Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP02380
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Vesicular glutamate transporter 3
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. Solute carrier family 17 member 8
  2. VGluT3
Gene Name SLC17A8
Protein Type Transporter
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in transmembrane transport
Specific Function Mediates the uptake of glutamate into synaptic vesicles at presynaptic nerve terminals of excitatory neural cells. May also mediate the transport of inorganic phosphate.
GO Classification
Biological Process
sodium ion transport
neurotransmitter transport
transmembrane transport
sensory perception of sound
ion transport
Cellular Component
cell junction
neuron projection
integral to membrane
synaptic vesicle membrane
Molecular Function
symporter activity
L-glutamate transmembrane transporter activity
Process
establishment of localization
transport
transmembrane transport
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasmic vesicle
  2. Membrane
  3. Multi-pass membrane protein (Potential)
  4. secretory vesicle
  5. Cell junction
  6. synapse
  7. synaptosome
  8. synaptic vesicle membrane
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 12
Locus 12q23.1
SNPs SLC17A8
Gene Sequence
>1770 bp
ATGCCTTTTAAAGCATTTGATACCTTCAAAGAAAAAATTCTGAAACCTGGGAAGGAAGGA
GTGAAGAACGCCGTGGGAGATTCTTTGGGAATTTTACAAAGAAAAATCGATGGGACAACT
GAGGAAGAAGATAACATTGAGCTGAATGAAGAAGGAAGGCCGGTGCAGACGTCCAGGCCA
AGCCCCCCACTCTGCGACTGCCACTGCTGCGGCCTCCCCAAGCGTTACATCATTGCTATC
ATGAGTGGGCTGGGATTCTGCATTTCCTTTGGGATCCGGTGCAATCTTGGAGTTGCCATT
GTGGAAATGGTCAACAATAGCACCGTATATGTTGATGGAAAACCGGAAATTCAGACAGCA
CAGTTTAACTGGGATCCAGAAACAGTGGGCCTTATCCATGGATCTTTTTTCTGGGGCTAT
ATTATGACACAAATTCCAGGTGGTTTCATTTCAAACAAGTTTGCTGCTAACAGGGTCTTT
GGAGCTGCCATCTTCTTAACATCGACTCTGAACATGTTTATTCCCTCTGCAGCCAGAGTG
CATTACGGATGCGTCATGTGTGTCAGAATTCTGCAAGGTTTAGTGGAGGGTGTGACCTAC
CCAGCCTGCCATGGGATGTGGAGTAAGTGGGCACCACCTTTGGAGAGAAGCCGACTGGCC
ACAACCTCTTTTTGTGGTTCCTATGCAGGGGCAGTGGTTGCCATGCCCCTGGCTGGGGTG
TTGGTGCAGTACATTGGATGGTCCTCTGTCTTTTATATTTATGGCATGTTTGGGATTATT
TGGTACATGTTTTGGCTGTTGCAGGCCTATGAGTGCCCAGCAGCTCATCCAACAATATCC
AATGAGGAGAAGACCTATATAGAGACAAGCATAGGAGAGGGGGCCAACGTGGTTAGTCTA
AGTAAATTTAGTACCCCATGGAAAAGATTTTTCACATCTTTGCCGGTTTACGCAATCATT
GTGGCAAATTTTTGCAGAAGCTGGACCTTTTATTTGCTCCTCATAAGTCAGCCTGCTTAT
TTTGAAGAGGTCTTTGGATTTGCAATAAGTAAGGTGGGTCTCTTGTCAGCAGTCCCACAC
ATGGTTATGACAATCGTTGTACCTATTGGAGGACAATTGGCTGATTATTTAAGAAGCAGA
CAAATTTTAACCACAACTGCTGTCAGAAAAATCATGAACTGTGGAGGTTTTGGCATGGAG
GCAACCTTACTCCTGGTGGTTGGCTTTTCGCATACCAAAGGGGTGGCTATCTCCTTTCTG
GTACTTGCTGTAGGATTTAGTGGCTTCGCTATTTCAGGTTTTAATGTCAACCACCTGGAC
ATTGCCCCACGCTATGCCAGCATTCTCATGGGGATCTCAAACGGAGTGGGAACCCTCTCT
GGAATGGTCTGTCCCCTCATTGTCGGTGCAATGACCAGGCACAAGACCCGTGAAGAATGG
CAGAATGTGTTCCTCATAGCTGCCCTGGTGCATTACAGTGGTGTGATCTTCTATGGGGTC
TTTGCTTCTGGGGAGAAACAGGAGTGGGCTGACCCAGAGAATCTCTCTGAGGAGAAATGT
GGAATCATTGACCAGGACGAATTAGCTGAGGAGATAGAACTCAACCATGAGAGTTTTGCG
AGTCCCAAAAAGAAGATGTCTTATGGAGCCACCTCCCAGAATTGTGAAGTCCAGAAGAAG
GAATGGAAAGGACAGAGAGGAGCGACCCTTGATGAGGAAGAGCTGACATCCTACCAGAAT
GAAGAGAGAAACTTCTCAACTATATCCTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 589
Molecular Weight 59076.69
Theoretical pI 5.94
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Vesicular glutamate transporter 3
MPFKAFDTFKEKILKPGKEGVKNAVGDSLGILQRKIDGTTEEEDNIELNEEGRPVQTSRP
SPPLCDCHCCGLPKRYIIAIMSGLGFCISFGIRCNLGVAIVEMVNNSTVYVDGKPEIQTA
QFNWDPETVGLIHGSFFWGYIMTQIPGGFISNKFAANRVFGAAIFLTSTLNMFIPSAARV
HYGCVMCVRILQGLVEGVTYPACHGMWSKWAPPLERSRLATTSFCGSYAGAVVAMPLAGV
LVQYIGWSSVFYIYGMFGIIWYMFWLLQAYECPAAHPTISNEEKTYIETSIGEGANVVSL
SKFSTPWKRFFTSLPVYAIIVANFCRSWTFYLLLISQPAYFEEVFGFAISKVGLLSAVPH
MVMTIVVPIGGQLADYLRSRQILTTTAVRKIMNCGGFGMEATLLLVVGFSHTKGVAISFL
VLAVGFSGFAISGFNVNHLDIAPRYASILMGISNGVGTLSGMVCPLIVGAMTRHKTREEW
QNVFLIAALVHYSGVIFYGVFASGEKQEWADPENLSEEKCGIIDQDELAEEIELNHESFA
SPKKKMSYGATSQNCEVQKKEWKGQRGATLDEEELTSYQNEERNFSTIS
GenBank ID Protein 21213895
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q8NDX2
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name VGLU3_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AJ459241
GeneCard ID SLC17A8
GenAtlas ID SLC17A8
HGNC ID HGNC:20151
References
General References Not Available