Question

what is GLUT 4 protien

Answer 1

answer is it helps in introduce glucose in our body .

Answer 2

Glucose transporter type 4 (GLUT-4), also known as solute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 4, is a proteinencoded, in humans, by the SLC2A4 gene. GLUT4 is the insulin-regulated glucose transporter found primarily in adipose tissues and striated muscle (skeletal and cardiac). The first evidence for this distinct glucose transport protein was provided by David James in 1988.The gene that encodes GLUT4 was clonedand mapped in 1989.