General Information of Drug Transporter (DT)
DT ID DTD0034 Transporter Info
Gene Name SLC18A2
Transporter Name Vesicular amine transporter 2
Gene ID
6571
UniProt ID
Q05940

Transcriptional Regulation of This DT (TSR)

TF Superclass 2: Zinc-coordinating DNA-binding domains

      Class 2.1: Nuclear receptors with C4 zinc fingers

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        NR4A2 

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       Transcriptional Phenomenon 1

Activation of SLC18A2 gene in brain neuroblastoma condition [1]

TF Protein Name

Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 Transcription Factor Info

Studied Phenotype

Brain neuroblastoma [ICD11: 2A00.11]

Tissue

Brain

Related DT Changes

Up regulating

Experimental Material

Nurr1 KO mice

Detailed Description

Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 (NR4A2) has been reported to activate the transcription of SLC18A2 gene in brain neuroblastoma condition, which leads to an increased expression of the drug transporter Vesicular amine transporter 2.

       Transcriptional Phenomenon 2

Activation of SLC18A2 gene in health condition [2]

TF Protein Name

Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 Transcription Factor Info

Studied Phenotype

Heallth [ICD11: N.A]

Tissue

Brain

Related DT Changes

Up regulating

Experimental Material

E12.5 mice

Detailed Description

Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 (NR4A2) has been reported to activate the transcription of SLC18A2 gene in health condition, which leads to an increased expression of the drug transporter Vesicular amine transporter 2.

TF Superclass 3: Helix-turn-helix domains

      Class 3.1: Homeo domain factors

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        PITX3 

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       Transcriptional Phenomenon 1

Activation of SLC18A2 gene in health condition [3]

TF Protein Name

Pituitary homeobox 3 Transcription Factor Info

Affected Drug/Substrate

Dopamine

Studied Phenotype

Heallth [ICD11: N.A]

Tissue

Brain

Related DT Changes

Up regulating

Experimental Material

C57BL/6 Pitx3 KO mice

Detailed Description

Pituitary homeobox 3 (PITX3) has been reported to activate the transcription of SLC18A2 gene in health condition, which leads to an increased expression of the drug transporter Vesicular amine transporter 2.
References
1 Nurr1 regulates dopamine synthesis and storage in MN9D dopamine cells. Exp Cell Res. 2003 Aug 15;288(2):324-34.
2 Involvement of Nurr1 in specifying the neurotransmitter identity of ventral midbrain dopaminergic neurons. Eur J Neurosci. 2003 Oct;18(7):1731-8.
3 Vesicular monoamine transporter 2 and dopamine transporter are molecular targets of Pitx3 in the ventral midbrain dopamine neurons. J Neurochem. 2009 Dec;111(5):1202-12.

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