SLC6A6-mediated uptake of taurine and beta-alanine

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R-HSA-351987
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Reaction [transition]
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Homo sapiens
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The plasma membrane transport protein SLC6A6 mediates the uptake of taurine and beta-alanine. Together with each amino acid molecule, 2 sodium ions and 1 chloride ion are taken up. SLC6A6 is widely expressed in the body (Ramamoorthy et al. 1994).
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
8010975 Functional characterization and chromosomal localization of a cloned taurine transporter from human placenta

Mahesh, VB, Han, H, Leibach, FH, Ganapathy, V, Blakely, RD, Yang-Feng, T, Ramamoorthy, S

Biochem J 1994
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amino acid transmembrane transporter activity of SLC6A6 [plasma membrane]

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