NameSolute carrier family 22 member 3
Synonyms
  • EMT
  • EMTH
  • Extraneuronal monoamine transporter
  • OCT3
  • Organic cation transporter 3
Gene NameSLC22A3
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012537|Solute carrier family 22 member 3
MPSFDEALQRVGEFGRFQRRVFLLLCLTGVTFAFLFVGVVFLGTQPDHYWCRGPSAAALA
ERCGWSPEEEWNRTAPASRGPEPPERRGRCQRYLLEAANDSASATSALSCADPLAAFPNR
SAPLVPCRGGWRYAQAHSTIVSEFDLVCVNAWMLDLTQAILNLGFLTGAFTLGYAADRYG
RIVIYLLSCLGVGVTGVVVAFAPNFPVFVIFRFLQGVFGKGTWMTCYVIVTEIVGSKQRR
IVGIVIQMFFTLGIIILPGIAYFIPNWQGIQLAITLPSFLFLLYYWVVPESPRWLITRKK
GDKALQILRRIAKCNGKYLSSNYSEITVTDEEVSNPSFLDLVRTPQMRKCTLILMFAWFT
SAVVYQGLVMRLGIIGGNLYIDFFISGVVELPGALLILLTIERLGRRLPFAASNIVAGVA
CLVTAFLPEGIAWLRTTVATLGRLGITMAFEIVYLVNSELYPTTLRNFGVSLCSGLCDFG
GIIAPFLLFRLAAVWLELPLIIFGILASICGGLVMLLPETKGIALPETVDDVEKLGSPHS
CKCGRNKKTPVSRSHL
Number of residues556
Molecular Weight61279.485
Theoretical pI8.64
GO Classification
Functions
  • organic cation transmembrane transporter activity
  • quaternary ammonium group transmembrane transporter activity
  • dopamine transmembrane transporter activity
  • toxin transporter activity
Processes
  • histamine uptake
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • transmembrane transport
  • regulation of appetite
  • drug transmembrane transport
  • quaternary ammonium group transport
  • dopamine transport
  • mitophagy in response to mitochondrial depolarization
  • ammonium transmembrane transport
  • organic cation transport
Components
  • membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • integral component of plasma membrane
General FunctionToxin transporter activity
Specific FunctionMediates potential-dependent transport of a variety of organic cations. May play a significant role in the disposition of cationic neurotoxins and neurotransmitters in the brain.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions21-41 182-202 241-261 269-289 381-401 468-488 498-518
GenBank Protein ID3581982
UniProtKB IDO75751
UniProtKB Entry NameS22A3_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMembrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0012538|Solute carrier family 22 member 3 (SLC22A3)
ATGCCCTCCTTCGACGAGGCGCTGCAGCGGGTGGGCGAGTTCGGGCGCTTCCAGAGGCGC
GTGTTTTTGCTGCTGTGCCTGACGGGCGTCACCTTCGCCTTCCTCTTCGTCGGCGTGGTC
TTCCTGGGCACGCAGCCCGACCACTACTGGTGCCGCGGGCCAAGTGCCGCGGCGCTGGCC
GAGCGCTGCGGCTGGAGCCCGGAGGAGGAGTGGAACCGCACGGCGCCCGCCTCCCGCGGC
CCAGAGCCCCCCGAGCGCCGCGGCCGCTGCCAGCGCTACCTCCTGGAGGCGGCCAACGAC
AGCGCCTCCGCCACTAGCGCTCTCAGCTGCGCGGACCCACTCGCCGCCTTCCCCAACCGC
TCGGCTCCCCTTGTGCCGTGCCGCGGCGGCTGGCGCTACGCCCAGGCCCACTCCACCATC
GTCAGCGAGTTTGACCTTGTCTGTGTCAATGCGTGGATGCTGGACCTCACCCAAGCCATC
CTGAACCTCGGCTTCCTGACTGGAGCATTCACCTTAGGCTATGCAGCAGACAGGTATGGC
AGGATCGTCATTTACTTGCTATCCTGCCTTGGTGTTGGCGTCACTGGGGTTGTGGTGGCC
TTTGCACCAAACTTCCCTGTGTTTGTGATCTTCCGCTTCCTGCAAGGTGTATTTGGAAAG
GGGACGTGGATGACTTGCTACGTGATTGTGACAGAAATAGTAGGTTCGAAACAAAGGAGG
ATTGTGGGAATCGTGATTCAAATGTTCTTTACCCTTGGAATCATAATTCTCCCTGGAATT
GCCTACTTCATCCCCAACTGGCAAGGAATCCAGTTAGCCATCACGCTGCCCAGCTTTCTC
TTCCTCCTTTATTACTGGGTGGTCCCTGAGTCTCCCCGTTGGCTGATTACTCGGAAGAAA
GGAGATAAAGCATTACAGATCCTGAGACGCATTGCTAAGTGCAATGGGAAATACCTCTCA
TCAAATTACTCAGAGATCACTGTTACAGATGAGGAAGTTAGTAATCCATCCTTTTTAGAT
CTGGTGAGAACTCCCCAAATGAGGAAATGCACACTTATTCTTATGTTTGCTTGGTTCACA
AGCGCAGTGGTGTATCAAGGACTTGTCATGCGCCTGGGAATTATAGGGGGCAACCTCTAT
ATAGACTTTTTCATCTCGGGCGTGGTGGAACTGCCAGGAGCTCTCTTGATCTTACTAACC
ATTGAGCGCCTTGGACGACGCCTCCCCTTTGCGGCAAGCAATATAGTGGCAGGGGTGGCA
TGCCTTGTCACTGCGTTCTTACCAGAAGGAATAGCATGGTTGAGGACCACAGTGGCTACA
TTGGGAAGACTAGGGATAACCATGGCCTTTGAAATTGTTTATTTGGTAAATTCAGAATTG
TACCCAACAACATTACGAAATTTCGGAGTTTCGCTCTGTTCAGGTCTGTGTGATTTTGGG
GGAATCATAGCCCCATTTCTGCTCTTTCGGCTAGCAGCCGTGTGGCTAGAACTACCTCTG
ATCATCTTTGGTATCCTGGCATCCATCTGTGGTGGCCTTGTGATGCTTTTGCCTGAAACC
AAGGGTATTGCCTTGCCAGAGACAGTGGATGATGTAGAAAAACTTGGCAGTCCACATTCC
TGTAAATGTGGCAGGAATAAGAAAACCCCAGTTTCCCGCTCTCACCTTTGA
GenBank Gene IDAJ001417
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:10967
Chromosome Location6
Locus6q26-q27
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