Gene

slc6a6b

ID
ZDB-GENE-030131-3077
Name
solute carrier family 6 member 6b
Symbol
slc6a6b Nomenclature History
Previous Names
  • slc6a6
  • fc26e12
  • taurine transporter (1)
  • taut (1)
  • wu:fc26e12 (1)
Type
protein_coding_gene
Location
Chr: 22 Mapping Details/Browsers
Description
Exhibits taurine:sodium symporter activity. Involved in taurine transport. Predicted to localize to neuron projection and plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including blastomere; cardiovascular system; nervous system; optic vesicle; and presumptive neural retina. Orthologous to human SLC6A6 (solute carrier family 6 member 6).
Genome Resources
Note
None
Comparative Information
Expression
All Expression Data
4 figures from 2 publications
Cross-Species Comparison
High Throughput Data
Thisse Expression Data
No data available
Wild Type Expression Summary
Phenotype
All Phenotype Data
2 figures from Kozlowski et al., 2008
Cross-Species Comparison
Alliance
Phenotype Summary
Mutations
Mutants
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Human Disease
Associated With slc6a6b Human Ortholog
Disease Ontology Term Multi-Species Data OMIM Term OMIM Phenotype ID
Hypotaurinemic retinal degeneration and cardiomyopathy 145350
Associated With slc6a6b Via Experimental Models
No data available
Gene Ontology
Protein Domains
Domain, Family, and Site Summary
Type InterPro ID Name
Family IPR000175 Sodium:neurotransmitter symporter
Family IPR002434 Sodium:neurotransmitter symporter, taurine
Homologous_superfamily IPR037272 Sodium:neurotransmitter symporter superfamily
Domain Details Per Protein
Protein Length Sodium:neurotransmitter symporter Sodium:neurotransmitter symporter superfamily Sodium:neurotransmitter symporter, taurine
UniProtKB:Q2VRP7 625
Transcripts
Genome Browsers
No data available
Interactions and Pathways
No data available
Antibodies
No data available
Plasmids
No data available
Constructs
Marker Relationships
Sequences
Orthology
Comparative Orthology
Alliance
Gene Tree
Ensembl
Citations