Sodium chloride-dependent neurotransmitter symporters located primarily on the PLASMA MEMBRANE of dopaminergic neurons. They remove DOPAMINE from the EXTRACELLULAR SPACE by high affinity reuptake into PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS and are the target of DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS.
Also Known As:
Dopamine Transporter; Dopamine Transporter, DAT; Transporter, Dopamine; DAT Dopamine Transporter; DAT Dopamine Transporter Proteins; Dopamine Carriers; Dopamine Transporter Proteins; Dopamine Uptake Complex; SLC6A3 Protein; Solute Carrier Family 6 (Neurotransmitter Transporter), Member 3 Protein; Carriers, Dopamine; Dopamine-Specific Neurotransmitter Transporters; Neurotransmitter Transport Proteins, Dopamine Specific; Neurotransmitter Transporters, Dopamine Specific; Protein, SLC6A3; Transporter Proteins, Dopamine; Transporter, DAT Dopamine; Transporters, Dopamine-Specific Neurotransmitter; Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transporter Proteins; Neurotransmitter Transport Proteins, Dopamine-Specific; Neurotransmitter Transporters, Dopamine-Specific