SLC1A6, Official Symbol SLC1A6provided by HGNC Official Full Name solute carrier family 1 member 6provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:10944 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000105143 MIM:600637; AllianceGenome:HGNC:10944 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as EAAT4 Summary Predicted to enable high-affinity glutamate transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in neurotransmitter uptake. Located in intermediate filament cytoskeleton and plasma membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Expression Biased expression in testis (RPKM 7.7), brain (RPKM 2.7) and 1 other tissue See more Orthologs mouse all