Gene Information
Gene NameSLC17A8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length589
Protein NamesVesicular glutamate transporter 3 (VGluT3) (Solute carrier family 17 member 8)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000179520 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBQ8NDX2
Gene CardSLC17A8
Uniprot IDQ8NDX2
PfamPF07690
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.612088104)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC17A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC17A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC17A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC17A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc17a8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC17A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc17a8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SLC17A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSLC17A7, SLC17A6
ParalogsSLC37A4, SLC17A3, SLC17A6, SLC17A7, SLC17A9, SLC17A2, SLC37A1, SLC17A1, SLC37A3, SLC17A5, SLC37A2, SLC17A4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in amygdala, cerebellum, hippocampus, medulla, spinal cord and thalamus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12151341}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs45610843  rs121918339  rs11568530  rs11568543 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle, synaptic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q7TSF2}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000305|PubMed:33440152};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Synapse, synaptosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q7TSF2}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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