Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP01957
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Synaptic vesicular amine transporter
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. Monoamine transporter
  2. Solute carrier family 18 member 2
  3. VAT2
  4. Vesicular amine transporter 2
Gene Name SLC18A2
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in transmembrane transport
Specific Function Involved 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
GO Classification
Process
establishment of localization
transport
transmembrane transport
Cellular Location
  1. Multi-pass membrane protein
  2. Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 10q25
SNPs SLC18A2
Gene Sequence
>1545 bp
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
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 514
Molecular Weight 55712.1
Theoretical pI 5.91
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • ["None"]
Transmembrane Regions
  • ["21-41", "130-150", "160-180", "190-210", "220-242", "249-271", "292-311", "329-352", "358-378", "390-410", "415-435", "441-462"]
Protein Sequence
>Synaptic vesicular amine transporter
MALSELALVRWLQESRRSRKLILFIVFLALLLDNMLLTVVVPIIPSYLYSIKHEKNATEI
QTARPVHTASISDSFQSIFSYYDNSTMVTGNATRDLTLHQTATQHMVTNASAVPSDCPSE
DKDLLNENVQVGLLFASKATVQLITNPFIGLLTNRIGYPIPIFAGFCIMFVSTIMFAFSS
SYAFLLIARSLQGIGSSCSSVAGMGMLASVYTDDEERGNVMGIALGGLAMGVLVGPPFGS
VLYEFVGKTAPFLVLAALVLLDGAIQLFVLQPSRVQPESQKGTPLTTLLKDPYILIAAGS
ICFANMGIAMLEPALPIWMMETMCSRKWQLGVAFLPASISYLIGTNIFGILAHKMGRWLC
ALLGMIIVGVSILCIPFAKNIYGLIAPNFGVGFAIGMVDSSMMPIMGYLVDLRHVSVYGS
VYAIADVAFCMGYAIGPSAGGAIAKAIGFPWLMTIIGIIDILFAPLCFFLRSPPAKEEKM
AILMDHNCPIKTKMYTQNNIQSYPIGEDEESESD
GenBank ID Protein 189054643
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q05940
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name VMAT2_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AK314997
GeneCard ID SLC18A2
GenAtlas ID SLC18A2
HGNC ID HGNC:10935
References
General References Not Available