Vesicular acetylcholine transporter

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solute carrier family 18 (vesicular acetylcholine), member 3
Identifiers
Symbol SLC18A3
Entrez 6572
HUGO 10936
OMIM 600336
RefSeq NM_003055
UniProt Q16572
Other data
Locus Chr. 10 q11.2

The Vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) is a neurotransmitter transporter which is responsible for loading acetylcholine (ACh) into secretory organelles in neurons making acetylcholine available for secretion.[1][2]

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[edit] VACh uptake inhibitors

[edit] Radiolabeled compounds

PET imaging of the VAChT may provide insights into early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.

  • (−)-trans-2-Hydroxy-3-(4-(4-[18F]fluorobenzoyl)piperidino)tetralin; racemate: Ki = 2.70 nM for VAChT, 191 nM for σ1, and 251 nM for σ2[3]

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