NameSodium- and chloride-dependent GABA transporter 1
Synonyms
  • GABATR
  • GABT1
  • GAT-1
  • GAT1
  • Solute carrier family 6 member 1
Gene NameSLC6A1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010219|Sodium- and chloride-dependent GABA transporter 1
MATNGSKVADGQISTEVSEAPVANDKPKTLVVKVQKKAADLPDRDTWKGRFDFLMSCVGY
AIGLGNVWRFPYLCGKNGGGAFLIPYFLTLIFAGVPLFLLECSLGQYTSIGGLGVWKLAP
MFKGVGLAAAVLSFWLNIYYIVIISWAIYYLYNSFTTTLPWKQCDNPWNTDRCFSNYSMV
NTTNMTSAVVEFWERNMHQMTDGLDKPGQIRWPLAITLAIAWILVYFCIWKGVGWTGKVV
YFSATYPYIMLIILFFRGVTLPGAKEGILFYITPNFRKLSDSEVWLDAATQIFFSYGLGL
GSLIALGSYNSFHNNVYRDSIIVCCINSCTSMFAGFVIFSIVGFMAHVTKRSIADVAASG
PGLAFLAYPEAVTQLPISPLWAILFFSMLLMLGIDSQFCTVEGFITALVDEYPRLLRNRR
ELFIAAVCIISYLIGLSNITQGGIYVFKLFDYYSASGMSLLFLVFFECVSISWFYGVNRF
YDNIQEMVGSRPCIWWKLCWSFFTPIIVAGVFIFSAVQMTPLTMGNYVFPKWGQGVGWLM
ALSSMVLIPGYMAYMFLTLKGSLKQRIQVMVQPSEDIVRPENGPEQPQAGSSTSKEAYI
Number of residues599
Molecular Weight67073.0
Theoretical pI8.16
GO Classification
Functions
  • neurotransmitter
  • gamma-aminobutyric acid
Processes
  • response to toxic substance
  • learning
  • transport
  • response to cocaine
  • protein homooligomerization
  • neurotransmitter transport
  • mitophagy in response to mitochondrial depolarization
  • synaptic transmission
  • gamma-aminobutyric acid import
  • gamma-aminobutyric acid transport
  • neurotransmitter secretion
  • positive regulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid secretion
  • response to lead ion
  • transmembrane transport
  • response to purine-containing compound
  • response to estradiol
  • response to sucrose
  • response to calcium ion
  • negative regulation of synaptic transmission, GABAergic
Components
  • membrane
  • axon
  • plasma membrane
  • cell surface
  • integral component of membrane
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • neuron projection
General FunctionNeurotransmitter:sodium symporter activity
Specific FunctionTerminates the action of GABA by its high affinity sodium-dependent reuptake into presynaptic terminals.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions53-73 81-100 124-144 212-230 239-256 292-309 321-342 375-394 422-440 457-477 498-517 536-554
GenBank Protein ID31658
UniProtKB IDP30531
UniProtKB Entry NameSC6A1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010220|Sodium- and chloride-dependent GABA transporter 1 (SLC6A1)
ATGGCGACCAACGGCAGCAAGGTGGCCGACGGGCAGATCTCCACCGAGGTCAGCGAGGCC
CCTGTGGCCAATGACAAGCCCAAAACCTTGGTGGTCAAGGTGCAGAAGAAGGCGGCAGAC
CTCCCCGACCGGGACACGTGGAAGGGCCGCTTCGACTTCCTCATGTCCTGTGTGGGCTAT
GCCATCGGCCTGGGCAACGTCTGGAGGTTCCCCTATCTCTGCGGGAAAAATGGTGGGGGA
GCCTTCCTGATCCCCTATTTCCTGACACTCATCTTTGCGGGGGTCCCACTCTTCCTGCTG
GAGTGCTCCCTGGGCCAGTACACCTCCATCGGGGGGCTAGGGGTATGGAAGCTGGCTCCT
ATGTTCAAGGGCGTGGGCCTTGCGGCTGCTGTGCTATCATTCTGGCTGAACATCTACTAC
ATCGTCATCATCTCCTGGGCCATTTACTACCTGTACAACTCCTTCACCACGACACTGCCG
TGGAAACAGTGCGACAACCCCTGGAACACAGACCGCTGCTTCTCCAACTACAGCATGGTC
AACACTACCAACATGACCAGCGCTGTGGTGGAGTTCTGGGAGCGCAACATGCATCAGATG
ACGGACGGGCTGGATAAGCCAGGTCAGATCCGCTGGCCACTGGCCATCACGCTGGCCATC
GCCTGGATCCTTGTGTATTTCTGTATCTGGAAGGGTGTTGGCTGGACTGGAAAGGTGGTC
TACTTTTCAGCCACATACCCCTACATCATGCTGATCATCCTGTTCTTCCGTGGAGTGACG
CTGCCCGGGGCCAAGGAGGGCATCCTCTTCTACATCACACCCAACTTCCGCAAGCTGTCT
GACTCCGAGGTGTGGCTGGATGCGGCAACCCAGATCTTCTTCTCATACGGGCTGGGCCTG
GGGTCCCTGATCGCTCTCGGGAGCTACAACTCTTTCCACAACAATGTCTACAGGGACTCC
ATCATCGTCTGCTGCATCAATTCGTGCACCAGCATGTTCGCAGGATTCGTCATCTTCTCC
ATCGTGGGCTTCATGGCCCATGTCACCAAGAGGTCCATTGCTGATGTGGCGGCCTCAGGC
CCCGGGCTGGCGTTCCTGGCATACCCAGAGGCGGTGACCCAGCTGCCTATCTCCCCACTC
TGGGCCATCCTCTTCTTCTCCATGCTGTTGATGCTGGGCATTGACAGCCAGTTCTGCACT
GTGGAGGGCTTCATCACAGCCCTGGTGGATGAGTACCCCAGGCTCCTCCGCAACCGCAGA
GAGCTCTTCATTGCTGCTGTCTGCATCATCTCCTACCTGATCGGTCTCTCTAACATCACT
CAGGGGGGTATTTATGTCTTCAAACTCTTTGACTACTACTCTGCCAGTGGCATGAGCCTG
CTGTTCCTCGTGTTCTTTGAATGTGTCTCTATTTCCTGGTTTTACGGTGTCAACCGATTC
TATGACAATATCCAAGAGATGGTTGGATCCAGGCCCTGCATCTGGTGGAAACTCTGCTGG
TCTTTCTTCACACCAATCATTGTGGCGGGCGTGTTCATTTTCAGTGCTGTGCAGATGACG
CCACTCACCATGGGAAACTATGTTTTCCCCAAGTGGGGCCAGGGTGTGGGCTGGCTGATG
GCTCTGTCTTCCATGGTCCTCATCCCCGGGTACATGGCCTACATGTTCCTCACCTTAAAG
GGCTCCCTGAAGCAGCGCATCCAAGTCATGGTCCAGCCCAGCGAAGACATCGTTCGCCCA
GAGAATGGTCCTGAGCAGCCCCAGGCGGGCAGCTCCACCAGCAAGGAGGCCTACATCTAG
GenBank Gene IDX54673
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDSLC6A1
HGNC IDHGNC:11042
Chromosome Location3
Locus3p25-p24
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