solute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 12 (glucose transporter type 12, GLUT-12, SLC2A12, GLUT12, GLUT8)

Function

• facilitative glucose transporter

Structure

• N-glycosylated
• belongs to the major facilitator superfamily, sugar transporter (TC 2.A.1.1) family, glucose transporter subfamily

Compartment

• intracytoplasmic membrane
• cytoplasm, perinuclear region
• localizes primarily in the perinuclear region in the absence of insulin

Expression

• expressed in skeletal muscle, heart, prostate > brain, placenta, kidney

More general terms

• major facilitator superfamily (MFS)
• transmembrane 12 protein
• glycoprotein
• solute carrier family 2 (SLC2, SLC2A)

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8TD20.html