Vesicular monoamine transporter 1
PROTEIN-CODING GENE IN THE SPECIES HOMO SAPIENS
VMAT-1; VMAT1; Vesicle monoamine transporter 1; SLC18A1 (gene); Chromaffin granule amine transporter; SLC18A1
Vesicular monoamine transporter 1 (VMAT1) also known as chromaffin granule amine transporter (CGAT) or solute carrier family 18 member 1 (SLC18A1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC18A1 gene. VMAT1 is an integral membrane protein, which is embedded in synaptic vesicles and serves to transfer monoamines, such as norepinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin, between the cytosol and synaptic vesicles.