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solute carrier family 5 (sodium/glucose cotransporter), member 1
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | SLC5A1 |
| Alt. Symbols | SGLT1 |
| Entrez | 6523 |
| HUGO | 11036 |
| OMIM | 182380 |
| RefSeq | NM_000343 |
| UniProt | P13866 |
| Other data | |
| Locus | Chr. 22 q13.1 |
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solute carrier family 5 (sodium/glucose cotransporter), member 2
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | SLC5A2 |
| Alt. Symbols | SGLT2 |
| Entrez | 6524 |
| HUGO | 11037 |
| OMIM | 182381 |
| RefSeq | NM_003041 |
| UniProt | P31639 |
| Other data | |
| Locus | Chr. 16 p11.2 |
Sodium-dependent glucose cotransporters are a family of glucose transporter found in the intestinal mucosa of the small intestine (SGLT1) and the proximal tubule of the nephron (SGLT2 and SGLT1). They contribute to renal glucose reabsorption.
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Types
SGLT1 and SGLT2 are members of the SLC5A gene family.
| Gene | Location[1] | Co-transport ratio and % of glucose reabsorption[2] |
| SGLT1 | Located in the S3 segment of the proximal tubule. | Has a 2Na+:1Glucose co-transport ratio and is responsible for 2% of glucose reabsorption |
| SGLT2 | Is predominately located in the S1 and S2 segments of the proximal tubule. | Has a 1Na+:1Glucose co-transport ratio and is responsible for 98% of glucose reabsorption. |
Including SGLT1 and SGLT2, there are total seven members in the human protein family SLC5A, several of which may also be sodium-glucose transporters[3].
Functions
These proteins use the energy from a downhill sodium gradient to transport glucose across the apical membrane against an uphill glucose gradient. Therefore, these co-transporters are an example of secondary active transport. (The GLUT uniporters then transport the glucose across the basolateral membrane, into the peritubular capillaries.)
See also
References
- ^ Wright EM, Hirayama BA, Loo DF. (2007) "Active sugar transport in health and disease", J Intern Med, 261:32–43
- ^ Wright EM. (2001) "Renal Na+-glucose cotransporters", Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, 280:F10–F18
- ^ Ensembl release 48: Homo sapiens Ensembl protein family ENSF00000000509
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