NameSodium- and chloride-dependent creatine transporter 1
Synonyms
  • CT1
  • Solute carrier family 6 member 8
Gene NameSLC6A8
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000747|Sodium- and chloride-dependent creatine transporter 1
MAKKSAENGIYSVSGDEKKGPLIAPGPDGAPAKGDGPVGLGTPGGRLAVPPRETWTRQMD
FIMSCVGFAVGLGNVWRFPYLCYKNGGGVFLIPYVLIALVGGIPIFFLEISLGQFMKAGS
INVWNICPLFKGLGYASMVIVFYCNTYYIMVLAWGFYYLVKSFTTTLPWATCGHTWNTPD
CVEIFRHEDCANASLANLTCDQLADRRSPVIEFWENKVLRLSGGLEVPGALNWEVTLCLL
ACWVLVYFCVWKGVKSTGKIVYFTATFPYVVLVVLLVRGVLLPGALDGIIYYLKPDWSKL
GSPQVWIDAGTQIFFSYAIGLGALTALGSYNRFNNNCYKDAIILALINSGTSFFAGFVVF
SILGFMAAEQGVHISKVAESGPGLAFIAYPRAVTLMPVAPLWAALFFFMLLLLGLDSQFV
GVEGFITGLLDLLPASYYFRFQREISVALCCALCFVIDLSMVTDGGMYVFQLFDYYSASG
TTLLWQAFWECVVVAWVYGADRFMDDIACMIGYRPCPWMKWCWSFFTPLVCMGIFIFNVV
YYEPLVYNNTYVYPWWGEAMGWAFALSSMLCVPLHLLGCLLRAKGTMAERWQHLTQPIWG
LHHLEYRAQDADVRGLTTLTPVSESSKVVVVESVM
Number of residues635
Molecular Weight70522.17
Theoretical pI6.38
GO Classification
Functions
  • creatine transmembrane transporter activity
  • creatine
  • neurotransmitter
Processes
  • transport
  • cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • polyamine metabolic process
  • creatine metabolic process
  • creatine transmembrane transport
  • creatine transport
  • muscle contraction
Components
  • plasma membrane
  • integral component of membrane
  • integral component of plasma membrane
General FunctionNeurotransmitter:sodium symporter activity
Specific FunctionRequired for the uptake of creatine in muscles and brain.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions61-81 88-108 139-159 231-251 270-290 305-325 342-362 395-415 445-465 480-500 521-541 561-581
GenBank Protein ID493132
UniProtKB IDP48029
UniProtKB Entry NameSC6A8_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMembrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010121|Sodium- and chloride-dependent creatine transporter 1 (SLC6A8)
ATGGCGAAGAAGAGCGCCGAGAACGGCATCTATAGCGTGTCCGGCGACGAGAAGAAGGGC
CCCCTCATCGCGCCCGGGCCCGACGGGGCCCCGGCCAAGGGCGACGGCCCCGTGGGCCTG
GGGACACCCGGCGGCCGCCTGGCCGTGCCGCCGCGCGAGACCTGGACGCGCCAGATGGAC
TTCATCATGTCGTGCGTGGGCTTCGCCGTGGGCTTGGGCAACGTGTGGCGCTTCCCCTAC
CTGTGCTACAAGAACGGCGGAGGTGTGTTCCTTATTCCCTACGTCCTGATCGCCCTGGTT
GGAGGAATCCCCATTTTCTTCTTAGAGATCTCGCTGGGCCAGTTCATGAAGGCCGGCAGC
ATCAATGTCTGGAACATCTGTCCCCTGTTCAAAGGCCTGGGCTACGCCTCCATGGTGATC
GTCTTCTACTGCAACACCTACTACATCATGGTGCTGGCCTGGGGCTTCTATTACCTGGTC
AAGTCCTTTACCACCACGCTGCCCTGGGCCACATGTGGCCACACCTGGAACACTCCCGAC
TGCGTGGAGATCTTCCGCCATGAAGACTGTGCCAATGCCAGCCTGGCCAACCTCACCTGT
GACCAGCTTGCTGACCGCCGGTCCCCTGTCATCGAGTTCTGGGAGAACAAAGTCTTGAGG
CTGTCTGGGGGACTGGAGGTGCCAGGGGCCCTCAACTGGGAGGTGACCCTTTGTCTGCTG
GCCTGCTGGGTGCTGGTCTACTTCTGTGTCTGGAAGGGGGTCAAATCCACGGGAAAGATC
GTGTACTTCACTGCTACATTCCCCTACGTGGTCCTGGTCGTGCTGCTGGTGCGTGGAGTG
CTGCTGCCTGGCGCCCTGGATGGCATCATTTACTATCTCAAGCCTGACTGGTCAAAGCTG
GGGTCCCCTCAGGTGTGGATAGATGCGGGGACCCAGATTTTCTTTTCTTACGCCATTGGC
CTGGGGGCCCTCACAGCCCTGGGCAGCTACAACCGCTTCAACAACAACTGCTACAATGGG
ACCAGCTTCTTTGCTGGCTTCGTGGTCTTCTCCATCCTGGGCTTCATGGCTGCAGAGCAG
GGCGTGCACATCTCCAAGGTGGCAGAGTCAGGGCCGGGCCTGGCCTTCATCGCCTACCCG
CGGGCTGTCACGCTGATGCCAGTGGCCCCACTCTGGGCTGCCCTGTTCTTCTTCATGCTG
TTGCTGCTTGGTCTCGACAGCCAGTTTGTAGGTGTGGAGGGCTTCATCACCGGCCTCCTC
GACCTCCTCCCGGCCTCCTACTACTTCCGTTTCCAAAGGGAGATCTCTGTGGCCCTCTGT
TGTGCCCTCTGCTTTGTCATCGATCTCTCCATGGTGACTGATGGCGGGATGTACGTCTTC
CAGCTGTTTGACTACTACTCGGCCAGCGGCACCACCCTGCTCTGGCAGGCCTTTTGGGAG
TGCGTGGTGGTGGCCTGGGTGTACGGAGCTGACCGCTTCATGGACGACATTGCCTGTATG
ATCGGGTACCGACCTTGCCCCTGGATGAAATGGTGCTGGTCCTTCTTCACCCCGCTGGTC
TGCATGGGCATCTTCATCTTCAACGTTGTGTACTACGAGCCGCTGGTCTACAACAACACC
TACGTGTACCCGTGGTGGGGTGAGGCCATGGGCTGGGCCTTCGCCCTGTCCTCCATGCTG
TGCGTGCCGCTGCACCTCCTGGGCTGCCTCCTCAGGGCCAAGGGCACCATGGCTGAGCGC
TGGCAGCACCTGACCCAGCCCATCTGGGGCCTCCACCACTTGGAGTACCGAGCTCAGGAC
GCAGATGTCAGGGGCCTGACCACCCTGACCCCAGTGTCCGAGAGCAGCAAGGTCGTCGTG
GTGGAGAGTGTCATGTGA
GenBank Gene IDL31409
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDSLC6A8
HGNC IDHGNC:11055
Chromosome LocationX
LocusXq28
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