SLC2A3, Official Symbol SLC2A3provided by HGNC Official Full Name solute carrier family 2 member 3provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:11007 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000059804 MIM:138170; AllianceGenome:HGNC:11007 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as GLUT3 Summary Enables dehydroascorbic acid transmembrane transporter activity; glucose binding activity; and glucose transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in glucose import across plasma membrane and transport across blood-brain barrier. Is integral component of plasma membrane. Biomarker of Alzheimer's disease; acanthosis nigricans; diabetes mellitus; and type 2 diabetes mellitus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Expression Biased expression in bone marrow (RPKM 183.0), placenta (RPKM 54.5) and 11 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all