Gene Information
Gene NameSLC1A6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length564
Protein NamesExcitatory amino acid transporter 4 (Sodium-dependent glutamate/aspartate transporter) (Solute carrier family 1 member 6)
Target Nameexcitatory amino acid transporter 4
Target TypeLiterature-reported target
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000105143 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBP48664
Gene CardSLC1A6
Uniprot IDP48664
PfamPF00375
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.514998127)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC1A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC1A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC1A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC1A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc1a6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC1A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc1a6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SLC1A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSLC1A3, SLC1A1, SLC1A4, SLC1A7
ParalogsSLC1A4, SLC1A2, SLC1A7, SLC1A1, SLC1A5, SLC1A3
Tissuetestis, cerebellum
Tissue SpecificityBrain, mainly in the cerebellum (PubMed:7791878). Expressed densely and selectively in cell bodies of Purkinje cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7791878}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26690923, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7791878};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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