FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as GTR1_HUMAN, SLC2A1, GLUT1. Facilitative glucose transporter, which is responsible for constitutive or basal glucose uptake (PubMed:18245775, PubMed:19449892, PubMed:25982116, PubMed:27078104, PubMed:10227690). Has a very broad substrate specificity; can transport a wide range of aldoses including both pentoses and hexoses (PubMed:18245775, PubMed:19449892). Most important energy carrier of the brain: present at the blood-brain barrier and assures the energy-independent, facilitative transport of glucose into the brain (PubMed:10227690). In association with BSG and NXNL1, promotes retinal cone survival by increasing glucose uptake into photoreceptors (By similarity). Interacts with GIPC (via PDZ domain) (By similarity). Found in a complex with ADD2, DMTN and SLC2A1. Interacts (via C-terminus cytoplasmic region) with DMTN isoform 2 (PubMed:18347014). Interacts with SNX27; the interaction is required when endocytosed to prevent degradation in lysosomes and promote recycling to the plasma membrane (PubMed:23563491). Interacts with STOM (PubMed:23219802). Interacts with SGTA (via Gln-rich region) (By similarity). Interacts with isoform 1 of BSG (PubMed:25957687).

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EXTERNAL LINKS

SLC2A1

Solute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 1

ligandability Mutations

SLC2A1

Molecular Synopsis