Glut1 Antibodies & Inhibitors

GLUT1 Antibodies & Inhibitors

GLUTs (Glucose transporters) are a family of integral membrane proteins that facilitative glucose uptake by cells. GLUT-1 functions in constitutive or basal glucose uptake in adult tissues and is the predominant glucose transporter in embryonic and fetal tissues. It has two forms, a 55kDa and a 45 kDa. The 55kDa form of GLUT1 regulates import of glucose from blood to brain across the endothelial cells of the blood-brain barrier, whereas the 45 kDa form of GLUT1 predominantly regulates nonvascular glial glucose uptake.