Gene Information
Gene NameSLC18A3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length532
Protein NamesVesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) (Solute carrier family 18 member 3)
Target Namevesicular acetylcholine transporter
Target TypeDiscontinued target
Gene Age810 ( ENSG00000187714 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBQ16572
Gene CardSLC18A3
Uniprot IDQ16572
PfamPF07690
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.000402297)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC18A3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC18A3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC18A3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC18A3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc18a3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC18A3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SLC18A3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSLC18B1, SLC18A2, SLC18A1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPeripheral and central cholinergic nervous systems. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8071310}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs8187732  rs8187733  rs8187734  rs1057517665  rs1057517666  rs8187730 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle, synaptic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q62666};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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