SLC6A6, Official Symbol SLC6A6provided by HGNC Official Full Name solute carrier family 6 member 6provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:11052 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000131389 MIM:186854; AllianceGenome:HGNC:11052 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as TAUT; HTRDC Summary This gene encodes a multi-pass membrane protein that is a member of a family of sodium and chloride-ion dependent transporters. The encoded protein transports taurine and beta-alanine. There is a pseudogene for this gene on chromosome 21. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2013] Expression Ubiquitous expression in ovary (RPKM 26.5), spleen (RPKM 20.3) and 23 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all