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ReviewCurrent issues in molecular biology2026

Glucose Transporters: Structure, Trafficking, Physiology, and Disease Relevance.

Cristina Cueto-Ureña, José Manuel Martínez-Martos, María Jesús Ramírez-Expósito

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Review in Current issues in molecular biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Cristina Cueto-UreñaExperimental and Clinical Physiopathology Research Group CTS-1039, Department of Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, E23071 Jaén, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6149-090X
José Manuel Martínez-MartosExperimental and Clinical Physiopathology Research Group CTS-1039, Department of Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, E23071 Jaén, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2950-5614
María Jesús Ramírez-ExpósitoExperimental and Clinical Physiopathology Research Group CTS-1039, Department of Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, E23071 Jaén, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9379-203X

Funding

Universidad de Jaén 2026/00073/001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucose transport across biological membranes in mammals depends primarily on two transporter families: the facilitative glucose transporters of the SLC2 family and the sodium-dependent cotransporters of the SLC5 family. Together, these proteins mediate tissue-specific glucose uptake, epithelial absorption and reabsorption, nutrient sensing, and adaptive responses to metabolic stress. This review summarizes current knowledge of transporter classification, structural mechanism, tissue distribution, intracellular trafficking, and disease associations, with emphasis on GLUT1, GLUT2, GLUT3, GLUT4, SGLT1, and SGLT2. It also discusses less well-characterized members of the extended GLUT family, the therapeutic implications of SGLT inhibition, and unresolved questions regarding transporter specificity. Furthermore, the review integrates emerging evidence on CAR-T cell engineering, Alport syndrome, lupus nephritis, erythropoietic responses, and the reduction in dementia risk associated with transporter modulation.

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glucose homeostasisglucose transporterGLUT4insulin signalingmembrane traffickingSGLT2SLC2ASLC5A

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PMID42793217

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