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Vesicular Acetylcholine Transport Proteins
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Definition
: Vesicular amine transporter proteins that transport the neurotransmitter ACETYLCHOLINE into small SECRETORY VESICLES. Proteins of this family contain 12 transmembrane domains and exchange vesicular PROTONS for cytoplasmic acetylcholine.
see SCR for organism-specific terms
Other names
Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporters; Transporters, Vesicular Acetylcholine; Transporter, Vesicular Acetylcholine; Acetylcholine Transporter, Vesicular; Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter; VAChT Proteins; Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter Proteins; Acetylcholine Transporters, Vesicular
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VAChT protein, Drosophila
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*Drosophila Proteins
*Vesicular Acetylcholine Transport Proteins.
Slc18a3 protein, rat
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*Vesicular Acetylcholine Transport Proteins.
Slc18a3 protein, mouse
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*Vesicular Acetylcholine Transport Proteins.
SLC18A3 protein, human
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*Vesicular Acetylcholine Transport Proteins.
Unc-
17 protein, C elegans
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*Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
*Vesicular Acetylcholine Transport Proteins
Acetylcholine.
Science 1993 Jul30;261(5121):617-9