Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
6571
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Solute carrier family 18 member A2
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
SLC18A2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
PKDYS2, SVAT, SVMT, VAT2, VMAT2
Chromosome Chromosome number
10
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
10q25.3
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs762879329 C>-,CC Likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, frameshift variant
rs767337086 C>A,G,T Likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs1293033867 G>C Likely-pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs1392638187 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs1431337923 AG>- Pathogenic Splice acceptor variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT530883 hsa-miR-6507-5p PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT530882 hsa-miR-431-5p PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT530881 hsa-miR-4639-5p PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT530883 hsa-miR-6507-5p PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT530882 hsa-miR-431-5p PAR-CLIP 22012620
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001975 Process Response to amphetamine IEA
GO:0002552 Process Serotonin secretion by mast cell IEA
GO:0002553 Process Histamine secretion by mast cell IEA
GO:0005335 Function Serotonin:sodium:chloride symporter activity IBA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 32296183
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
193001 10935 ENSG00000165646
Protein
UniProt ID 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
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF07690 MFS_1 22 422 Major Facilitator Superfamily Family
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
Sequence
Sequence length 514
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG   Reactome
  Synaptic vesicle cycle
Serotonergic synapse
Dopaminergic synapse
Parkinson disease
Cocaine addiction
Amphetamine addiction
Alcoholism
  Serotonin Neurotransmitter Release Cycle
Norepinephrine Neurotransmitter Release Cycle
Dopamine Neurotransmitter Release Cycle
Na+/Cl- dependent neurotransmitter transporters
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Associated diseases Disease associations categorized as Causal (pathogenic variants), Unknown (uncertain genetic evidence), or Text Mining (literature-based associations)
Unknown Includes: (1) ClinVar NON-pathogenic variants (Uncertain, Benign, Conflicting, VUS), (2) GenCC associations, (3) GWAS associations, (4) CBGDA evidence-based associations. NOTE: Diseases with pathogenic evidence are excluded to avoid conflicts.
Disease merge term Disease name Evidence References Source
Brain Dopamine-Serotonin Vesicular Transport Disease brain dopamine-serotonin vesicular transport disease N/A N/A GenCC
Parkinsonism-Dystonia parkinsonism-dystonia, infantile, 2 N/A N/A GenCC
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma Associate 36829221
Brain Injuries Traumatic Associate 26828714
Carcinoma Neuroendocrine Associate 16517981
Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations Associate 26539891
Chromosomal Instability Associate 23363473
Cognition Disorders Associate 26828714
Depressive Disorder Major Associate 24525708
Developmental Disabilities Associate 23363473
Diabetes Gestational Associate 40298873
Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Associate 23221614