Gene Information
Gene NameSLC2A8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length477
Protein NamesSolute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 8 (Glucose transporter type 8) (GLUT-8) (Glucose transporter type X1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1064 ( ENSG00000136856 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ9NY64
Gene CardSLC2A8
Uniprot IDQ9NY64
PfamPF00083
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.543951687)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC2A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC2A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC2A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC2A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc2a8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC2A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc2a8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SLC2A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSLC2A6
ParalogsSLC2A7, SLC2A6, SLC2A5, SLC2A11, SLC2A2, SLC2A1, SLC2A4, SLC2A3, SLC2A14, SLC2A13, SLC2A9, SLC2A12, SLC2A10
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in testis, but not in testicular carcinoma. Lower amounts present in most other tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10821868}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs34064803 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9JJZ1};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9JJZ1};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Note=Principally intracellular. May move between intracellular vesicles and the plasma membrane. The dileucine internalization motif is critical for intracellular sequestration. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9JJZ1}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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