Gene
slc6a6b
- ID
- ZDB-GENE-030131-3077
- Name
- solute carrier family 6 member 6b
- Symbol
- slc6a6b Nomenclature History
- Previous Names
- 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
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- All Expression Data
- 2 figures from Kozlowski et al., 2008
- Cross-Species Comparison
- High Throughput Data
- Thisse Expression Data
- No data available
Wild Type Expression Summary
- All Phenotype Data
- 2 figures from Kozlowski et al., 2008
- Cross-Species Comparison
- Alliance
Phenotype Summary
Mutations
Human Disease
| Disease Ontology Term | Multi-Species Data | OMIM Term | OMIM Phenotype ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypotaurinemic retinal degeneration and cardiomyopathy | 145350 |
Domain, Family, and Site Summary
Domain Details Per Protein
| Protein | Length | Sodium:neurotransmitter symporter | Sodium:neurotransmitter symporter superfamily | Sodium:neurotransmitter symporter, taurine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UniProtKB:Q2VRP7
|
625 |
- Genome Browsers
Interactions and Pathways
No data available
Plasmids
No data available