Gene Information
Gene NameSLC17A7
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length560
Protein NamesVesicular glutamate transporter 1 (VGluT1) (Brain-specific Na(+)-dependent inorganic phosphate cotransporter) (Solute carrier family 17 member 7)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000104888 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBQ9P2U7
Gene CardSLC17A7
Uniprot IDQ9P2U7
PfamPF07690
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.815866043)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC17A7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC17A7 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC17A7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC17A7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc17a7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC17A7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc17a7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SLC17A7 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSLC17A6, SLC17A8
ParalogsSLC17A8, SLC37A4, SLC17A3, SLC17A6, SLC17A9, SLC17A2, SLC37A1, SLC17A1, SLC37A3, SLC17A5, SLC37A2, SLC17A4
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex, amygdala, cerebellar.hemisphere, cerebellum, hippocampus
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in several regions of the brain including amygdala, cerebellum, cerebral cortex, hippocampus, frontal lobe, medulla, occipital lobe, putamen and temporal lobe. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10820226}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17855709 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle, synaptic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q3TXX4}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000305|PubMed:10820226};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Synapse, synaptosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q3TXX4}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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