Membrane glycoprotein M6B interacts with the human serotonin transporter

Anja Winther Fjorback1, Heidi Kaastrup Müller, Ove Wiborg

  • 1Centre for Psychiatric Research, University Hospital of Aarhus, Risskov, Denmark.

Summary

The membrane glycoprotein M6B binds to the serotonin transporter (SERT), reducing serotonin uptake by decreasing SERT

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