Sodium- and chloride-dependent creatine transporter 1

SLC6A8
Identifiers
Aliases	SLC6A8, CCDS1, CRT, CRTR, CT1, CTR5, solute carrier family 6 member 8
External IDs	OMIM: 300036; MGI: 2147834; HomoloGene: 4113; GeneCards: SLC6A8; OMA:SLC6A8 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	X chromosome (human)
End	153,696,588 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	X chromosome (mouse)
End	72,726,108 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	inferior olivary nucleus; ; apex of heart; ; mucosa of ileum; ; optic nerve; ; dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve; ; muscle of thigh; ; gastrocnemius muscle; ; left ventricle; ; right auricle of heart; ; postcentral gyrus;
	Top expressed in
	seminal vesicula; ; gastrula; ; decidua; ; left colon; ; duodenum; ; ileum; ; myocardium of ventricle; ; lip; ; jejunum; ; digastric muscle;
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	neurotransmitter:sodium symporter activity; creatine transmembrane transporter activity; symporter activity; creatine:sodium symporter activity; molecular function; choline transmembrane transporter activity;
Cellular component	membrane; plasma membrane; integral component of plasma membrane; integral component of membrane; glutamatergic synapse; integral component of postsynaptic membrane;
Biological process	muscle contraction; sodium ion transport; ion transport; creatine metabolic process; neurotransmitter transport; creatine transmembrane transport; choline transport; embryonic brain development;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	6535
	102857
	ENSG00000130821
	ENSMUSG00000019558
	P48029
	Q8VBW1
	NM_005629; NM_001142805; NM_001142806
	NM_001142809; NM_001142810; NM_133987
	NP_001136277; NP_001136278; NP_005620
	NP_001136281; NP_001136282; NP_598748
	Wikidata
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Sodium- and chloride-dependent creatine transporter 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC6A8 gene.