FEATURES

FAMILY

Organophosphate:Pi antiporter (OPA) (TC 2.A.1.4) family

DESCRIPTION

Also known as G6PT3_HUMAN, SLC37A2. Inorganic phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate antiporter. May transport cytoplasmic glucose-6-phosphate into the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum and translocate inorganic phosphate into the opposite direction. Independent of a lumenal glucose-6-phosphatase. May not play a role in homeostatic regulation of blood glucose levels.

EXTERNAL LINKS

uniprot
enzyme classification
PhosphoSitePlus

SLC37A2

Glucose-6-phosphate exchanger SLC37A2

SLC37A2

Molecular Synopsis