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Glutamate Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins MeSH Descriptor Data 2026
A family of plasma membrane neurotransmitter transporter proteins that couple the uptake of GLUTAMATE with the import of SODIUM ions and PROTONS and the export of POTASSIUM ions. In the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM they regulate neurotransmission through synaptic reuptake of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate. Outside the central nervous system they function as signal mediators and regulators of glutamate metabolism.
Entry Term(s)
EAAT Proteins
Excitatory Amino Acid Transport Proteins
Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter Proteins
Glutamate Plasma Membrane Transporter Proteins
Neurotransmitter Transport Proteins, Glutamate-Specific
Neurotransmitter Transporters, Glutamate-Specific
Sodium-Glutamate Cotransporter
Sodium-Glutamate Transporter
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Amino Acid Transport System X-AG (1984-2005)
Symporters (1984-2005)
Public MeSH Note
2006; SODIUM-GLUTAMATE COTRANSPORTER was indexed under AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG & SYMPORTERS 2003-2005, CARRIER PROTEINS 1984-2002
A family of plasma membrane neurotransmitter transporter proteins that couple the uptake of GLUTAMATE with the import of SODIUM ions and PROTONS and the export of POTASSIUM ions. In the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM they regulate neurotransmission through synaptic reuptake of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate. Outside the central nervous system they function as signal mediators and regulators of glutamate metabolism.