Protein Name solute carrier family 18 (vesicular monoamine), member 3
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 20508
Gene Symbol

Slc18a3

UniProt Q3TYJ1 (Q3TYJ1_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 28
Total Number of Articles : 53
Description

solute carrier family 18 (vesicular monoamine), member 3

Gene Summary

Predicted to enable acetylcholine transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in neurotransmitter loading into synaptic vesicle. Located in cytoplasm and terminal bouton. Is active in cholinergic synapse. Is expressed in several structures, including esophagus; heart; nervous system; pelvic ganglion; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in congenital myasthenic syndrome 21. Orthologous to human SLC18A3 (solute carrier family 18 member A3). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

synonyms
  • vesicular acetylcholine transporter
  • solute carrier family 18 member 3
  • VAChT
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