Dopamine Transport Procedure

The dopamine transporter is a vital protein that initiates the process of dopamine being used within the body. The dopamine transporter (DAT) is a transmembrane protein that has an amino and carboxyl terminus. DAT also has specific domains that facilitate the process of glycosylation. The dopamine transporter’s main function is to transport dopamine, so that the gene can be expressed within a human's genome. In order for this to occur certain steps must be followed during the catalytic (metabolic) process. First, the transportation of the DAT is carried out by moving vesicles of dopamine from the synaptic cleft and the presynaptic neuron in order to transport dopamine through a neuronal passageway. The DNA of the dopamine transporter is transcribed