Gene Information
Gene NameSLC5A4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length659
Protein NamesSolute carrier family 5 member 4
Target Namesodium/glucose cotransporter 2
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000100191 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ9NY91
Gene CardSLC5A4
Uniprot IDQ9NY91
PfamPF00474
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.249236886)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC5A4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC5A4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC5A4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC5A4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc5a4a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC5A4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc5a4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SLC5A4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSLC5A2
ParalogsSLC5A11, SLC5A5, SLC5A8, SLC5A1, SLC5A6, SLC5A9, SLC5A3, SLC5A10, SLC5A2, SLC5A12, SLC5A7
Tissueduodenum, small.intestine
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in skeletal muscle, where it may localize to the neuromuscular junction (at protein level) (PubMed:13130073). Expressed in small intestine where it may localize to cholinergic neurons of the submucosal plexus and myenteric plexus (at protein level) (PubMed:13130073). Detected in kidney (at protein level) (PubMed:22766068). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:13130073, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22766068}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs16990065  rs2235171 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:13130073, ECO:0000305|PubMed:17110502, ECO:0000305|PubMed:20421923, ECO:0000305|PubMed:22766068};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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