Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 57084
Gene name Solute carrier family 17 member 6
Gene symbol SLC17A6
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
DNPIVGLUT2
Chromosome 11
Chromosome location 11p14.3
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT029908 hsa-miR-26b-5p Microarray 19088304
MIRT1353522 hsa-miR-1193 CLIP-seq
MIRT1353523 hsa-miR-1252 CLIP-seq
MIRT1353524 hsa-miR-2052 CLIP-seq
MIRT1353525 hsa-miR-2116 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005254 Function Chloride channel activity IEA
GO:0005254 Function Chloride channel activity ISS
GO:0005313 Function L-glutamate transmembrane transporter activity IBA
GO:0005313 Function L-glutamate transmembrane transporter activity TAS
GO:0005326 Function Neurotransmitter transmembrane transporter activity IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
607563 16703 ENSG00000091664
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9P2U8
Protein name Vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (VGluT2) (Differentiation-associated BNPI) (Differentiation-associated Na(+)-dependent inorganic phosphate cotransporter) (Solute carrier family 17 member 6)
Protein function Multifunctional transporter that transports L-glutamate as well as multiple ions such as chloride, proton, potassium, sodium and phosphate (PubMed:11698620, PubMed:33440152). At the synaptic vesicle membrane, mainly functions as a uniporter whic
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF07690 MFS_1 76 461 Major Facilitator Superfamily Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Predominantly expressed in adult brain (PubMed:10820226). Expressed in amygdala, caudate nucleus, cerebral cortex, frontal lobe, hippocampus, medulla, occipital lobe, putamen, spinal cord, substantia nigra, subthalamic nucleus, tempora
Sequence
Sequence length 582
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Synaptic vesicle cycle
Retrograde endocannabinoid signaling
Glutamatergic synapse
Nicotine addiction
  Organic anion transporters