Primary Identifier | MGI:2156052 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 7 | NCBI Gene Number | 140919 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables L-glutamate uniporter activity; potassium:proton antiporter activity; and sodium:phosphate symporter activity. Involved in several processes, including L-glutamate transmembrane transport; hyaloid vascular plexus regression; and sodium-dependent phosphate transport. Acts upstream of or within neurotransmitter uptake. Located in synaptic vesicle. Is expressed in several structures, including cranial ganglion; nervous system; sensory organ; tail mesenchyme; and testis. Orthologous to human SLC17A6 (solute carrier family 17 member 6). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for null mutations display neonatal lethality, respiratory failure, and abnormal nervous system physiology. Heterozygous mice for one allele display abnormal miniature EPSC and reduced responses to neuropathic pain. [provided by MGI curators] |