Vesicular glutamate transporter 3
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Vesicular glutamate transporter 3 (VGLUT3) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC17A8 gene.[5]
External IDsOMIM: 607557; MGI: 3039629; HomoloGene: 13584; GeneCards: SLC17A8; OMA:SLC17A8 - orthologs
Function
This gene encodes a vesicular glutamate transporter. The encoded protein transports the neurotransmitter glutamate into synaptic vesicles before it is released into the synaptic cleft.[5]
Clinical significance
Mutations in this gene are the cause of autosomal-dominant nonsyndromic deafness type 25 (DFNA25).[6][7]