葡萄糖转运蛋白4型

Also known as Glc_transpt_4, IPR002441, GLUT4, Gtr4, Glut-4, Insulin-responsive facilitative glucose transporter, SLC2A4, solute carrier family 2 member 4

Glucose transporter type 4 (GLUT4), also known as solute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 4, is a protein encoded, in humans, by the SLC2A4 gene. GLUT4 is the insulin-regulated glucose transporter found primarily in adipose tissues and striated muscle (skeletal and cardiac). GLUT4 is distinctive because it is predominantly stored within intracellular vesicles, highlighting the importance of its trafficking and regulation as a central area of research. The first evidence for this glucose transport protein was provided by David James in 1988. The gene that encodes GLUT4 w