Gene Information
Gene NameSLC6A9
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length706
Protein NamesSodium- and chloride-dependent glycine transporter 1 (GlyT-1) (GlyT1) (Solute carrier family 6 member 9)
Target Nameglycine transporter glyt-1
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000196517 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP48067
Gene CardSLC6A9
Uniprot IDP48067
PfamPF00209
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.557320692)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC6A9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC6A9 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC6A9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC6A9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc6a9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC6A9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc6a9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SLC6A9 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSLC6A20, SLC6A2, SLC6A18, SLC6A7, SLC6A4, SLC6A16, SLC6A8, SLC6A5, SLC6A14, SLC6A6, SLC6A15, SLC6A13, SLC6A11, SLC6A19, SLC6A1, SLC6A17, SLC6A12, SLC6A3
Tissueadrenal.gland
Tissue Specificity[Isoform GlyT-1A]: Expressed in the brain, kidney, pancreas, lung, placenta and liver. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8183239}.;
[Isoform GlyT-1B]: Expressed in the brain, kidney, pancreas, lung, placenta and liver. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8183239}.;
[Isoform GlyT-1C]: Expressed only in the brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8183239}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6ZBV  (X-ray  3.40A  6ZPL  (X-ray  3.94A 
DBSNP rs1057519313 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P28572};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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