GLUT8
| solute carrier family 2, (facilitated glucose transporter) member 8 | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | SLC2A8 |
| Alt. symbols | GLUTX1, GLUT8 |
| NCBI gene | 29988 |
| HGNC | 13812 |
| OMIM | 605245 |
| RefSeq | NM_014580 |
| Other data | |
| Locus | Chr. 9 q33.3 |
GLUT8 also known as SLC2A8 is the eighth member of glucose transporter superfamily.
It is characterized by the presence of two leucine residues in its N-terminal intracellular domain, which influences intracellular trafficking.