Gene Information
Gene NameSLC6A6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length620
Protein NamesSodium- and chloride-dependent taurine transporter (Solute carrier family 6 member 6)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000131389 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP31641
Gene CardSLC6A6
Uniprot IDP31641
PfamPF00209
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.594682659)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC6A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC6A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC6A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC6A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc6a6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC6A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc6a6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SLC6A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSLC6A13, SLC6A12
ParalogsSLC6A20, SLC6A9, SLC6A2, SLC6A18, SLC6A7, SLC6A4, SLC6A16, SLC6A8, SLC6A5, SLC6A14, SLC6A15, SLC6A13, SLC6A11, SLC6A19, SLC6A1, SLC6A17, SLC6A12, SLC6A3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed abundantly in placenta and skeletal muscle, at intermediate levels in heart, brain, lung, kidney and pancreas and at low levels in liver. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8010975, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8382624}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1042350  rs1042351 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:31345061, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31903486};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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