SLC5A4

SLC5A4
Identifiers
Aliases	SLC5A4, DJ90G24.4, SAAT1, SGLT3, solute carrier family 5 member 4
External IDs	MGI: 1927848; HomoloGene: 8591; GeneCards: SLC5A4; OMA:SLC5A4 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 22 (human)
End	32,255,347 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 10 (mouse)
End	76,025,099 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	duodenum; ; testicle; ; islet of Langerhans; ; smooth muscle tissue; ; upper lobe of left lung; ; body of uterus; ; sural nerve; ; right lung; ; left lobe of thyroid gland; ; right lobe of thyroid gland;
	Top expressed in
	morula; ; jejunum; ; intestinal villus; ; duodenum; ; lumbar subsegment of spinal cord; ; proximal tubule; ; cumulus cell; ; ileum; ; right kidney; ; ovary;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	glucose:sodium symporter activity; transmembrane transporter activity;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; membrane; integral component of plasma membrane; plasma membrane;
Biological process	ion transport; transmembrane transport; sodium ion transport; glucose transmembrane transport;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	6527
	64452
	ENSG00000100191
	ENSMUSG00000020229
	Q9NY91
	Q9ET37
	NM_014227
	NM_133184
	NP_055042
	NP_573447
	Wikidata
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The low affinity sodium-glucose cotransporter also known as the sodium/glucose cotransporter 3 (SGLT3) or solute carrier family 5 member 4 (SLC5A4) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC5A4 gene. It functions as a sugar sensor.