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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02695
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 8198
Name Sodium- and chloride-dependent betaine transporter
Synonyms
  1. BGT-1
  2. Na(+)/Cl(-) betaine/GABA transporter
  3. Solute carrier family 6 member 12
Gene Name SLC6A12
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in gamma-aminobutyric acid:sodium symporter ac
Specific Function Transports 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.
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Biological Process
amino acid transport
cellular hyperosmotic response
cellular water homeostasis
response to organic substance
neurotransmitter secretion
transmembrane transport
Cellular Component
plasma membrane
integral to membrane
integral to plasma membrane
Component
integral to plasma membrane
membrane
cell part
membrane part
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
Function
neurotransmitter transporter activity
neurotransmitter:sodium symporter activity
transmembrane transporter activity
substrate-specific transmembrane transporter activity
organic acid:sodium symporter activity
sodium:amino acid symporter activity
gamma-aminobutyric acid:sodium symporter activity
transporter activity
organic acid transmembrane transporter activity
Molecular Function
gamma-aminobutyric acid:sodium symporter activity
neurotransmitter:sodium symporter activity
Process
establishment of localization
transport
neurotransmitter transport
Cellular Location
  1. Membrane
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 12
Locus 12p13
SNPs SLC6A12
Gene Sequence
>1845 bp
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
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 614
Molecular Weight 69367.655
Theoretical pI 6.316
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Sodium- and chloride-dependent betaine transporter
MDGKVAVQECGPPAVSWVPEEGEKLDQEDEDQVKDRGQWTNKMEFVLSVAGEIIGLGNVW
RFPYLCYKNGGGAFFIPYFIFFFVCGIPVFFLEVALGQYTSQGSVTAWRKICPLFQGIGL
ASVVIESYLNVYYIIILAWALFYLFSSFTSELPWTTCNNFWNTEHCTDFLNHSGAGTVTP
FENFTSPVMEFWERRVLGITSGIHDLGSLRWELALCLLLAWVICYFCIWKGVKSTGKVVY
FTATFPYLMLVILLIRGVTLPGAYQGIIYYLKPDLFRLKDPQVWMDAGTQIFFSFAICQG
CLTALGSYNKYHNNCYKDCIALCFLNSATSFVAGFVVFSILGFMSQEQGVPISEVAESGP
GLAFIAFPKAVTMMPLSQLWSCLFFIMLIFLGLDSQFVCVECLVTASIDMFPRQLRKSGR
RELLILTIAVMCYLIGLFLVTEGGMYIFQLFDYYASSGICLLFLSLFEVVCISWVYGADR
FYDNIEDMIGYRPWPLVKISWLFLTPGLCLATFLFSLSKYTPLKYNNVYVYPPWGYSIGW
FLALSSMVCVPLFVVITLLKTRGPFRKRLRQLITPDSSLPQPKQHPCLDGSAGRNFGPSP
TREGLIAGEKETHL
GenBank ID Protein 171184406
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P48065
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name S6A12_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID NM_001122847.1
GeneCard ID SLC6A12
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID HGNC:11045
References
General References
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