Vesicular glutamate transporter 1

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Vesicular glutamate transporter 1 (VGLUT1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC17A7 gene.[1][2][3]

The protein encoded by this gene is a vesicle-bound, sodium-dependent phosphate transporter that is specifically expressed in the neuron-rich regions of the brain. It is preferentially associated with the membranes of synaptic vesicles and functions in glutamate transport. The protein shares 82% identity with the differentiation-associated Na-dependent inorganic phosphate cotransporter and they appear to form a distinct class within the Na+/Pi cotransporter family.[3]

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References

  1. Ni B, Du Y, Wu X, DeHoff BS, Rosteck PR Jr, Paul SM (Jul 1996). "Molecular cloning, expression, and chromosomal localization of a human brain-specific Na(+)-dependent inorganic phosphate cotransporter". J Neurochem. 66 (6): 2227–38. doi:10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66062227.x. PMID 8632143.
  2. Aihara Y, Mashima H, Onda H, Hisano S, Kasuya H, Hori T, Yamada S, Tomura H, Yamada Y, Inoue I, Kojima I, Takeda J (Jun 2000). "Molecular cloning of a novel brain-type Na(+)-dependent inorganic phosphate cotransporter". J Neurochem. 74 (6): 2622–5. doi:10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0742622.x. PMID 10820226.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: SLC17A7 solute carrier family 17 (sodium-dependent inorganic phosphate cotransporter), member 7".

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