Na+ & chloride-dependent taurine transporter; solute carrier family 6 member 6 (SLC6A6)

Function

• required for the uptake of taurine
• down-regulated upon Ser-322 phosphorylation (putative)

Structure

• belongs to the Na+:neurotransmitter symporter (SNF) family

Compartment

membrane

More general terms

• solute carrier family 6
• glycoprotein
• phosphoprotein

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:6533
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/186854
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P31641.html