Synonyms:
EA6, EAAT1, Excitatory amino acid transporter 1, FLJ25094, GLAST, GLAST1, Glial high affinity glutamate transporter, High affinity neuronal glutamate transporter, Slc1a3, Sodium dependent glutamate/aspartate transporter, EAA1_HUMAN, AI504299, B430115D02Rik, GLAST-1, GLU-T, GluT-1, Gmt1, MGluT1, SLC1A3.
Introduction:
This gene encodes a member of a member of a high affinity glutamate transporter family. Mutations in this gene are associated with episodic ataxia, Type 6. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.