Gene Information
Gene NameSLC6A7
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length636
Protein NamesSodium-dependent proline transporter (Solute carrier family 6 member 7)
Target Namesodium-dependent proline transporter
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000011083 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ99884
Gene CardSLC6A7
Uniprot IDQ99884
PfamPF00209
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.212470233)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC6A7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC6A7 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC6A7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC6A7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc6a7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC6A7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc6a7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SLC6A7 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSLC6A20, SLC6A9, SLC6A2, SLC6A18, SLC6A4, SLC6A16, SLC6A8, SLC6A5, SLC6A14, SLC6A6, SLC6A15, SLC6A13, SLC6A11, SLC6A19, SLC6A1, SLC6A17, SLC6A12, SLC6A3
Tissueamygdala, brain, brain.meninx, cerebellum, hippocampus, locus.ceruleus, middle.frontal.gyrus, middle.temporal.gyrus, occipital.cortex, occipital.lobe, olfactory.apparatus, parietal.lobe, thalamus, cerebellar.hemisphere
Tissue SpecificityBrain specific (at protein level) (PubMed:7651355). Highly expressed in hippocampus, corpus striatum and temporal cortex. Also expressed in frontal cortex, occipital cortex and, at lower levels, in cerebellum and parietal cortex (at protein level) (PubMed:7651355). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7651355}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1468564 
Subcellular location [CC]Synaptic cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7651355};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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