Gene Information
Gene NameGLUT5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length501
Protein NamesSolute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 5 (Fructose transporter) (Glucose transporter type 5, small intestine) (GLUT-5)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBP22732
Gene CardSLC2A5
Uniprot IDP22732
PfamPF00083
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in skeletal muscle, and in jejunum brush border membrane and basolateral membrane (at protein level) (PubMed:7619085). Expressed in small intestine, and at much lower levels in kidney, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1695905, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7619085}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1451503051 
Subcellular location [CC]Apical cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9WV38};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9WV38}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1695905, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28083649, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7619085, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8333543};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9WV38}. Cell membrane, sarcolemma {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P43427}. Note=Localized on the apical membrane of jejunum villi, but also on lateral plasma membranes of the villi. Transport to the cell membrane is dependent on RAB11A. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9WV38}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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