Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.4.0)
Enables glycine:sodium symporter activity. Involved in several processes, including glycine import across plasma membrane; positive regulation of biosynthetic process; and regulation of glycinergic synaptic transmission. Acts upstream of or within glycine secretion, neurotransmission. Located in plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; eye; genitourinary system; gut; and liver and biliary system. Used to study glycine encephalopathy. Orthologous to human SLC6A9 (solute carrier family 6 member 9).
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