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GLUT transporters are an example of [[Uniport carrier|uniport carrier]] proteins<ref>Becker W, Kleinsmith L, Hardin J (2004). The World of the Cell, 6th edition, p201. San Francisco: Pearson Education.</ref>.&nbsp;They are [[Integral membrane proteins|integral membrane proteins]]&nbsp;that are responsible for the f[[Facilitated diffusion|acilitated diffusion]] of glucose into cells such as erythrocytes (GLUT 1) and liver cells (GLUT 2)<ref>Becker W, Kleinsmith L, Hardin J (2004). The World of the Cell, 6th edition, p201. San Francisco: Pearson Education.</ref>. It can allow glucose to move into cells when concentration is high in the [[Plasma|plasma]]&nbsp;(but low intracellular levels) or remove it from cells where plasma glucose concentration is low and extracellular levels are high.&nbsp;GLUT transporters are not active transporters, they make use of the [[Electrochemical gradient|chemical gradient that]] exists between the inside and outside of the [[Plasma membrane|plasma membrane<ref>Becker W, Kleinsmith L, Hardin J (2004). The World of the Cell, 6th edition, p201. San Francisco: Pearson Education.</ref>]].&nbsp;  
GLUT transporters are an example of [[Uniport carrier|uniport carrier]] proteins<ref>Becker W, Kleinsmith L, Hardin J (2004). The World of the Cell, 6th edition, p201. San Francisco: Pearson Education.</ref>.&nbsp;They are [[Integral membrane proteins|integral membrane proteins]]&nbsp;that are responsible for the f[[Facilitated diffusion|acilitated diffusion]] of glucose into cells such as erythrocytes ([[GLUT1|GLUT1]]) and liver cells ([[GLUT2|GLUT2]])<ref>Becker W, Kleinsmith L, Hardin J (2004). The World of the Cell, 6th edition, p201. San Francisco: Pearson Education.</ref>. It can allow glucose to move into cells when concentration is high in the [[Plasma|plasma]]&nbsp;(but low intracellular levels) or remove it from cells where plasma glucose concentration is low and extracellular levels are high.&nbsp;GLUT transporters are not active transporters, they make use of the [[Electrochemical gradient|chemical gradient that]] exists between the inside and outside of the [[Plasma membrane|plasma membrane<ref>Becker W, Kleinsmith L, Hardin J (2004). The World of the Cell, 6th edition, p201. San Francisco: Pearson Education.</ref>]].&nbsp;<br>


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<u></u>GLUT 1 is the name of the GLUT transporter on the plasma membrane of [[Erythrocytes|erythrocytes<ref>Becker W, Kleinsmith L, Hardin J (2004). The World of the Cell, 6th edition, p201. San Francisco: Pearson Education.</ref>]]. It's presence allow glucose to enter the cell 50,000 times faster than by normal diffusion<ref>Becker W, Kleinsmith L, Hardin J (2004). The World of the Cell, 6th edition, p201. San Francisco: Pearson Education.</ref>. The protein consists of 12 hydrophobic transbembrane segments<ref>Becker W, Kleinsmith L, Hardin J (2004). The World of the Cell, 6th edition, p201. San Francisco: Pearson Education.</ref>. GLUT 1 has two different conformational states which allow it to transport glucose across the membrane<ref>Becker W, Kleinsmith L, Hardin J (2004). The World of the Cell, 6th edition, p202. San Francisco: Pearson Education.</ref> When the substrate (glucose) binds to the protein in its T<sub>1</sub> state (binding site exposed to the outside of the cell) a conformational change is induced in the protein, it shifts to the T2 conformational state, allowing it to release glucose into the cell<ref>Becker W, Kleinsmith L, Hardin J (2004). The World of the Cell, 6th edition, p202. San Francisco: Pearson Education.</ref>. This can occur in reverse when extracellular glucose levels are lower than intracellular levels.&nbsp;<sub></sub>
 
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GLUT transporters are an example of uniport carrier proteins[1]. They are integral membrane proteins that are responsible for the facilitated diffusion of glucose into cells such as erythrocytes (GLUT1) and liver cells (GLUT2)[2]. It can allow glucose to move into cells when concentration is high in the plasma (but low intracellular levels) or remove it from cells where plasma glucose concentration is low and extracellular levels are high. GLUT transporters are not active transporters, they make use of the chemical gradient that exists between the inside and outside of the plasma membrane[3]. 

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  1. ↑ Becker W, Kleinsmith L, Hardin J (2004). The World of the Cell, 6th edition, p201. San Francisco: Pearson Education.
  2. ↑ Becker W, Kleinsmith L, Hardin J (2004). The World of the Cell, 6th edition, p201. San Francisco: Pearson Education.
  3. ↑ Becker W, Kleinsmith L, Hardin J (2004). The World of the Cell, 6th edition, p201. San Francisco: Pearson Education.
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