Sodium- and Chloride-Dependent Creatine Transporter 1

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

**Definition:** Sodium- and chloride-dependent creatine transporter 1 (635 aa, ~71 kDa) is encoded by the human SLC6A8 gene. This protein plays a role in sodium and chloride ion-dependent transmembrane transport of creatine and phosphocreatine.

**Synonyms:** - CT1 - Creatine Transporter - Creatine Transporter 1 - Creatine Transporter SLC6A8 - SLC6A8 - Solute Carrier Family 6 Member 8