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The serotonin transporter (SERT or 5-HTT) also known as the sodium-dependent serotonin transporter and solute carrier family 6 member 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC6A4 gene. SERT is a type of monoamine transporter protein that transports Serotonin from the synaptic cleft to the presynaptic neuron. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin_transporter)

시냅스에 있는 Serotonin을 다시 원래 뉴런으로 옮겨주는 단백질. 이 단백질에 결합하여 serotonin 농도를 유지시킴으로써 우울증을 치료하는 약을 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)라고 한다.

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