Hmdb loader
Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02887
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 8394
  • HMDBP10745
  • HMDBP10746
Name Sodium- and chloride-dependent taurine transporter
Synonyms
  1. Solute carrier family 6 member 6
Gene Name SLC6A6
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in neurotransmitter:sodium symporter activity
Specific Function Required for the uptake of taurine. Transports both taurine and beta-alanine which requires sodium ions. Chloride ions are necessary for optimal uptake.
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Biological Process
amino acid transport
cellular amino acid metabolic process
taurine transport
Cellular Component
plasma membrane
integral to membrane
integral to plasma membrane
Component
integral to plasma membrane
membrane
cell part
membrane part
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
Function
neurotransmitter transporter activity
neurotransmitter:sodium symporter activity
taurine:sodium symporter activity
transmembrane transporter activity
transporter activity
Molecular Function
neurotransmitter:sodium symporter activity
taurine binding
taurine:sodium symporter activity
Process
establishment of localization
transport
neurotransmitter transport
Cellular Location
  1. Membrane
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 3
Locus 3p25.1
SNPs SLC6A6
Gene Sequence
>1863 bp
ATGGCCACCAAGGAGAAGCTGCAGTGTCTGAAAGATTTCCACAAGGACATCCTGAAGCCC
TCACCAGGGAAGAGCCCAGGCACGCGGCCTGAGGACGAGGCTGAGGGAAAACCTCCGCAG
AGGGAGAAGTGGTCTAGCAAGATCGACTTTGTGCTCTCTGTGGCTGGCGGCTTCGTGGGC
TTGGGCAACGTCTGGCGCTTCCCGTACCTCTGCTACAAGAATGGTGGAGGTGCGTTTCTC
ATACCGTATTTTATTTTCCTGTTTGGGAGCGGCCTGCCTGTGTTTTTCTTGGAGATCATC
ATAGGCCAGTACACCTCTGAAGGGGGCATCACCTGCTGGGAAAAGATCTGCCCCTTGTTC
TCTGGTATCGGCTATGCCTCCGTTGTAATTGTGTCCCTCCTGAATGTCTACTACATCGTC
ATCCTGGCCTGGGCCACATACTACCTGTTCCAGTCCTTCCAGAAGGAGCTGCCCTGGGCA
CACTGCAACCACAGCTGGAACACACCTCACTGCATGGAGGACACCATGCGCAAGAACAAG
AGTGTCTGGATCACCATCAGCTCCACCAACTTCACCTCCCCTGTCATCGAGTTCTGGGAG
CGCAACGTGCTGAGCTTGTCCCCTGGAATCGACCACCCAGGCTCTCTGAAATGGGACCTC
GCTCTCTGCCTTCTTTTAGTCTGGCTAGTGTGTTTCTTCTGCATCTGGAAGGGCGTCAGG
TCCACTGGGAAGGTCGTCTACTTCACAGCCACTTTTCCATTCGCCATGCTCCTGGTGCTG
CTGGTCCGAGGGCTGACGCTGCCGGGCGCGGGCGCAGGCATCAAGTTCTATCTGTATCCT
GACATCACCCGCCTTGAGGACCCACAGGTGTGGATTGACGCTGGGACTCAGATATTCTTC
TCTTATGCCATCTGCCTGGGGGCTATGACCTCGCTGGGGAGCTACAACAAGTACAAGTAT
AACTCGTACAGGGACTGTATGCTGCTGGGATGCCTGAACAGTGGTACCAGTTTTGTGTCT
GGCTTCGCAATTTTTTCCATCCTGGGCTTCATGGCACAAGAGCAAGGGGTGGACATTGCT
GATGTGGCTGAGTCAGGTCCTGGCCTGGCCTTCATTGCCTACCCAAAAGCTGTGACAATG
ATGCCGCTGCCCACATTTTGGTCCATTCTTTTTTTTATTATGCTTCTCTTGCTTGGACTG
GATAGCCAGTTTGTTGAAGTTGAAGGACAGATCACATCCTTGGTTGATCTTTACCCATCC
TTCCTAAGGAAGGGTTATCGTCGGGAAATCTTCATCGCCTTCGTGTGTAGCATCAGCTAC
CTGCTGGGGCTGACGATGGTGACGGAGGGTGGCATGTATGTGTTTCAGCTCTTTGACTAC
TATGCAGCTAGCGGTGTATGCCTTTTGTGGGTTGCATTCTTTGAATGTTTTGTTATTGCC
TGGATATATGGAGGTGATAACCTTTATGATGGTATTGAGGACATGATTGGCTATCGGCCC
GGGCCCTGGATGAAGTACAGCTGGGCTGTGATCACTCCAGTTCTCTGTGTTGGATGTTTC
ATCTTCTCGCTCGTCAAGTACGTACCCCTGACCTACAACAAAACATACGTGTACCCCAAC
TGGGCCATTGGGCTGGGCTGGAGCCTGGCCCTTTCCTCCATGCTCTGCGTTCCCTTGGTC
ATCGTCATCCGCCTCTGCCAGACTGAGGGGCCGTTCCTTGTGAGAGTCAAGTACCTGCTG
ACCCCAAGGGAACCCAACCGCTGGGCTGTGGAGCGCGAGGGAGCCACACCTTACAACTCT
CGCACCGTCATGAACGGCGCTCTCGTGAAACCGACCCACATCATTGTGGAGACCATGATG
TGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 620
Molecular Weight 69829.405
Theoretical pI 7.393
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Sodium- and chloride-dependent taurine transporter
MATKEKLQCLKDFHKDILKPSPGKSPGTRPEDEAEGKPPQREKWSSKIDFVLSVAGGFVG
LGNVWRFPYLCYKNGGGAFLIPYFIFLFGSGLPVFFLEIIIGQYTSEGGITCWEKICPLF
SGIGYASVVIVSLLNVYYIVILAWATYYLFQSFQKELPWAHCNHSWNTPHCMEDTMRKNK
SVWITISSTNFTSPVIEFWERNVLSLSPGIDHPGSLKWDLALCLLLVWLVCFFCIWKGVR
STGKVVYFTATFPFAMLLVLLVRGLTLPGAGAGIKFYLYPDITRLEDPQVWIDAGTQIFF
SYAICLGAMTSLGSYNKYKYNSYRDCMLLGCLNSGTSFVSGFAIFSILGFMAQEQGVDIA
DVAESGPGLAFIAYPKAVTMMPLPTFWSILFFIMLLLLGLDSQFVEVEGQITSLVDLYPS
FLRKGYRREIFIAFVCSISYLLGLTMVTEGGMYVFQLFDYYAASGVCLLWVAFFECFVIA
WIYGGDNLYDGIEDMIGYRPGPWMKYSWAVITPVLCVGCFIFSLVKYVPLTYNKTYVYPN
WAIGLGWSLALSSMLCVPLVIVIRLCQTEGPFLVRVKYLLTPREPNRWAVEREGATPYNS
RTVMNGALVKPTHIIVETMM
GenBank ID Protein 197276623
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P31641
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name SC6A6_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID NM_001134367.1
GeneCard ID SLC6A6
GenAtlas ID SLC6A6
HGNC ID HGNC:11052
References
General References
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