Gene Information
Gene NameVGAT
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length525
Protein NamesVesicular inhibitory amino acid transporter (GABA and glycine transporter) (Solute carrier family 32 member 1) (Vesicular GABA transporter) (hVIAAT)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ9H598
Gene CardSLC32A1
Uniprot IDQ9H598
PfamPF01490
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityRetina. Expressed throughout the horizontal cells or more specifically at the terminals. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12115694}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs34517228 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O35458};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Presynapse {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O35633}. Note=Presents in glycine-, GABA- or GABA- and glycine-containing boutons. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O35458}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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