GABA transporter type 1

SLC6A1
Identifiers
Aliases	SLC6A1, GABATHG, GABATR, GAT1, MAE, GABA transporter 1, solute carrier family 6 member 1
External IDs	OMIM: 137165; MGI: 95627; HomoloGene: 2290; GeneCards: SLC6A1; OMA:SLC6A1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 3 (human)
End	11,039,247 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 6 (mouse)
End	114,294,493 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	lateral nuclear group of thalamus; ; external globus pallidus; ; cerebellar vermis; ; subthalamic nucleus; ; postcentral gyrus; ; pars reticulata; ; superior vestibular nucleus; ; prefrontal cortex; ; orbitofrontal cortex; ; caudate nucleus;
	Top expressed in
	lobe of cerebellum; ; dorsal tegmental nucleus; ; cerebellar vermis; ; globus pallidus; ; lateral septal nucleus; ; ventral tegmental area; ; lateral hypothalamus; ; superior colliculus; ; dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus; ; anterior amygdaloid area;
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	metal ion binding; neurotransmitter:sodium symporter activity; symporter activity; gamma-aminobutyric acid:sodium symporter activity; neurotransmitter binding; protein binding;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; membrane; plasma membrane; integral component of plasma membrane; neuron projection; cell surface; axon; GABA-ergic synapse; integral component of postsynaptic membrane; integral component of presynaptic membrane;
Biological process	chemical synaptic transmission; gamma-aminobutyric acid transport; transmembrane transport; neurotransmitter transport; learning; response to toxic substance; response to sucrose; response to organic substance; response to organonitrogen compound; response to lead ion; positive regulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid secretion; response to organic cyclic compound; response to purine-containing compound; negative regulation of synaptic transmission, GABAergic; response to estradiol; response to cocaine; protein homooligomerization; response to calcium ion; gamma-aminobutyric acid import;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	6529
	232333
	ENSG00000157103
	ENSMUSG00000030310
	P30531
	P31648
	NM_003042; NM_001348250; NM_001348251; NM_001348252; NM_001348253
	NM_178703
	NP_003033; NP_001335179; NP_001335180; NP_001335181; NP_001335182
	NP_848818
	Wikidata
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GABA transporter 1 (GAT1) also known as sodium- and chloride-dependent GABA transporter 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC6A1 gene and belongs to the solute carrier 6 (SLC6) family of transporters. It mediates gamma-aminobutyric acid's translocation from the extracellular to intracellular spaces within brain tissue and the central nervous system as a whole.