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Vesicular Monoamine Transport Proteins

Known as: Vesicular Transporter, Monoamine, Vesicular Monoamine Transporter Proteins, Monoamine Transporters, Vesicular 
A family of vesicular amine transporter proteins that catalyze the transport and storage of CATECHOLAMINES and indolamines into SECRETORY VESICLES.
National Institutes of Health

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Slc18a1 protein, ratSlc18a2 protein, ratVesicular Monoamine Transporter 2chromaffin granule amine transporter

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Dispensable, Redundant, Complementary, and Cooperative Roles of Dopamine, Octopamine, and Serotonin in Drosophila melanogaster
To investigate the regulation of Drosophila melanogaster behavior by biogenic amines, we have exploited the broad requirement of… 
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… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Neurochemical characterization of extrinsic innervation of the guinea pig rectum
The presence of markers for parasympathetic, sympathetic, and glutamatergic or peptidergic sensory innervation was investigated… 
1999
1999
Effects of microtopography on mycorrhizal infection in Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Mills.)
Abstract The presence and intensity of mycorrhizal infection in wetland trees has received relatively little attention. We report… 
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… 
1998
1998
Ontogeny of vesicular monoamine transporter mRNAs VMAT1 and VMAT2. I. The developing rat central nervous system.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Differential Localization of Vesicular Acetylcholine and Monoamine Transporters in PC12 Cells but Not CHO Cells
Previous studies have indicated that neuro-endocrine cells store monoamines and acetylcholine (ACh) in different secretory… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Kinetic Evaluation of [11C]Dihydrotetrabenazine by Dynamic PET: Measurement of Vesicular Monoamine Transporter
(+)-α-[11C]Dihydrotetrabenazine (DTBZ) binds to the vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT2) located in presynaptic vesicles. The… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Gastric endocrine cells: gene expression, processing, and targeting of active products.
Endocrine cells of the gastric epithelium secrete biologically active peptides and small messenger molecules such as histamine… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
[3H]Dihydrotetrabenazine, a New In Vitro Monoaminergic Probe for Human Brain
Abstract: The monoamine transporter of dopamine (DA), noradrenaline, and 5‐hydroxytryptamine synaptic vesicles was assayed in rat… 
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