Primary Identifier | MGI:95629 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 6 | NCBI Gene Number | 14412 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables gamma-aminobutyric acid:sodium:chloride symporter activity and taurine:sodium symporter activity. Involved in taurine transmembrane transport. Located in basolateral plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; eye; genitourinary system; and liver and biliary system. Orthologous to human SLC6A13 (solute carrier family 6 member 13). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit reduced taurine levels in the liver and increased taurine levels in the brain. [provided by MGI curators] |