gene: eat-4 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable L-glutamate transmembrane transporter activity; glutamate:sodium symporter activity; and neurotransmitter transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in several processes, including glutamatergic synaptic transmission; positive regulation of backward locomotion; and regulation of male mating behavior. Predicted to be located in excitatory synapse and synaptic vesicle membrane. Expressed in intestine; neurons; and pharynx. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal dominant nonsyndromic deafness 25. Is an ortholog of human SLC17A7 (solute carrier family 17 member 7) and SLC17A8 (solute carrier family 17 member 8).