SLC6A4
Sodium-dependent serotonin transporter
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, SLC6A4 (sodium-dependent serotonin transporter, UniProt P31645) has 40 drugs tested at it and 57 companies on the list, 7 on route A and 12 on route B.
Sources: UniProt, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL, FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, Pharos.
The protein
- UniProt
- P31645
- How well studied
- Drug target: an approved drug acts on it
- Where it sits in the cell
- In more than one place
- Solved structures
- 31
- Disease areas
- Mental health; Nervous system; Bones, joints and muscles; Urinary and reproductive; Chemically induced; Heart and blood vessels; Nutrition and metabolism; Cancer
- Registered trials of its drugs
- 1,767
Drugs at this target
| Status | Count |
|---|---|
| Marketed | 26 |
| Active | 2 |
| Went quiet | 7 |
| Stopped | 2 |
| Withdrawn from market | 3 |
| Total | 40 |
| Drug | Status | Furthest phase | US protection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escitalopram | Marketed | Phase 4 | Ended 2026 |
| Duloxetine | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
| Sertraline | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
| Fluoxetine | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
| Paroxetine | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
| Venlafaxine | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
| Citalopram | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
| Vortioxetine | Marketed | Phase 4 | Ends 2031 |
| Midomafetamine | Active | Phase 3 | none listed |
| Desvenlafaxine | Marketed | Phase 4 | Ends 2027 |
| Amitriptyline | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
| Fluvoxamine | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
12 of 40 drugs, the most tested first.
Companies at this target
| Where the company stands | Companies |
|---|---|
| Route A | 7 |
| Route B | 12 |
| Engaged | 13 |
| Undetermined | 25 |
| Total on the list | 57 |
| Company | Route |
|---|---|
| GSK | Route B |
| Takeda | Route B |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | Route A |
The other 54 companies at SLC6A4
In the product57 companies in all; 54 are not named here, and no score is.
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