NameSodium- and chloride-dependent taurine transporter
Synonyms
  • Solute carrier family 6 member 6
Gene NameSLC6A6
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0037301|Sodium- and chloride-dependent taurine transporter
MATKEKLQCLKDFHKDILKPSPGKSPGTRPEDEAEGKPPQREKWSSKIDFVLSVAGGFVG
LGNVWRFPYLCYKNGGGAFLIPYFIFLFGSGLPVFFLEIIIGQYTSEGGITCWEKICPLF
SGIGYASVVIVSLLNVYYIVILAWATYYLFQSFQKELPWAHCNHSWNTPHCMEDTMRKNK
SVWITISSTNFTSPVIEFWERNVLSLSPGIDHPGSLKWDLALCLLLVWLVCFFCIWKGVR
STGKVVYFTATFPFAMLLVLLVRGLTLPGAGAGIKFYLYPDITRLEDPQVWIDAGTQIFF
SYAICLGAMTSLGSYNKYKYNSYRDCMLLGCLNSGTSFVSGFAIFSILGFMAQEQGVDIA
DVAESGPGLAFIAYPKAVTMMPLPTFWSILFFIMLLLLGLDSQFVEVEGQITSLVDLYPS
FLRKGYRREIFIAFVCSISYLLGLTMVTEGGMYVFQLFDYYAASGVCLLWVAFFECFVIA
WIYGGDNLYDGIEDMIGYRPGPWMKYSWAVITPVLCVGCFIFSLVKYVPLTYNKTYVYPN
WAIGLGWSLALSSMLCVPLVIVIRLCQTEGPFLVRVKYLLTPREPNRWAVEREGATPYNS
RTVMNGALVKPTHIIVETMM
Number of residues620
Molecular Weight69829.405
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • neurotransmitter
  • taurine
Processes
  • ion transport
  • amino acid transport
  • cellular amino acid metabolic process
  • transmembrane transport
  • amino acid transmembrane transport
  • taurine transport
  • transport
Components
  • plasma membrane
  • integral component of membrane
  • integral component of plasma membrane
General FunctionTaurine:sodium symporter activity
Specific FunctionSodium-dependent taurine and beta-alanine transporter. Chloride ions are necessary for optimal uptake.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions50-70 78-97 122-142 218-236 245-262 298-315 327-348 381-400 430-448 465-485 506-525 545-563
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP31641
UniProtKB Entry NameSC6A6_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017859|Sodium- and chloride-dependent taurine transporter (SLC6A6)
ATGGGTGATGCTGAGAGCTGCCTGCTCAGACAACAGACACGCGAGGTCAGGAAGAAGCCG
CTTATAAATTACCGCTTCCTTCGCGCCGCCGCCAACGCCGAGCCCCGAGGACCGCAAGCC
CAGAGGACAAGCTGCGCCAAGAGGGAGTGCGGAGCGTTCACCCAGCGGGTCAGAGAGCGA
GCGGGCAGGCAGCCCCCGGCCGGCGGAACCCGGCACAGCCGAGCAGAGCGCGGGCGGCGC
CGCAGCCACCCCAGATCCAGAACCAGAACCACAGCCCTTCTGAGGAGCTCCCAAACCAAG
GAGATGGCCACCAAGGAGAAGCTGCAGTGTCTGAAAGATTTCCACAAGGACATCCTGAAG
CCCTCACCAGGGAAGAGCCCAGGCACGCGGCCTGAGGACGAGGCTGAGGGAAAACCTCCG
CAGAGGGAGAAGTGGTCTAGCAAGATCGACTTTGTGCTCTCTGTGGCTGGCGGCTTCGTG
GGCTTGGGCAACGTCTGGCGCTTCCCGTACCTCTGCTACAAGAATGGTGGAGGTGCGTTT
CTCATACCGTATTTTATTTTCCTGTTTGGGAGCGGCCTGCCTGTGTTTTTCTTGGAGATC
ATCATAGGCCAGTACACCTCTGAAGGGGGCATCACCTGCTGGGAAAAGATCTGCCCCTTG
TTCTCTGGTATCGGCTATGCCTCCGTTGTAATTGTGTCCCTCCTGAATGTCTACTACATC
GTCATCCTGGCCTGGGCCACATACTACCTGTTCCAGTCCTTCCAGAAGGAGCTGCCCTGG
GCACACTGCAACCACAGCTGGAACACACCTCACTGCATGGAGGACACCATGCGCAAGAAC
AAGAGTGTCTGGATCACCATCAGCTCCACCAACTTCACCTCCCCTGTCATCGAGTTCTGG
GAGCGCAACGTGCTGAGCTTGTCCCCTGGAATCGACCACCCAGGCTCTCTGAAATGGGAC
CTCGCTCTCTGCCTTCTTTTAGTCTGGCTAGTGTGTTTCTTCTGCATCTGGAAGGGCGTC
AGGTCCACTGGGAAGGTCGTCTACTTCACAGCCACTTTTCCATTCGCCATGCTCCTGGTG
CTGCTGGTCCGAGGGCTGACGCTGCCGGGCGCGGGCGCAGGCATCAAGTTCTATCTGTAT
CCTGACATCACCCGCCTTGAGGACCCACAGGTGTGGATTGACGCTGGGACTCAGATATTC
TTCTCTTATGCCATCTGCCTGGGGGCTATGACCTCGCTGGGGAGCTACAACAAGTACAAG
TATAACTCGTACAGGGACTGTATGCTGCTGGGATGCCTGAACAGTGGTACCAGTTTTGTG
TCTGGCTTCGCAATTTTTTCCATCCTGGGCTTCATGGCACAAGAGCAAGGGGTGGACATT
GCTGATGTGGCTGAGTCAGGTCCTGGCCTGGCCTTCATTGCCTACCCAAAAGCTGTGACA
ATGATGCCGCTGCCCACATTTTGGTCCATTCTTTTTTTTATTATGCTTCTCTTGCTTGGA
CTGGATAGCCAGTTTGTTGAAGTTGAAGGACAGATCACATCCTTGGTTGATCTTTACCCA
TCCTTCCTAAGGAAGGGTTATCGTCGGGAAATCTTCATCGCCTTCGTGTGTAGCATCAGC
TACCTGCTGGGGCTGACGATGGTGACGGAGGGTGGCATGTATGTGTTTCAGCTCTTTGAC
TACTATGCAGCTAGCGGTGTATGCCTTTTGTGGGTTGCATTCTTTGAATGTTTTGTTATT
GCCTGGATATATGGAGGTGATAACCTTTATGATGGTATTGAGGACATGATTGGCTATCGG
CCCGGGCCCTGGATGAAGTACAGCTGGGCTGTGATCACTCCAGTTCTCTGTGTTGGATGT
TTCATCTTCTCGCTCGTCAAGTACGTACCCCTGACCTACAACAAAACATACGTGTACCCC
AACTGGGCCATTGGGCTGGGCTGGAGCCTGGCCCTTTCCTCCATGCTCTGCGTTCCCTTG
GTCATCGTCATCCGCCTCTGCCAGACTGAGGGGCCGTTCCTTGTGAGAGTCAAGTACCTG
CTGACCCCAAGGGAACCCAACCGCTGGGCTGTGGAGCGCGAGGGAGCCACACCTTACAAC
TCTCGCACCGTCATGAACGGCGCTCTCGTGAAACCGACCCACATCATTGTGGAGACCATG
ATGTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:11052
Chromosome Location3
LocusNot Available
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