GO curators for mouse genes have assigned the following annotations to the gene product of Slc5a1. (This text reflects annotations as of Wednesday, January 23, 2013.) Summary from NCBI RefSeq
[Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a member of the sodium-dependent glucose transporter (SGLT) family. The encoded integral membrane protein is the primary mediator of dietary glucose and galactose uptake from the intestinal lumen. Mutations in this gene have been associated with glucose-galactose malabsorption. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2012]Summary text based on GO annotations supported by experimental evidence in mouse
Researchers have inferred from direct assay, that the gene product of Slc5a1
participates in the following biological processes:
Osswald C et al. (2005) Mice without the regulator gene Rsc1A1 exhibit increased Na+-D-glucose cotransport in small intestine and develop obesity. Mol Cell Biol, 25:78-87. (PubMed:15601832)
Wiley LM et al. (1991) Antibodies to a renal Na+/glucose cotransport system localize to the apical plasma membrane domain of polar mouse embryo blastomeres. Dev Biol, 143:149-61. (PubMed:1702069)
Yang Q et al. (2000) Expression characteristics and relevance of sodium glucose cotransporter-1 in mammalian renal tubulogenesis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, 279:F765-77. (PubMed:10997927)