SLC18A2 (solute carrier family 18 member A2)
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Gene
Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
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| Entrez ID | 6571 |
| Gene name | Solute carrier family 18 member A2 |
| Gene symbol | SLC18A2 |
| Synonyms (NCBI Gene) |
PKDYS2SVATSVMTVAT2VMAT2
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| Chromosome | 10 |
| Chromosome location | 10q25.3 |
| Summary | This gene encodes an transmembrane protein that functions as an ATP-dependent transporter of monoamines, such as dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, and histamine. This protein transports amine neurotransmitters into synaptic vesicles. Polymorphisms in t |
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SNPs
SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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Other IDs
Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
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Protein
Protein information from UniProt database.
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UniProt ID
Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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Q05940 | ||||||||||
| Protein name | Synaptic vesicular amine transporter (Solute carrier family 18 member 2) (Vesicular amine transporter 2) (VAT2) (Vesicular monoamine transporter 2) | ||||||||||
| Protein function | Electrogenic antiporter that exchanges one cationic monoamine with two intravesicular protons across the membrane of secretory and synaptic vesicles. Uses the electrochemical proton gradient established by the V-type proton-pump ATPase to accumu | ||||||||||
| PDB | 8JSW , 8JSX , 8JT5 , 8JT9 , 8JTA , 8JTB , 8JTC , 8T69 , 8T6A , 8T6B , 8THR , 8UCJ , 8UCK , 8UCL , 8UCM , 8UCN , 8UCO , 8UCP , 8WLJ , 8WLK , 8WLL , 8WLM , 8WRD , 8WRE , 8WVG , 8X3K , 8XO9 , 8XOA , 8XOB , 9KQ8 , 9KQA , 9KQE | ||||||||||
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in neuronal and neuroendocrine tissues. Detected in central and peripheral nervous system in particular in axonal and dendritic processes in dopaminergic cells of substantia nigra, histaminergic neuronal cell bodies of substa | ||||||||||
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| Sequence length | 514 | ||||||||||
| Interactions | View interactions | ||||||||||
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Pathways
Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
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Associated diseases
Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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