, Myelocytic, Acute Leukemia GWASCAT_DG 27903959
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Major Depressive Disorder Mental Depression BEFREE 11850151
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Major Depressive Disorder Mental Depression PSYGENET_DG 11850151
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Myoclonic Epilepsy Myoclonic Epilepsy BEFREE 20231455
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies BEFREE 12083339
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Parkinson Disease Parkinson disease BEFREE 30537735
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Schizophrenia Schizophrenia BEFREE 11850151, 17221839, 17982252
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations