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NameSynaptic vesicular amine transporter
Synonyms
  • Monoamine transporter
  • Solute carrier family 18 member 2
  • SVMT
  • VAT2
  • Vesicular amine transporter 2
  • VMAT2
Gene NameSLC18A2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000236|Synaptic vesicular amine transporter
MALSELALVRWLQESRRSRKLILFIVFLALLLDNMLLTVVVPIIPSYLYSIKHEKNATEI
QTARPVHTASISDSFQSIFSYYDNSTMVTGNATRDLTLHQTATQHMVTNASAVPSDCPSE
DKDLLNENVQVGLLFASKATVQLITNPFIGLLTNRIGYPIPIFAGFCIMFVSTIMFAFSS
SYAFLLIARSLQGIGSSCSSVAGMGMLASVYTDDEERGNVMGIALGGLAMGVLVGPPFGS
VLYEFVGKTAPFLVLAALVLLDGAIQLFVLQPSRVQPESQKGTPLTTLLKDPYILIAAGS
ICFANMGIAMLEPALPIWMMETMCSRKWQLGVAFLPASISYLIGTNIFGILAHKMGRWLC
ALLGMIIVGVSILCIPFAKNIYGLIAPNFGVGFAIGMVDSSMMPIMGYLVDLRHVSVYGS
VYAIADVAFCMGYAIGPSAGGAIAKAIGFPWLMTIIGIIDILFAPLCFFLRSPPAKEEKM
AILMDHNCPIKTKMYTQNNIQSYPIGEDEESESD
Number of residues514
Molecular Weight55712.075
Theoretical pI5.91
GO Classification
Functions
  • monoamine transmembrane transporter activity
Processes
  • post-embryonic development
  • locomotory behavior
  • response to amphetamine
  • dopamine transport
  • monoamine transport
  • negative regulation of reactive oxygen species biosynthetic process
  • neurotransmitter loading into synaptic vesicle
  • response to toxic substance
  • sequestering of neurotransmitter
  • synaptic transmission
  • neurotransmitter secretion
  • transmembrane transport
Components
  • clathrin-sculpted monoamine transport vesicle membrane
  • membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • synaptic vesicle
  • integral component of plasma membrane
General FunctionMonoamine transmembrane transporter activity
Specific FunctionInvolved in the ATP-dependent vesicular transport of biogenic amine neurotransmitters. Pumps cytosolic monoamines including dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, and histamine into synaptic vesicles. Requisite for vesicular amine storage prior to secretion via exocytosis.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions21-41 130-150 160-180 190-210 220-242 249-271 292-311 329-352 358-378 390-410 415-435 441-462
GenBank Protein ID292335
UniProtKB IDQ05940
UniProtKB Entry NameVMAT2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasmic vesicle membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0009946|Synaptic vesicular amine transporter (SLC18A2)
ATGGCCCTGAGCGAGCTGGCGCTGGTCCGCTGGCTGCAGGAGAGCCGCCGCTCGCGGAAG
CTCATCCTGTTCATCGTGTTCCTGGCGCTGCTGCTGGACAACATGCTGCTCACTGTCGTG
GTCCCCATCATCCCAAGTTATCTGTACAGCATTAAGCATGAGAAGAATGCTACAGAAATC
CAGACGGCCAGGCCAGTGCACACTGCCTCCATCTCAGACAGCTTCCAGAGCATCTTCTCC
TATTATGATAACTCGACTATGGTCACCGGGAATGCTACCAGAGACCTGACACTTCATCAG
ACCGCCACACAGCACATGGTGACCAACGCGTCCGCTGTTCCTTCCGACTGTCCCAGTGAA
GACAAAGACCTCCTGAATGAAAACGTGCAAGTTGGTCTGTTGTTTGCCTCGAAAGCCACC
GTCCAGCTCATCACCAACCCTTTCATAGGACTACTGACCAACAGAATTGGCTATCCAATT
CCCATATTTGCGGGATTCTGCATCATGTTTGTCTCAACAATTATGTTTGCCTTCTCCAGC
AGCTATGCCTTCCTGCTGATTGCCAGGTCGCTGCAGGGCATCGGCTCGTCCTGCTCCTCT
GTGGCTGGGATGGGCATGCTTGCCAGTGTCTACACAGATGATGAAGAGAGAGGCAACGTC
ATGGGAATCGCCTTGGGAGGCCTGGCCATGGGGGTCTTAGTGGGCCCCCCCTTCGGGAGT
GTGCTCTATGAGTTTGTGGGGAAGACGGCTCCGTTCCTGGTGCTGGCCGCCCTGGTACTC
TTGGATGGAGCTATTCAGCTCTTTGTGCTCCAGCCGTCCCGGGTGCAGCCAGAGAGTCAG
AAGGGGACACCCCTAACCACGCTGCTGAAGGACCCGTACATCCTCATTGCTGCAGGCTCC
ATCTGCTTTGCAAACATGGGCATCGCCATGCTGGAGCCAGCCCTGCCCATCTGGATGATG
GAGACCATGTGTTCCCGAAAGTGGCAGCTGGGCGTTGCCTTCTTGCCAGCTAGTATCTCT
TATCTCATTGGAACCAATATTTTTGGGATACTTGCACACAAAATGGGGAGGTGGCTTTGT
GCTCTTCTGGGAATGATAATTGTTGGAGTCAGCATTTTATGTATTCCATTTGCAAAAAAC
ATTTATGGACTCATAGCTCCGAACTTTGGAGTTGGTTTTGCAATTGGAATGGTGGATTCG
TCAATGATGCCTATCATGGGCTACCTCGTAGACCTGCGGCACGTGTCCGTCTATGGGAGT
GTGTACGCCATTGCGGATGTGGCATTTTGTATGGGGTATGCTATAGGTCCTTCTGCTGGT
GGTGCTATTGCAAAGGCAATTGGATTTCCATGGCTCATGACAATTATTGGGATAATTGAT
ATTCTTTTTGCCCCTCTCTGCTTTTTTCTTCGAAGTCCACCTGCCAAAGAAGAAAAAATG
GCTATTCTCATGGATCACAACTGCCCTATTAAAACAAAAATGTACACTCAGAATAATATC
CAGTCATATCCGATAGGTGAAGATGAAGAATCTGAAAGTGACTGA
GenBank Gene IDL09118
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDSLC18A2
HGNC IDHGNC:10935
Chromosome Location10
Locus10q25
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