SLC6A3
solute carrier family 6 member 3 | DAT, DAT1

This gene encodes a dopamine transporter which is a member of the sodium- and chloride-dependent neurotransmitter transporter family. The 3' UTR of this gene contains a 40 bp tandem repeat, referred to as a variable number tandem repeat or VNTR, which can be present in 3 to 11 copies. Variation in the number of repeats is associated with idiopathic epilepsy, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, dependence on alcohol and cocaine, susceptibility to Parkinson disease and protection against nicotine dependence.[provided by RefSeq, Nov 2009]

Biological processes 59 terms
amine binding (GO:0043176)amino acid transport (GO:0006865)axon (GO:0030424)axon (GO:0030424)axon terminus (GO:0043679)cell surface (GO:0009986)cell surface (GO:0009986)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)dopamine binding (GO:0035240)dopamine transport (GO:0015872)dopamine transport (GO:0015872)dopamine uptake (GO:0090494)dopamine uptake (GO:0090494)dopamine uptake (GO:0090494)dopamine uptake involved in synaptic transmission (GO:0051583)dopamine:sodium symporter activity (GO:0005330)dopamine:sodium symporter activity (GO:0005330)dopamine:sodium symporter activity (GO:0005330)dopaminergic synapse (GO:0098691)flotillin complex (GO:0016600)heterocyclic compound binding (GO:1901363)hyaloid vascular plexus regression (GO:1990384)hyaloid vascular plexus regression (GO:1990384)membrane (GO:0016020)membrane (GO:0016020)membrane raft (GO:0045121)monoamine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0008504)monoamine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0008504)monoamine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0008504)monoamine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0008504)monoamine transport (GO:0015844)neuron projection (GO:0043005)neuron projection (GO:0043005)neuronal cell body (GO:0043025)neurotransmitter transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0005326)neurotransmitter transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0005326)neurotransmitter transport (GO:0006836)neurotransmitter transport (GO:0006836)neurotransmitter uptake (GO:0001504)norepinephrine uptake (GO:0051620)norepinephrine:sodium symporter activity (GO:0005334)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)postsynaptic membrane (GO:0045211)presynaptic membrane (GO:0042734)protease binding (GO:0002020)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein phosphatase 2A binding (GO:0051721)protein-containing complex binding (GO:0044877)response to cAMP (GO:0051591)response to ethanol (GO:0045471)response to iron ion (GO:0010039)response to nicotine (GO:0035094)response to xenobiotic stimulus (GO:0009410)signaling receptor binding (GO:0005102)sodium ion transmembrane transport (GO:0035725)transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0022857)
Expression (TPM)
SLC6A3 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating SLC6A3 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for SLC6A3. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = SLC6A3 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to SLC6A3

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of SLC6A3, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr5:1,444,671–1,446,554 at TSS At TSS 180

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the SLC6A3 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr5:1,434,671 – 1,456,554
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq