Glucose Transporter Type 1
Synonyms
Erythrocyte Glucose Transporter
GLUT 1 Protein
GLUT-1 Protein
GLUT1 Protein
Glucose Transporter, Erythrocyte
SLC2A1 Protein
Solute Carrier Family 2, Facilitated Glucose Transporter, Member 1 Protein
A ubiquitously expressed glucose transporter that is important for constitutive, basal GLUCOSE transport. It is predominately expressed in ENDOTHELIAL CELLS and ERYTHROCYTES at the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER and is responsible for GLUCOSE entry into the BRAIN.