NameSodium-dependent serotonin transporter
Synonyms
  • 5HT transporter
  • 5HTT
  • HTT
  • SERT
  • Solute carrier family 6 member 4
Gene NameSLC6A4
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001494|Sodium-dependent serotonin transporter
METTPLNSQKQLSACEDGEDCQENGVLQKVVPTPGDKVESGQISNGYSAVPSPGAGDDTR
HSIPATTTTLVAELHQGERETWGKKVDFLLSVIGYAVDLGNVWRFPYICYQNGGGAFLLP
YTIMAIFGGIPLFYMELALGQYHRNGCISIWRKICPIFKGIGYAICIIAFYIASYYNTIM
AWALYYLISSFTDQLPWTSCKNSWNTGNCTNYFSEDNITWTLHSTSPAEEFYTRHVLQIH
RSKGLQDLGGISWQLALCIMLIFTVIYFSIWKGVKTSGKVVWVTATFPYIILSVLLVRGA
TLPGAWRGVLFYLKPNWQKLLETGVWIDAAAQIFFSLGPGFGVLLAFASYNKFNNNCYQD
ALVTSVVNCMTSFVSGFVIFTVLGYMAEMRNEDVSEVAKDAGPSLLFITYAEAIANMPAS
TFFAIIFFLMLITLGLDSTFAGLEGVITAVLDEFPHVWAKRRERFVLAVVITCFFGSLVT
LTFGGAYVVKLLEEYATGPAVLTVALIEAVAVSWFYGITQFCRDVKEMLGFSPGWFWRIC
WVAISPLFLLFIICSFLMSPPQLRLFQYNYPYWSIILGYCIGTSSFICIPTYIAYRLIIT
PGTFKERIIKSITPETPTEIPCGDIRLNAV
Number of residues630
Molecular Weight70324.165
Theoretical pI6.17
GO Classification
Functions
  • serotonin transmembrane transporter activity
  • serotonin
  • Rab GTPase binding
  • cocaine binding
  • actin filament binding
  • monoamine transmembrane transporter activity
Processes
  • social behavior
  • response to drug
  • sperm ejaculation
  • memory
  • synaptic transmission
  • serotonin uptake
  • response to nutrient
  • positive regulation of gene expression
  • negative regulation of cerebellar granule cell precursor proliferation
  • protein homooligomerization
  • negative regulation of synaptic transmission, dopaminergic
  • cellular response to retinoic acid
  • serotonin transport
  • vasoconstriction
  • response to estradiol
  • protein oligomerization
  • response to hypoxia
  • positive regulation of cell cycle
  • negative regulation of neuron differentiation
  • circadian rhythm
  • monoamine transport
  • cellular response to cGMP
  • response to toxic substance
  • brain morphogenesis
  • thalamus development
  • negative regulation of organ growth
Components
  • plasma membrane
  • cytosol
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • endosome membrane
  • membrane raft
  • neuron projection
  • endomembrane system
General FunctionSerotonin:sodium symporter activity
Specific FunctionSerotonin transporter whose primary function in the central nervous system involves the regulation of serotonergic signaling via transport of serotonin molecules from the synaptic cleft back into the pre-synaptic terminal for re-utilization. Plays a key role in mediating regulation of the availability of serotonin to other receptors of serotonergic systems. Terminates the action of serotonin and recycles it in a sodium-dependent manner.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions88-108 116-135 160-180 253-271 280-297 333-350 362-383 417-436 464-482 498-518 539-558 577-595
GenBank Protein ID36433
UniProtKB IDP31645
UniProtKB Entry NameSC6A4_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0021275|Sodium-dependent serotonin transporter (SLC6A4)
ATGGAGACGACGCCCTTGAATTCTCAGAAGCAGCTATCAGCGTGTGAAGATGGAGAAGAT
TGTCAGGAAAACGGAGTTCTACAGAAGGTTGTTCCCACCCCAGGGGACAAAGTGGAGTCC
GGGCAAATATCCAATGGGTACTCAGCAGTTCCAAGTCCTGGTGCGGGAGATGACACACGG
CACTCTATCCCAGCGACCACCACCACCCTAGTGGCTGAGCTTCATCAAGGGGAACGGGAG
ACCTGGGGCAAGAAGGTGGATTTCCTTCTCTCAGTGATTGGCTATGCTGTGGACCTGGGC
AATGTCTGGCGCTTCCCCTACATATGTTACCAGAATGGAGGGGGGGCATTCCTCCTCCCC
TACACCATCATGGCCATTTTTGGGGGAATCCCGCTCTTTTACATGGAGCTCGCACTGGGA
CAGTACCACCGAAATGGATGCATTTCAATATGGAGGAAAATCTGCCCGATTTTCAAAGGG
ATTGGTTATGCCATCTGCATCATTGCCTTTTACATTGCTTCCTACTACAACACCATCATG
GCCTGGGCGCTATACTACCTCATCTCCTCCTTCACGGACCAGCTGCCCTGGACCAGCTGC
AAGAACTCCTGGAACACTGGCAACTGCACCAATTACTTCTCCGAGGACAACATCACCTGG
ACCCTCCATTCCACGTCCCCTGCTGAAGAATTTTACACGCGCCACGTCCTGCAGATCCAC
CGGTCTAAGGGGCTCCAGGACCTGGGGGGCATCAGCTGGCAGCTGGCCCTCTGCATCATG
CTGATCTTCACTGTTATCTACTTCAGCATCTGGAAAGGCGTCAAGACCTCTGGCAAGGTG
GTGTGGGTGACAGCCACCTTCCCTTATATCATCCTTTCTGTCCTGCTGGTGAGGGGTGCC
ACCCTCCCTGGAGCCTGGAGGGGTGTTCTCTTCTACTTGAAACCCAATTGGCAGAAACTC
CTGGAGACAGGGGTGTGGATAGATGCAGCCGCTCAGATCTTCTTCTCTCTTGGTCCGGGC
TTTGGGGTCCTGCTGGCTTTTGCTAGCTACAACAAGTTCAACAACAACTGCTACCAAGAT
GCCCTGGTGACCAGCGTGGTGAACTGCATGACGAGCTTCGTTTCGGGATTTGTCATCTTC
ACAGTGCTCGGTTACATGGCTGAGATGAGGAATGAAGATGTGTCTGAGGTGGCCAAAGAC
GCAGGTCCCAGCCTCCTCTTCATCACGTATGCAGAAGCGATAGCCAACATGCCAGCGTCC
ACTTTCTTTGCCATCATCTTCTTTCTGATGTTAATCACGCTGGGCTTGGACAGCACGTTT
GCAGGCTTGGAGGGGGTGATCACGGCTGTGCTGGATGAGTTCCCACACGTCTGGGCCAAG
CGCCGGGAGCGGTTCGTGCTCGCCGTGGTCATCACCTGCTTCTTTGGATCCCTGGTCACC
CTGACTTTTGGAGGGGCCTACGTGGTGAAGCTGCTGGAGGAGTATGCCACGGGGCCCGCA
GTGCTCACTGTCGCGCTGATCGAAGCAGTCGCTGTGTCTTGGTTCTATGGCATCACTCAG
TTCTGCAGGGACGTGAAGGAAATGCTCGGCTTCAGCCCGGGGTGGTTCTGGAGGATCTGC
TGGGTGGCCATCAGCCCTCTGTTTCTCCTGTTCATCATTTGCAGTTTTCTGATGAGCCCG
CCACAACTACGACTTTTCCAATATAATTATCCTTACTGGAGTATCATCTTGGGTTACTGC
ATAGGAACCTCATCTTTCATTTGCATCCCCACATATATAGCTTATCGGTTGATCATCACT
CCAGGGACATTTAAAGAGCGTATTATTAAAAGTATTACCCCAGAAACACCAACAGAAATT
CCTTGTGGGGACATCCGCTTGAATGCTGTGTAA
GenBank Gene IDX70697
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDSLC6A4
HGNC IDHGNC:11050
Chromosome Location17
Locus17q11.1-q12
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