SLC32: The vesicular inhibitory amino acid transporter family

Human Gene

Name

Protein

Name

Aliases

Predominant Substrates

Transport type /Coupling ions *)

Tissue distribution and cellular/ subcellular expression

 

Link to disease #)

Human gene locus

Sequence

Accession

ID

Splice variants and their specific features

SLC32A1

VIAAT

VGAT

 GABA, glycine

E / H+

Central nervous system (GABAergic and glycinergic neurons), pituitary (GH and POMC cells), pineal, pancreas (peripheral islet cells), testis;

 

synaptic vesicles (neurons), secretory granules (GH cells)

-

20q11.23

NM_080552

-




References:

Original version of the SLC table:

Gasnier B. The SLC32 transporter, a key protein for the synaptic release of inhibitory amino acids. Pflugers Arch. 2004 Feb;447(5):756-9.