A family of vesicular neurotransmitter transporter proteins that were originally characterized as sodium dependent inorganic phosphate cotransporters. Vesicular glutamate transport proteins sequester the excitatory neurotransmitter GLUTAMATE from the CYTOPLASM into SECRETORY VESICLES in exchange for lumenal PROTONS.
Also Known As:
VGLUT Transport Proteins; Glutamate Transporter, Vesicular; Protein, VGLUT Transport; Transport Protein, VGLUT; Transport Proteins, VGLUT; Transporter, Vesicular Glutamate; Transporters, Vesicular Glutamate; Vesicular Glutamate Transporters; Glutamate Transporters, Vesicular; VGLUT Transport Protein; Vesicular Glutamate Transport Protein; Vesicular Glutamate Transporter; Vesicular Glutamate Transporter Protein; Vesicular Glutamate Transporter Proteins