GLUT10: a glucose transporter in the type 2 diabetes linked region of chromosome 20Q12-13.1
GLUT 10 is an insulin-responsive glucose transporter gene located in the type 2 diabetes linked region of chromosome 20Q12-13.3. Isolated nucleic acids encoding the GLUT 10 glucose transporter, the encoded protein, antibodies that bind the protein, and methods of use are described herein.
1. An isolated nucleic acid encoding a glucose transporter protein comprising the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2.
2. The isolated nucleic acid according to claim 1 comprising the nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1.
3. An isolated host cell transformed with the isolated nucleic acid according to claim 1 .
4. A recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a promoter operatively associated with the isolated nucleic acid according to claim 1 .
5. An isolated host cell containing the recombinant nucleic acid according to claim 4 .
6. The isolated host cell according to claim 5 , wherein said host cell expresses said glucose transporter protein.