NameChromaffin granule amine transporter
Synonyms
  • Solute carrier family 18 member 1
  • VAT1
  • Vesicular amine transporter 1
  • VMAT1
Gene NameSLC18A1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0009591|Chromaffin granule amine transporter
MLRTILDAPQRLLKEGRASRQLVLVVVFVALLLDNMLFTVVVPIVPTFLYDMEFKEVNSS
LHLGHAGSSPHALASPAFSTIFSFFNNNTVAVEESVPSGIAWMNDTASTIPPPATEAISA
HKNNCLQGTGFLEEEITRVGVLFASKAVMQLLVNPFVGPLTNRIGYHIPMFAGFVIMFLS
TVMFAFSGTYTLLFVARTLQGIGSSFSSVAGLGMLASVYTDDHERGRAMGTALGGLALGL
LVGAPFGSVMYEFVGKSAPFLILAFLALLDGALQLCILQPSKVSPESAKGTPLFMLLKDP
YILVAAGSICFANMGVAILEPTLPIWMMQTMCSPKWQLGLAFLPASVSYLIGTNLFGVLA
NKMGRWLCSLIGMLVVGTSLLCVPLAHNIFGLIGPNAGLGLAIGMVDSSMMPIMGHLVDL
RHTSVYGSVYAIADVAFCMGFAIGPSTGGAIVKAIGFPWLMVITGVINIVYAPLCYYLRS
PPAKEEKLAILSQDCPMETRMYATQKPTKEFPLGEDSDEEPDHEE
Number of residues525
Molecular Weight56256.71
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • serotonin transmembrane transporter activity
  • drug transmembrane transporter activity
  • monoamine transmembrane transporter activity
Processes
  • positive regulation of dopamine secretion
  • serotonin uptake
  • negative regulation of serotonin uptake
  • transmembrane transport
  • cellular response to lithium ion
  • monoamine transport
Components
  • endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  • integral component of membrane
  • clathrin-sculpted monoamine transport vesicle membrane
General FunctionSerotonin transmembrane transporter activity
Specific FunctionInvolved in the transport of biogenic monoamines, such as serotonin, from the cytoplasm into the secretory vesicles of neuroendocrine and endocrine cells.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions22-42 139-158 168-188 198-218 228-250 257-279 300-319 336-360 366-386 398-418 423-443 449-470
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP54219
UniProtKB Entry NameVMAT1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasmic vesicle membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0021405|Chromaffin granule amine transporter (SLC18A1)
ATGCTCCGGACCATTCTGGATGCTCCCCAGCGGTTGCTGAAGGAGGGGAGAGCGTCCCGG
CAGCTGGTGCTGGTGGTGGTATTCGTCGCTTTGCTCCTGGACAACATGCTGTTTACTGTG
GTGGTGCCAATTGTGCCCACCTTCCTATATGACATGGAGTTCAAAGAAGTCAACTCTTCT
CTGCACCTCGGCCATGCCGGAAGTTCCCCACATGCCCTCGCCTCTCCTGCCTTTTCCACC
ATCTTCTCCTTCTTCAACAACAACACCGTGGCTGTTGAAGAAAGCGTACCTAGTGGAATA
GCATGGATGAATGACACTGCCAGCACCATCCCACCTCCAGCCACTGAAGCCATCTCAGCT
CATAAAAACAACTGCTTGCAAGGCACAGGTTTCTTGGAGGAAGAGATTACCCGGGTCGGG
GTTCTGTTTGCTTCAAAGGCTGTGATGCAACTTCTGGTCAACCCATTCGTGGGCCCTCTC
ACCAACAGGATTGGATATCATATCCCCATGTTTGCTGGCTTTGTTATCATGTTTCTCTCC
ACAGTTATGTTTGCTTTTTCTGGGACCTATACTCTACTCTTTGTGGCCCGAACCCTTCAA
GGCATTGGATCTTCATTTTCATCTGTTGCAGGTCTTGGAATGCTGGCCAGTGTCTACACT
GATGACCATGAGAGAGGACGAGCCATGGGAACTGCTCTGGGGGGCCTGGCCTTGGGGTTG
CTGGTGGGAGCTCCCTTTGGAAGTGTAATGTACGAGTTTGTTGGGAAGTCTGCACCCTTC
CTCATCCTGGCCTTCCTGGCACTACTGGATGGAGCACTCCAGCTTTGCATCCTACAGCCT
TCCAAAGTCTCTCCTGAGAGTGCCAAGGGGACTCCCCTCTTTATGCTTCTCAAAGACCCT
TACATCCTGGTGGCTGCAGGGTCCATCTGCTTTGCCAACATGGGGGTGGCCATCCTGGAG
CCCACACTGCCCATCTGGATGATGCAGACCATGTGCTCCCCCAAGTGGCAGCTGGGTCTA
GCTTTCTTGCCTGCCAGTGTGTCCTACCTCATTGGCACCAACCTCTTTGGTGTGTTGGCC
AACAAGATGGGTCGGTGGCTGTGTTCCCTAATCGGGATGCTGGTAGTAGGTACCAGCTTG
CTCTGTGTTCCTCTGGCTCACAATATTTTTGGTCTCATTGGCCCCAATGCAGGGCTTGGC
CTTGCCATAGGCATGGTGGATTCTTCTATGATGCCCATCATGGGGCACCTGGTGGATCTA
CGCCACACCTCGGTGTATGGGAGTGTCTACGCCATCGCTGATGTGGCTTTTTGCATGGGC
TTTGCTATAGGTCCATCCACCGGTGGTGCCATTGTAAAGGCCATCGGTTTTCCCTGGCTC
ATGGTCATCACTGGGGTCATCAACATCGTCTATGCTCCACTCTGCTACTACCTGCGGAGC
CCCCCGGCAAAGGAAGAGAAGCTTGCTATTCTGAGTCAGGACTGCCCCATGGAGACCCGG
ATGTATGCAACCCAGAAGCCCACGAAGGAATTTCCTCTGGGGGAGGACAGTGATGAGGAG
CCTGACCATGAGGAGTAG
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:10934
Chromosome Location8
LocusNot Available
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