VGLUT 3 (vesicular glutamate transporter 3)

A new vesicular glutamate transporter

General Information

The vesicular glutamate transporter 3 VGLUT 3 is closely related to VGLUT 1 and VGLUT 2 by sequence similarity. However, VGLUT 3 defines a new distinct glutamatergic system in brain which is strictly seperated from VGLUT 1 and VGLUT 2 synapses. Co-localization with the acetylcholine transporter VAChT and the monoamine transporter 2 VMaT 2 has been observed.