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SLC37A1
solute carrier family 37 member 1
Chromosome 21 · 21q22.3
NCBI Gene: 54020Ensembl: ENSG00000160190.15HGNC: HGNC:11024UniProt: P57057
13PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transporter
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
endoplasmic reticulum membranemembraneglucose-6-phosphate transportphosphate ion transmembrane transportprimary ciliary dyskinesiaCOVID-19type 1 diabetes nephropathygenetic disorder
✦AI Summary

SLC37A1 is a phosphate-linked glucose-6-phosphate antiporter localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane 1. The protein catalyzes bidirectional exchange of glucose-6-phosphate and inorganic phosphate across the ER membrane, functioning as both a homologous (phosphate/phosphate) and heterologous (glucose-6-phosphate/phosphate) exchanger 2. SLC37A1 shares significant sequence homology with bacterial glycerol-3-phosphate permeases and may also transport glycerol-3-phosphate, a critical substrate for phospholipid biosynthesis 2. Unlike SLC37A4 (G6PT), SLC37A1 cannot functionally couple with glucose-6-phosphatase-α or -β and is insensitive to chlorogenic acid inhibition, indicating distinct physiological roles independent of blood glucose homeostasis 3. SLC37A1 expression is upregulated by epidermal growth factor in breast cancer cells through EGFR/MAPK/Fos signaling, suggesting involvement in tumor lipid biosynthesis 4. In cattle, SLC37A1 variants associate with milk protein phosphorylation patterns, linking the transporter to phosphorus metabolism regulation 5. Unlike SLC37A4 deficiency, which causes glycogen storage disease type Ib, no disease associations have been established for SLC37A1 mutations to date 6. The biological function of SLC37A1 remains incompletely characterized and requires further investigation.

Sources cited
1
SLC37A1 is an ER-associated phosphate-linked glucose-6-phosphate antiporter and cannot couple with glucose-6-phosphatases
PMID: 24745989
2
SLC37A1 catalyzes homologous and heterologous exchanges and is homologous to bacterial glycerol-3-phosphate permeases; role in lipid biosynthesis
PMID: 29719821
3
SLC37A1 is a phosphate-linked antiporter that transports G6P but is not sensitive to chlorogenic acid and does not couple with G6Pase-α
PMID: 21949678
4
SLC37A1 expression is upregulated by EGF in breast cancer cells through EGFR/MAPK/Fos pathway and localizes to the ER
PMID: 19894109
5
SLC37A1 variants associate with phosphorylation degrees of milk casein proteins in cattle, linking to phosphorus secretion
PMID: 30580950
6
No known disease associations have been identified for SLC37A1 mutations; biological roles remain to be determined
PMID: 23506893
Disease Associationsⓘ20
primary ciliary dyskinesiaOpen Targets
0.38Weak
COVID-19Open Targets
0.25Weak
type 1 diabetes nephropathyOpen Targets
0.23Weak
genetic disorderOpen Targets
0.12Weak
respiratory tract infectious disorderOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
AnxietyOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Crigler-Najjar syndrome type 2Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis due to citrin deficiencyOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic, 11Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasisOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Dubin-Johnson syndromeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic, 12Open Targets
0.03Suggestive
congenital bile acid synthesis defect 5Open Targets
0.03Suggestive
Congenital bile acid synthesis defect type 1Open Targets
0.03Suggestive
osteonecrosisOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Rotor syndromeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic, 8Open Targets
0.03Suggestive
benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis type 1Open Targets
0.03Suggestive
Gilbert syndromeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
SLC37A2Shared pathway76%SLC37A3Shared pathway56%SLC37A4Shared pathway50%SLC25A3Shared pathway33%XPR1Shared pathway20%ANKHShared pathway17%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Lung
51%
Brain
49%
Liver
26%
Ovary
24%
Heart
19%
Gene Interaction Network
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PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt P57057
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.82LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.64 [0.50–0.82]
RankingsWhere SLC37A1 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #16,303of 20,598
    Most Researched13
  • #6,917of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.82
Genes detectedSLC37A1
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
The Physiopathological Role of the Exchangers Belonging to the SLC37 Family.
PMID: 29719821
Front Chem · 2018
1.00
2
Cloning and characterization of a putative human glycerol 3-phosphate permease gene (SLC37A1 or G3PP) on 21q22.3: mutation analysis in two candidate phenotypes, DFNB10 and a glycerol kinase deficiency.
PMID: 11112347
Genomics · 2000
0.90
3
The SLC37 family of sugar-phosphate/phosphate exchangers.
PMID: 24745989
Curr Top Membr · 2014
0.80
4
SLC37A1 gene expression is up-regulated by epidermal growth factor in breast cancer cells.
PMID: 19894109
Breast Cancer Res Treat · 2010
0.70
5
SLC37A1 and SLC37A2 are phosphate-linked, glucose-6-phosphate antiporters.
PMID: 21949678
PLoS One · 2011
0.60