SLC17A8

Solute carrier family 17 member 8 (SLC17A8) also known as the vesicular glutamate transporter 3 (VGluT3) is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC17A8 is_associated_with::gene.

Function
This gene encodes a vesicular is_associated_with::glutamate transporter. The encoded protein transports the is_associated_with::neurotransmitter glutamate into is_associated_with::synaptic vesicles before it is released into the synaptic cleft.

Clinical significance
Mutations in this gene are the cause of autosomal-dominant is_associated_with::nonsyndromic deafness type 25 (DFNA25).