The Na+/glucose cotransporters: from genes to therapy

Glucose enters eukaryotic cells via two types of membrane-associated carrier proteins, the Na+/glucose cotransporters (SGLT) and the facilitative glucose transporters (GLUT). The SGLT family consists of six members. Among them, the SGLT1 and SGLT2 proteins, encoded by the solute carrier genes SLC5A1...

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Main Authors: R. Sabino-Silva, R.C. Mori, A. David-Silva, M.M. Okamoto, H.S. Freitas, U.F. Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2010-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010001100002