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MeSH Heading: Taurine Transporters
Tree Number(s): D12.776.157.530.200.501; D12.776.543.585.200.501
Unique ID: D000099247
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000099247
Scope Note: An amino acid transport protein that acts as a SYMPORTER transporting taurine with sodium across the CELL MEMBRANE. It plays a role in the metabolism of NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS.
Registry Numbers: 0
Public MeSH Note: 2026; TAURINE TRANSPORTERS was indexed under MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS and MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS 2004-2025 and under CARRIER PROTEINS 1992-2004
History Note: 2026 (1992); use TAURINE TRANSPORTER (NM) 1992-2025
Date Introduced: 2026/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

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adverse effects (AE)

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analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Taurine Transporters MeSH Descriptor Data 2026