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Facts about Synaptic vesicle membrane protein VAT-1 homolog.
Has no effect on cell proliferation. Negatively regulates mitochondrial fusion in cooperation with mitofusin proteins (MFN1-2).
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | VAT1 |
| Uniprot: | Q99536 |
| Entrez: | 10493 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| zinc-containing alcohol dehydrogenase family |

FLJ20230; membrane protein of cholinergic synaptic vesicles; synaptic vesicle membrane protein VAT-1 homolog; VATI; vesicle amine transport protein 1 homolog (T. californica)
Mass (kDA):
41.92 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 17q21.31 |
| Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (43014607..43022385, complement) |
Expressed in brain. Also expressed in glioblastoma cells.
Cytoplasm. Mitochondrion outer membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. The majority is localized in the cytoplasm and a small amount is associated with mitochondria.





PMID: 8938427 by Smith T.M., et al. Complete genomic sequence and analysis of 117 kb of human DNA containing the gene BRCA1.
PMID: 7774926 by Friedman L.S., et al. 22 genes from chromosome 17q21: cloning, sequencing, and characterization of mutations in breast cancer families and tumors.