GLUT5

From The School of Biomedical Sciences Wiki
Revision as of 07:19, 29 November 2013 by Nnjm2 (talk | contribs)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

The GLUT5 membrane transporter is a protein that transports fructose into cells in many areas of the body, including: skeletal muscle, kidney, fat tissue, brain, testis and intestine[1]. The fructose taken up these cells can be used in glycolysis[2].

References

  1. ↑ Douard V., Ferraris RP. (2008) "Regulation of the fructose transporter GLUT5 in health and disease" American journal of physiology, Endocrinology and metabolism 2:E227-37
  2. ↑ Hundal HS., Darakhshan F., Kristiansen S., Blakemore SJ., Richter EA. (1998) "GLUT5 expression and fructose transport in human skeletal muscle" Advances in experimental medicine and biology 441:35-45


Retrieved from "https://teaching.ncl.ac.uk/bms/wiki//index.php?title=GLUT5&oldid=10323"