Gene
SLC6A11
solute carrier family 6 member 11
- HGNC 11044↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000132164↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 6538↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 3p25.3
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 3: 10,816,228–10,940,714 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 14 exons across 124.5 kb
- Protein
- 632 amino acids
- Also known as
- GAT3
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000254488.7NM_014229.3
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How SLC6A11 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 4.2 kb of the gene's 124.5 kb; 1,899 of those bases code for the protein.
Traits linked to SLC6A11
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions SLC6A11 can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
Abnormality of limbs
- Acromesomelia
- Attachment of thumb close to wrist
- Broad big toe
- Broad thumb
- Inability to straighten knee
- Overlapping toe
- Postaxial polydactyly
- Tapered finger
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External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). SLC6A11 gene: solute carrier family 6 member 11. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/slc6a11
Dante Labs. SLC6A11 gene: solute carrier family 6 member 11 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/slc6a11
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