| Primary Identifier | MGI:1270850 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 8 | NCBI Gene Number | 20538 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 9.1.0) Enables neurotransmitter transmembrane transporter activity and norepinephrine:sodium symporter activity. Involved in neurotransmitter reuptake and norepinephrine uptake. Acts upstream of or within neurotransmitter transport and response to pain. Predicted to be located in cell surface. Predicted to be active in several cellular components, including neuronal cell body membrane; presynaptic membrane; and synaptic vesicle membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including lip; nervous system; renal pelvis; sensory organ; and testis. Used to study heart conduction disease. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in alcohol dependence; hypertension; and neurocirculatory asthenia. Orthologous to human SLC6A2 (solute carrier family 6 member 2). PHENOTYPE: Norepinephrine homeostasis is abnormal in homozygous mutant mice. In addition to displaying altered behavior, mutant mice are hypersensitive to psychostimulants. [provided by MGI curators] |