{"symbol":"SLC2A3","synonyms":["GLUT3"],"name":"solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter), member 3","description":"Enables D-glucose binding activity; dehydroascorbic acid transmembrane transporter activity; and hexose transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in D-glucose import across plasma membrane; galactose transmembrane transport; and transport across blood-brain barrier. Located in aggresome and plasma membrane. Biomarker of Alzheimer\u0027s disease; acanthosis nigricans; diabetes mellitus; and type 2 diabetes mellitus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Mar 2025]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":6515,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/6515","proteins":[{"symbol":"GTR3_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/GTR3_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Solute carriers (SLC)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Solute+carriers+%28SLC%29"}]}