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== Function ==

The GLUT1 is an insulin-independent glucose transporter expressed by all cells in the body to maintain adequate baseline glucose uptake. Tissues that express GLUT1 at high concentrations include (but are not limited to): the placenta and fetal tissues, epithelial cells of the retina and mammary gland, and the brain.<ref>PMID:31942129L</ref> The GLUT1 transporter works synergistically with ~~the GLUT3 transporter~~ in the brain. Astrocytes and endothelial cells of brain capillaries primarily express GLUT1; neurons primarily express GLUT3. GLUT1 has a relatively high Km and is upregulated in times of hypoglycemia in the brain to ensure adequate glucose uptake. GLUT3 has a low Km to ensure a steady supply of glucose for neurons even when extracellular glucose concentrations are low.<ref>PMID:32789766</ref>

The GLUT1 is an insulin-independent glucose transporter expressed by all cells in the body to maintain adequate baseline glucose uptake. Tissues that express GLUT1 at high concentrations include (but are not limited to): the placenta and fetal tissues, epithelial cells of the retina and mammary gland, and the brain.<ref>PMID:31942129L</ref> The GLUT1 transporter works synergistically with other solute carriers in the brain. Astrocytes and endothelial cells of brain capillaries primarily express GLUT1; neurons primarily express GLUT3. GLUT1 has a relatively high Km and is upregulated in times of hypoglycemia in the brain to ensure adequate glucose uptake. GLUT3 has a low Km to ensure a steady supply of glucose for neurons even when extracellular glucose concentrations are low.<ref>PMID:32789766</ref>

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 == Function ==
-The GLUT1 is an insulin-independent glucose transporter expressed by all cells in the body to maintain adequate baseline glucose uptake. Tissues that express GLUT1 at high concentrations include (but are not limited to): the placenta and fetal tissues, epithelial cells of the retina and mammary gland, and the brain.<ref>PMID:31942129L</ref> The GLUT1 transporter works synergistically with the GLUT3 transporter in the brain. Astrocytes and endothelial cells of brain capillaries primarily express GLUT1; neurons primarily express GLUT3. GLUT1 has a relatively high Km and is upregulated in times of hypoglycemia in the brain to ensure adequate glucose uptake. GLUT3 has a low Km to ensure a steady supply of glucose for neurons even when extracellular glucose concentrations are low.<ref>PMID:32789766</ref>
+The GLUT1 is an insulin-independent glucose transporter expressed by all cells in the body to maintain adequate baseline glucose uptake. Tissues that express GLUT1 at high concentrations include (but are not limited to): the placenta and fetal tissues, epithelial cells of the retina and mammary gland, and the brain.<ref>PMID:31942129L</ref> The GLUT1 transporter works synergistically with other solute carriers in the brain. Astrocytes and endothelial cells of brain capillaries primarily express GLUT1; neurons primarily express GLUT3. GLUT1 has a relatively high Km and is upregulated in times of hypoglycemia in the brain to ensure adequate glucose uptake. GLUT3 has a low Km to ensure a steady supply of glucose for neurons even when extracellular glucose concentrations are low.<ref>PMID:32789766</ref>
 [[Image:Blood-brain_barrier.png]]