NameSodium- and chloride-dependent betaine transporter
Synonyms
  • BGT-1
  • Na(+)/Cl(-) betaine/GABA transporter
  • Solute carrier family 6 member 12
Gene NameSLC6A12
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017532|Sodium- and chloride-dependent betaine transporter
MDGKVAVQECGPPAVSWVPEEGEKLDQEDEDQVKDRGQWTNKMEFVLSVAGEIIGLGNVW
RFPYLCYKNGGGAFFIPYFIFFFVCGIPVFFLEVALGQYTSQGSVTAWRKICPLFQGIGL
ASVVIESYLNVYYIIILAWALFYLFSSFTSELPWTTCNNFWNTEHCTDFLNHSGAGTVTP
FENFTSPVMEFWERRVLGITSGIHDLGSLRWELALCLLLAWVICYFCIWKGVKSTGKVVY
FTATFPYLMLVILLIRGVTLPGAYQGIIYYLKPDLFRLKDPQVWMDAGTQIFFSFAICQG
CLTALGSYNKYHNNCYKDCIALCFLNSATSFVAGFVVFSILGFMSQEQGVPISEVAESGP
GLAFIAFPKAVTMMPLSQLWSCLFFIMLIFLGLDSQFVCVECLVTASIDMFPRQLRKSGR
RELLILTIAVMCYLIGLFLVTEGGMYIFQLFDYYASSGICLLFLSLFEVVCISWVYGADR
FYDNIEDMIGYRPWPLVKISWLFLTPGLCLATFLFSLSKYTPLKYNNVYVYPPWGYSIGW
FLALSSMVCVPLFVVITLLKTRGPFRKRLRQLITPDSSLPQPKQHPCLDGSAGRNFGPSP
TREGLIAGEKETHL
Number of residues614
Molecular Weight69367.655
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • neurotransmitter
  • gamma-aminobutyric acid
Processes
  • amino acid transport
  • neurotransmitter transport
  • synaptic transmission
  • neurotransmitter secretion
  • transmembrane transport
  • gamma-aminobutyric acid transport
  • transport
  • ion transport
Components
  • plasma membrane
  • integral component of membrane
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • neuron projection
General FunctionNeurotransmitter:sodium symporter activity
Specific FunctionTransports betaine and GABA. May have a role in regulation of GABAergic transmission in the brain through the reuptake of GABA into presynaptic terminals, as well as in osmotic regulation.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions45-65 73-92 117-137 211-229 238-255 291-308 320-341 374-393 423-441 458-478 499-518 538-556
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP48065
UniProtKB Entry NameS6A12_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMembrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017533|Sodium- and chloride-dependent betaine transporter (SLC6A12)
ATGGACGGGAAGGTGGCAGTGCAAGAGTGTGGGCCTCCTGCAGTCTCCTGGGTCCCCGAG
GAGGGAGAGAAGTTGGACCAGGAAGACGAGGACCAGGTGAAGGATCGGGGCCAATGGACC
AACAAGATGGAGTTTGTGCTGTCAGTGGCCGGGGAGATCATTGGGCTGGGCAATGTCTGG
AGGTTTCCCTATCTCTGCTACAAAAACGGAGGTGGAGCCTTCTTCATCCCCTACTTCATC
TTCTTCTTTGTCTGCGGCATCCCGGTGTTCTTCCTGGAGGTGGCGTTGGGCCAATACACC
AGCCAAGGGAGTGTCACAGCCTGGAGGAAGATCTGCCCCCTCTTCCAGGGCATTGGTCTG
GCATCTGTGGTCATCGAGTCATATTTGAATGTCTACTACATCATCATCCTTGCCTGGGCT
CTCTTCTACCTGTTCAGCTCCTTCACTTCTGAGCTGCCCTGGACGACCTGCAACAACTTT
TGGAACACAGAGCATTGCACGGACTTTCTGAACCACTCAGGAGCCGGCACAGTGACCCCA
TTTGAGAATTTTACCTCACCTGTCATGGAATTCTGGGAGAGACGAGTTCTGGGCATCACC
TCGGGCATCCATGACCTGGGCTCCCTGCGCTGGGAGCTGGCCCTGTGCCTCCTGCTCGCC
TGGGTCATCTGCTATTTCTGCATCTGGAAGGGGGTCAAGTCCACAGGCAAGGTGGTTTAT
TTCACAGCCACGTTTCCGTACCTGATGCTTGTCATTTTGCTGATCAGAGGTGTCACCCTT
CCCGGAGCCTACCAGGGCATCATCTACTACTTGAAGCCAGATTTGTTCCGCCTCAAGGAC
CCTCAGGTGTGGATGGATGCGGGCACCCAGATCTTCTTCTCCTTTGCCATCTGCCAGGGG
TGCCTGACAGCCCTGGGCAGCTACAACAAGTATCACAACAACTGCTACAAGGACTGCATC
GCCCTCTGCTTCCTGAACAGTGCCACCAGCTTTGTGGCTGGGTTTGTTGTCTTCTCCATC
CTGGGCTTCATGTCCCAAGAGCAAGGGGTGCCCATTTCTGAAGTGGCCGAGTCAGGTCCT
GGGCTGGCCTTCATCGCCTTCCCCAAGGCTGTGACTATGATGCCCTTATCCCAGCTGTGG
TCCTGCCTGTTCTTTATCATGCTCATATTCCTAGGGCTGGACAGCCAGTTTGTCTGTGTG
GAGTGCCTGGTGACAGCCTCCATAGACATGTTCCCCAGGCAGCTCCGGAAGAGCGGGCGG
CGCGAGCTCCTCATCCTCACCATCGCCGTCATGTGCTACCTGATAGGGCTTTTCCTGGTC
ACCGAGGGCGGGATGTACATCTTCCAGCTGTTTGACTACTATGCTTCCAGTGGCATATGC
CTGCTGTTCCTGTCATTGTTTGAAGTGGTCTGCATAAGCTGGGTGTATGGGGCGGACCGT
TTCTATGACAACATTGAGGACATGATTGGCTACCGGCCATGGCCCCTGGTGAAGATCTCC
TGGCTCTTCCTGACCCCTGGACTTTGCCTGGCCACTTTCCTCTTCTCCTTGAGCAAGTAC
ACCCCCCTCAAGTACAACAACGTCTATGTGTACCCGCCCTGGGGATACTCCATTGGCTGG
TTCCTGGCTCTGTCCTCCATGGTCTGTGTCCCACTCTTCGTCGTCATCACCCTCCTGAAG
ACTCGGGGTCCTTTCAGGAAGCGTCTGCGTCAGCTCATCACCCCTGACTCCAGTCTGCCA
CAGCCCAAGCAACATCCCTGCTTGGATGGCAGTGCTGGCCGGAACTTTGGGCCCTCCCCA
ACAAGGGAAGGACTGATAGCCGGGGAGAAGGAGACCCATTTGTAG
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:11045
Chromosome Location12
LocusNot Available
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