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SLC18A2 gene

Known as: SLC18A2, VESICULAR AMINE TRANSPORTER 2, VMAT2 
This gene plays a role in neurotransmitter transport.
National Institutes of Health

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Homo sapiensIntracellular TransportLigand BindingMolecular Transport

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SLC18A2 wt Allele

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2014
2014
N-terminus regulation of VMAT2 mediates methamphetamine-stimulated efflux
2012
2012
In vivo evidence for low striatal vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) availability in cocaine abusers.
OBJECTIVE Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging studies in cocaine abusers have shown that low dopamine release in the… 
2012
2012
Vesicular monoamine transporter, type 2 (vmat2) expression as it compares to insulin and pancreatic polypeptide in the head, body and tail of the human pancreas
The vesicular monoamine transporter, type 2 (VMAT2) is responsible for sequestering monoamine neurotransmitters into exocytic… 
2010
2010
In vivo studies of the SERT-selective [18F]FPBM and VMAT2-selective [18F]AV-133 radiotracers in a rat model of Parkinson's disease.
Review
2007
Review
2007
VMAT2 gene expression and function as it applies to imaging β-cell mass
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia. The two main forms of the disease are distinguished by… 
2007
2007
The vesicular monoamine transporter 2 contains trafficking signals in both its N‐glycosylation and C‐terminal domains
The vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) and the vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT) belong to the same transporter… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
SLC18A2 promoter haplotypes and identification of a novel protective factor against alcoholism.
The vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2, SLC18A2) takes up cytosolic monoamines into intracellular secretory vesicles… 
2002
2002
L-DOPA does not cause neurotoxicity in VMAT2 heterozygote knockout mice.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
A Leucine-based Motif Mediates the Endocytosis of Vesicular Monoamine and Acetylcholine Transporters*
Specific transport proteins mediate the packaging of neurotransmitters into secretory vesicles and consequently require targeting… 
1997
1997
Murine vesicular monoamine transporter 2: molecular cloning and genomic structure.
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