Gene
SLC6A20
solute carrier family 6 member 20
- HGNC 30927↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000163817↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 54716↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 3p21.31
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 3: 45,755,449–45,796,536 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 11 exons across 41.1 kb
- Protein
- 592 amino acids
- Also known as
- XT3, Xtrp3, SIT1, IMINO
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000358525.9NM_020208.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How SLC6A20 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 5.4 kb of the gene's 41.1 kb; 1,779 of those bases code for the protein.
Traits linked to SLC6A20
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions SLC6A20 can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
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.). SLC6A20 gene: solute carrier family 6 member 20. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/slc6a20
Dante Labs. SLC6A20 gene: solute carrier family 6 member 20 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/slc6a20
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