GLUT1

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GLUT 1 is a type of glucose transporter found in the cell membrane of erythrocyte and brain cells and is encoded by the gene SLC2A.[1] The GLUT family of glucose transporters are an example of uniporters, meaning that the carrier protein transports one substrate.

References

  1. ↑ Leszek Szablewski, 2011, Glucose Homeostasis and Insulin resistance (e-book), Bentham Science Publisher, Available through:



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