SLC17A8

246213216227ENSG00000179520ENSMUSG00000019935Q8NDX2Q8BFU8NM_139319NM_001145288NM_182959NM_001310710NP_001138760NP_647480NP_001297639NP_892004vesicular glutamate transporter 3 (VGLUT3) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC17A8 gene. vesicular glutamate transporter 3 (VGLUT3) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC17A8 gene. This gene encodes a vesicular glutamate transporter. The encoded protein transports the neurotransmitter glutamate into synaptic vesicles before it is released into the synaptic cleft. Mutations in this gene are the cause of autosomal-dominant nonsyndromic deafness type 25 (DFNA25). This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.