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The neurotransmitter-transporter protein or reuptake carrier is the most important component in the termination of the synaptic activity. A number of these neurotransmitter transporters have been cloned (1). The cloned transporters contain consensus sequences for multiple N-linked glycosylation sites in the large extracellular loop (EL) between transmembrane regions 3 and 4. Consensus sites for phosphorylation by several protein kinases are located in the putative cytosolic domains.
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Patel, A.P., Reith, M.E.A. (2002). Neurotransmitter-Transporter Proteins. In: Reith, M.E.A. (eds) Neurotransmitter Transporters. Contemporary Neuroscience. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-158-9_10
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