Gene: SLC5A11

Alternate names for this Gene: KST1|RKST1|SGLT6|SMIT2

Gene Summary: Cotransporters, such as SLC5A11, represent a major class of proteins that make use of ion gradients to drive active transport for the cellular accumulation of nutrients, neurotransmitters, osmolytes, and ions Roll et al. (2002) [PubMed 12039040].[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]. ##Evidence-Data-START## Transcript exon combination :: BC049385.1 [ECO:0000332] RNAseq introns :: single sample supports all introns SAMEA2157437 [ECO:0000348] ##Evidence-Data-END##

Gene is located in Chromosome: 16

Location in Chromosome : 16p12.1

Description of this Gene: solute carrier family 5 member 11

Type of Gene: protein-coding