Protein Name solute carrier family 6 member 5
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 171148
Gene Symbol

Slc6a5

UniProt P58295 (SC6A5_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 28
Total Number of Articles : 38
Description

solute carrier family 6 member 5

Gene Summary

Enables glycine:sodium symporter activity. Involved in glycine transport. Located in dense core granule and endosome. Is active in glycinergic synapse and presynaptic membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in hyperekplexia 3. Orthologous to human SLC6A5 (solute carrier family 6 member 5). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • sodium- and chloride-dependent glycine transporter 2
  • glyT-2
  • glycine transporter 2
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Properties