Preferred Label : gaba plasma membrane transport proteins;
MeSH definition : A family of plasma membrane neurotransmitter transporter proteins that regulates extracellular
levels of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID. They differ from
GABA RECEPTORS, which signal cellular responses to GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID. They control
GABA reuptake into PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM through high-affinity
sodium-dependent transport.;
MeSH synonym : gaba-specific neurotransmitter transporters; gamma aminobutyric acid plasma membrane transport proteins; neurotransmitter transport proteins, gaba specific; neurotransmitter transport proteins, gaba-specific; neurotransmitter transporters, gaba specific; neurotransmitter transporters, gaba-specific; transporters, gaba; transporters, gaba-specific neurotransmitter; gamma-aminobutyric acid plasma membrane transport proteins; gaba plasma membrane transporter proteins; gaba transporters; GABA Transporter; Transporter, GABA;
MeSH hyponym : GABA transporter 1; GABA transporter 4; GABA transporter 2; GABA transporter 3; GAT-4 Transporter; GAT 4 Transporter; Transporter, GAT-4; GAT3 Transporter; GAT-3 Transporter; GAT 3 Transporter; GAT1 Transporter; GAT-1 Transporter; GAT 1 Transporter; Transporter 2, GABA; GAT-2 Transporter; GAT 2 Transporter; Transporter, GAT-2; GAT2 Transporter; Transporter, GAT2;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D050485;
UMLS CUI : C0060919;
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A family of plasma membrane neurotransmitter transporter proteins that regulates extracellular
levels of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID. They differ from
GABA RECEPTORS, which signal cellular responses to GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID. They control
GABA reuptake into PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM through high-affinity
sodium-dependent transport.