Entrez Summary: This gene is a member of the vesicular amine transporter family. The encoded transmembrane protein transports acetylcholine into secretory vesicles for release into the extracellular space. Acetylcholine transport utilizes a proton gradient established by a vacuolar ATPase. This gene is located within the first intron of the choline acetyltransferase gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
UniProt Summary: Involved in acetylcholine transport into synaptic vesicles. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8071310}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
Sugar tr
MFS 1
GO Terms
acetylcholine transmembrane transporter activity
acetate ester transport
clathrin-sculpted acetylcholine transport vesicle membrane
AP-1 adaptor complex
AP-2 adaptor complex
ammonium transmembrane transport
organic cation transport
terminal bouton
ammonium transport
clathrin-coated vesicle membrane
signal release from synapse
neurotransmitter secretion
signal release
neurotransmitter transport
regulation of neurotransmitter levels
anterograde trans-synaptic signaling
chemical synaptic transmission
trans-synaptic signaling
synaptic signaling
cation transmembrane transport
cation transport
membrane organization
ion transmembrane transport
secretion by cell
export from cell
cell-cell signaling
secretion
transmembrane transport
ion transport
establishment of localization in cell
nitrogen compound transport
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)