Primary Identifier | MGI:1095438 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 3 | NCBI Gene Number | 20526 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0) Enables dehydroascorbic acid transmembrane transporter activity and glucose transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in dehydroascorbic acid transport; glucose transmembrane transport; and positive regulation of insulin secretion involved in cellular response to glucose stimulus. Located in several cellular components, including apical plasma membrane; brush border; and cell-cell junction. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; early conceptus; genitourinary system; immune system; and liver and biliary system. Used to study type 2 diabetes mellitus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Fanconi syndrome; glycogen storage disease; and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human SLC2A2 (solute carrier family 2 member 2). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mice are hyperglycemic with hypoinsulinemia and die within 2-3 weeks of life displaying increased plasma levels of glucagon, free fatty acids and beta-hydroxybutyrate, abnormal glucose tolerance, and altered postnatal development of pancreatic islets. [provided by MGI curators] |