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Slc6a2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Slc6a2
  • Name
    solute carrier family 6 (neurotransmitter transporter, noradrenalin), member 2
  • Synonyms
    NET, NE transporter, norepinephrine transporter, Slc6a5
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1270850
    NCBI Gene: 20538
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:93687100-93728295 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 44.99 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1519 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1270850
 protein coding gene Chr8:93686707-93728295 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0033939
 protein coding gene Chr8:94281813-94326532 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0033922
 protein coding gene Chr8:90563876-90606593 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0033848
 protein coding gene Chr8:93114479-93156016 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0033914
 protein coding gene Chr8:90720745-90764223 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0033624
 protein coding gene Chr8:93827981-93870162 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0034435
 protein coding gene Chr8:97748195-97792355 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0031376
 protein coding gene Chr8:84492611-84534292 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0032956
 protein coding gene Chr8:93386311-93427839 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0033600
 protein coding gene Chr8:101000582-101045498 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0033754
 protein coding gene Chr8:90108122-90150199 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0033701
 protein coding gene Chr8:89046864-89088658 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0033846
 protein coding gene Chr8:94403222-94445771 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0033743
 protein coding gene Chr8:103353996-103398823 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0034453
 protein coding gene Chr8:93229827-93272281 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0032658
 protein coding gene Chr8:89456797-89499849 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0032495
 protein coding gene Chr8:92079857-92122291 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0033068
 protein coding gene Chr8:93689075-93731659 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    SLC6A2, solute carrier family 6 member 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    SLC6A2, solute carrier family 6 member 2
  • Synonyms
    NAT1, NET, NET1, SLC6A5
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 6530
    neXtProt AC: NX_P23975
    UniProt: P23975

  • Chr Location
    16q12.2; chr16:55655988-55707645 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Slc6a2 mouse models; 3 with human SLC6A2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    30 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 6 genetic backgrounds
    42 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Norepinephrine homeostasis is abnormal in homozygous mutant mice. In addition to displaying altered behavior, mutant mice are hypersensitive to psychostimulants.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    48
  • GO References
    12
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    809
  • Tissues
    56
  • cDNA Data
    28
  • Literature Summary
    14
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 20538 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 41196 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_009209 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 6073 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide O55192 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 617 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      4 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000015186 sodium-dependent noradrenaline transporter
      (term hierarchy)
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR000175 Sodium:neurotransmitter symporter
      IPR002435 Sodium:neurotransmitter symporter, noradrenaline
      IPR037272 Sodium:neurotransmitter symporter superfamily
    • GlyGen
      O55192 2 sites, 1 N-linked glycan (1 site)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 33
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 28
      Primer pair 3

      Microarray probesets 7
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 91
      Developmental Gene Expression 14
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 12
      Phenotypes 42
    • Earliest
      J:49073 Ramachandran B, et al., Differential expression of transporters for norepinephrine and glutamate in wild type, variant, and WNT1-expressing PC12 cells. J Biol Chem. 1993 Nov 15;268(32):23891-7
    • Latest
      J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136
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    12/10/2024
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