SLC6A15, B0AT2, NTT73, SBAT1, Sodium-dependent neutral amino acid transporter B(0)AT2, Sodium- and chloride-dependent neurotransmitter transporter NTT73, Sodium-coupled branched-chain amino-acid transporter 1, Solute carrier family 6 member
This gene encodes a member of the solute carrier family 6 protein family which transports neutral amino acids. The encoded protein is thought to play a role in neuronal amino acid transport (PMID: 16185194) and may be associated with major depression (PMID: 21521612). Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012],function:Not yet known, orphan transporter.,similarity:Belongs to the sodium:neurotransmitter symporter (SNF) family.,