SLC6A1

Also known as GABATHG, GABATR, GAT1, MAE, GABA transporter 1, solute carrier family 6 member 1

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Gene data

SLC6A1

Name: solute carrier family 6 member 1
Type: protein-coding
Position: 10,992,186–11,039,247 (+)
Aliases: GABATHG, GABATR, GAT1, MAE, hGAT-1
Ensembl: ENSG00000157103
RefSeq RNA: NM_001348250.2, NM_001348251.2, NM_001348252.2, NM_001348253.2, NM_003042.4
RefSeq protein: NP_001335179.1, NP_001335180.1, NP_001335181.1, NP_001335182.1, NP_003033.3

The protein encoded by this gene is a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transporter that localizes to the plasma membrane. The encoded protein removes GABA from the synaptic cleft, restoring it to presynaptic terminals. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2017].