Gene:
solute carrier family 5 (sodium/glucose cotransporter), member 1
Gene ID:
207716
Symbol:
SLC5A1
Species:
1000
Description:
Glucose transporters are integral membrane proteins that mediate the transport of glucose and structurally-related substances across cellular membranes. Two families of glucose transporter have been identified: the facilitated-diffusion glucose transporter family (GLUT family), also known as 'uniporters,' and the sodium-dependent glucose transporter family (SGLT family), also known as 'cotransporters' or 'symporters' (Wright et al., 1994). The SLC5A1 gene encodes a protein that is involved in the active transport of glucose and galactose into eukaryotic and some prokaryotic cells.[supplied by OMIM]