Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.4.0)
Enables beta-alanine transmembrane transporter activity; gamma-aminobutyric acid:sodium:chloride symporter activity; and taurine:sodium symporter activity. Involved in modulation of chemical synaptic transmission. Acts upstream of or within beta-alanine transport and taurine transmembrane transport. Is active in GABA-ergic synapse and postsynaptic membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; cardiovascular system; retina; spinal cord mantle layer; and tooth. Used to study retinitis pigmentosa. Orthologous to human SLC6A6 (solute carrier family 6 member 6).
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