Protein
Vesicular glutamate transporter 2.2
Function
Mediates the uptake of glutamate into synaptic vesicles at presynaptic nerve terminals of excitatory neural cells.
Similarity
Belongs to the major facilitator superfamily. Sodium/anion cotransporter family. VGLUT subfamily.
Sequence
MDTVKERVLAPGKEKMRNLAGKTLGHMHRVMERKQKTGEVIELTEDGRPMHMPEKKAPLVDCTCFGLPRRYIIAIMSGLGFCISFGIRCNLGVAIVDMVNNSTIHKGGKIIIKGKAKFNWDPETVGMIHGSFFWGYTVTQIPGGYISSRLAANRVFGAAILLTSTLNMFIPSAARVHYGCVMFVRILQGLVEGVTYPACHGIWSKWAPPLERSRLATTSFCGSYAGAVVAMPLAGILVQYSGWSSVFYIYGSFGIVWYMFWILVSYESPADHPTITDEERTYIEESIGESAKLLGAMEKYKTPWRKFFTSMPVYAIIVANFCRSWTFYLLLISQPAYFEEVFGFEISKVGMVSALPHLVMTIIVPIGGQLADYLRSKNILTTTTVRKIMNCGGFGMEATLLLVVGFSHSKGVAISFLVLAVGFSGFAISGFNVNHLDIAPRYASILMGISNGVGTLSGMVCPLIVGAMTKNKTREEWQNVFLIASLVHYGGVIFYGIFASGEKQPWADPEETSDEKCGFIDEDELAEETGDITLSHAPFGAQGALGAPAKTYGATTQLNGGWAKGWEKTEEFIQEDAERTYTGDGYS