SLC6A6
solute carrier family 6 member 6 | TAUT

This gene encodes a multi-pass membrane protein that is a member of a family of sodium and chloride-ion dependent transporters. The encoded protein transports taurine and beta-alanine. There is a pseudogene for this gene on chromosome 21. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2013]

Member of: DE-7 DE-7.2 Developmental clusters: GC4
Biological processes 46 terms
GABA-ergic synapse (GO:0098982)alanine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0022858)alanine transport (GO:0032328)amino acid import across plasma membrane (GO:0089718)amino acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015171)amino acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015171)amino acid transport (GO:0006865)amino acid transport (GO:0006865)amino acid:sodium symporter activity (GO:0005283)amino acid:sodium symporter activity (GO:0005283)apical plasma membrane (GO:0016324)basolateral plasma membrane (GO:0016323)cell projection (GO:0042995)dendrite (GO:0030425)gamma-aminobutyric acid import (GO:0051939)gamma-aminobutyric acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015185)gamma-aminobutyric acid:sodium:chloride symporter activity (GO:0005332)gamma-aminobutyric acid:sodium:chloride symporter activity (GO:0005332)gamma-aminobutyric acid:sodium:chloride symporter activity (GO:0005332)import across plasma membrane (GO:0098739)membrane (GO:0016020)membrane (GO:0016020)microvillus membrane (GO:0031528)modulation of chemical synaptic transmission (GO:0050804)neuronal cell body (GO:0043025)neurotransmitter transport (GO:0006836)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)positive regulation of cell differentiation (GO:0045597)postsynaptic membrane (GO:0045211)sodium ion transmembrane transport (GO:0035725)taurine transmembrane transport (GO:0015734)taurine transmembrane transport (GO:0015734)taurine transmembrane transport (GO:0015734)taurine transmembrane transport (GO:0015734)taurine transmembrane transport (GO:0015734)taurine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0005368)taurine:sodium symporter activity (GO:0005369)taurine:sodium symporter activity (GO:0005369)taurine:sodium symporter activity (GO:0005369)taurine:sodium symporter activity (GO:0005369)taurine:sodium symporter activity (GO:0005369)transport across blood-brain barrier (GO:0150104)
Expression (TPM)
SLC6A6 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating SLC6A6 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for SLC6A6. 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 = SLC6A6 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 SLC6A6

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of SLC6A6, 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
chr3:14,121,816–14,122,532 280.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 97
chr3:14,124,108–14,126,323 277.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1032
chr3:14,178,020–14,179,126 223.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 960
chr3:14,216,206–14,216,677 186.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 226
chr3:14,232,409–14,233,221 169.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 527
chr3:14,272,392–14,272,931 129.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 132
chr3:14,319,426–14,320,088 82.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 332
chr3:14,401,899–14,403,672 97 bp At TSS Multiome 895
chr3:14,412,856–14,413,790 10.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 270
chr3:14,463,118–14,463,686 60.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 134
chr3:14,508,941–14,509,537 106.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 235
chr3:14,532,598–14,533,121 130.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 210
chr3:14,601,718–14,603,350 200.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 282
chr3:14,651,173–14,652,219 249.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 942

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the SLC6A6 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.

chr3:14,111,816 – 14,662,219
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq