Gene Information
Gene NameVAT1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length393
Protein NamesSynaptic vesicle membrane protein VAT-1 homolog (EC 1.-.-.-)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000108828 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ99536
Gene CardVAT1
Uniprot IDQ99536
PfamPF08240
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.082227761)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ VAT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ VAT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ VAT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ VAT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Vat1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ VAT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Vat1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsVAT1L
ParalogsMECR, CRYZ, RTN4IP1, PTGR2, TP53I3, CRYZL1, PTGR3, ADH6, ADH4, SORD, ADH1B, ADH1A, ADH1C, VAT1L, PTGR1, ADH5, ADH7
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in brain. Also expressed in glioblastoma cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19508442}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6K9Y  (X-ray  2.20A  6LHR  (X-ray  2.62A  6LII  (X-ray  2.30A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm. Mitochondrion outer membrane;
Peripheral membrane protein. Note=The majority is localized in the cytoplasm and a small amount is associated with mitochondria. {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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