Sodium- and chloride-dependent taurine transporter

SLC6A6
Identifiers
Aliases	SLC6A6, TAUT, solute carrier family 6 member 6, HTRDC
External IDs	OMIM: 186854; MGI: 98488; HomoloGene: 2291; GeneCards: SLC6A6; OMA:SLC6A6 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 3 (human)
End	14,489,349 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 6 (mouse)
End	91,759,066 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	mucosa of paranasal sinus; ; palpebral conjunctiva; ; olfactory zone of nasal mucosa; ; blood; ; visceral pleura; ; bronchial epithelial cell; ; epithelium of nasopharynx; ; monocyte; ; skin of hip; ; germinal epithelium;
	Top expressed in
	ciliary body; ; neural layer of retina; ; iris; ; skin of external ear; ; calvaria; ; retinal pigment epithelium; ; ankle joint; ; gastrula; ; decidua; ; stroma of bone marrow;
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	neurotransmitter:sodium symporter activity; symporter activity; amino acid transmembrane transporter activity; taurine:sodium symporter activity;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; plasma membrane; integral component of plasma membrane; membrane;
Biological process	cellular amino acid metabolic process; amino acid transmembrane transport; neurotransmitter transport; amino acid transport; taurine transport; transmembrane transport;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	6533
	21366
	ENSG00000131389
	ENSMUSG00000030096
	P31641
	O35316
	NM_001134367; NM_001134368; NM_003043
	NM_009320
	NP_001127839; NP_001127840; NP_003034
	NP_033346
	Wikidata
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Sodium- and chloride-dependent taurine transporter is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC6A6 gene.