Neurotransmitter sodium symporter
| Sodium:neurotransmitter symporter family | |||||||||
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| Symbol | SNF | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF00209 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR000175 | ||||||||
| PROSITE | PDOC00533 | ||||||||
| SCOP2 | 2a65 / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||
| TCDB | 2.A.22 | ||||||||
| OPM superfamily | 64 | ||||||||
| OPM protein | 2a65 | ||||||||
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A neurotransmitter sodium symporter (NSS) (TC# 2.A.22) is type of neurotransmitter transporter that catalyzes the uptake of a variety of neurotransmitters, amino acids, osmolytes and related nitrogenous substances by a solute:Na+ symport mechanism. The NSS family is a member of the APC superfamily. Its constituents have been found in bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes.