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Facts about Synaptic vesicle membrane protein VAT-1 homolog.
Has no effect on cell proliferation. Negatively regulates mitochondrial fusion in cooperation with mitofusin proteins (MFN1-2).
Human | |
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Gene Name: | VAT1 |
Uniprot: | Q99536 |
Entrez: | 10493 |
Belongs to: |
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zinc-containing alcohol dehydrogenase family |
FLJ20230; membrane protein of cholinergic synaptic vesicles; synaptic vesicle membrane protein VAT-1 homolog; VATI; vesicle amine transport protein 1 homolog (T. californica)
Mass (kDA):
41.92 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 17q21.31 |
Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (43014607..43022385, complement) |
Expressed in brain. Also expressed in glioblastoma cells.
Cytoplasm. Mitochondrion outer membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. The majority is localized in the cytoplasm and a small amount is associated with mitochondria.
PMID: 8938427 by Smith T.M., et al. Complete genomic sequence and analysis of 117 kb of human DNA containing the gene BRCA1.
PMID: 7774926 by Friedman L.S., et al. 22 genes from chromosome 17q21: cloning, sequencing, and characterization of mutations in breast cancer families and tumors.