Gene Information
Gene NameSLC32A1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length525
Protein NamesVesicular inhibitory amino acid transporter (GABA and glycine transporter) (Solute carrier family 32 member 1) (Vesicular GABA transporter) (hVIAAT)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000101438 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9H598
Gene CardSLC32A1
Uniprot IDQ9H598
PfamPF01490
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.135165286)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC32A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC32A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC32A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC32A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc32a1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC32A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc32a1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SLC32A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSLC38A3, SLC36A1, SLC36A4, SLC38A10, SLC38A9, SLC36A3, SLC38A7, SLC38A8, SLC38A2, SLC36A2, SLC38A4, SLC38A11, SLC38A6, SLC38A1, SLC38A5
Tissuebrain, caudate.nucleus, diencephalon, putamen, nucleus.accumbens
Tissue SpecificityRetina. Expressed throughout the horizontal cells or more specifically at the terminals. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12115694}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP rs34517228 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O35458};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Presynapse {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O35633}. Note=Presents in glycine-, GABA- or GABA- and glycine-containing boutons. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O35458}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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