Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about SLC2A5: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.
| Gene Symbol | SLC2A5 |
| Full Name | SLC2A5 |
| Aliases | GLUT5 |
| Protein Type | Gene |
| Function | Unlike sodium-dependent glucose transporters, GLUT5 operates via facilitative diffusion, allowing fructose to move across the plasma membrane down its concentration gradient. |
| Primary Expression | various tissues including the small intestine, kidney, testis, and brain |
| Amino Acids | 501 aa |
| NCBI Gene ID | Search NCBI |
| GeneCards | SLC2A5 |
| Human Protein Atlas | SLC2A5 |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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SLC2A5["SLC2A5"]
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
SLC2A5 -->|"implicated_in"| neurodegeneration
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Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
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Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
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Multi-agent debates referencing this entity
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