Glutamatergic Transmission: A Matter of Three

Table 2

Glutamate transporters in glial cells. Summary of glutamate transporters described thus far.

Glu transporter	Preparation	Reference
GLAST/EAAT 1	Human cerebellar mRNA	[55, 56]
GLAST/EAAT 1	BGC	[57–59]
GLAST/EAAT 1	Müller glial cells	[60–63]
GLAST/EAAT 1	Activated microglia	[64]
GLT-1a and GLT-1b/EAAT 2	Astrocytes	[57, 65–67]
GLAST/EAAT 1, GLT-1/EAAT 2	Oligodendrocytes	[68–71]
GLT-1/EAAT 2	Microglia	[72]
EAAC1/EAAT 3	Astrocytes of the cerebral cortex	[73]
EAAC1/EAAT 3	OPCs	[69]
EAAC1/EAAT 3	Oligodendrocytes	[70]
EAAC1/EAAT 3	NG2^+ cells	[74]
VGLUT 1	Astrocytes in culture	[75, 76]
VGLUT 2	Astrocytes in culture	[75]
VGLUT 2 and VGLUT 3	Astrocytes of the cortex and caudate-putamen	[77]