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SLC37A2
solute carrier family 37 member 2
Chromosome 11 · 11q24.2
NCBI Gene: 219855Ensembl: ENSG00000134955.13HGNC: HGNC:20644UniProt: Q8TED4
9PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transporter
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
endoplasmic reticulum membraneglucose-6-phosphate transportextracellular exosomephosphate ion transmembrane transportApneaatherosclerosishyper-IgE recurrent infection syndrome 5, autosomal recessiveTesticular regression syndrome
✦AI Summary

SLC37A2 is an endoplasmic reticulum-resident phosphate/glucose-6-phosphate antiporter that catalyzes the bidirectional exchange of glucose-6-phosphate and inorganic phosphate across the ER membrane 1. Unlike SLC37A4 (G6PT), SLC37A2 cannot functionally couple with glucose-6-phosphatase enzymes and does not participate in blood glucose homeostasis 2. Instead, SLC37A2 appears to function in metabolic reprogramming and cellular adaptation. In glioblastoma, SLC37A2 expression is upregulated under hypoxic stress in a HIF-1α-dependent manner and associates with cancer stem cell phenotypes and neurosphere formation 3. In breast cancer, SLC37A2 mediates metabolic reprogramming through the RAB10/mTOR pathway, regulating autophagy and ferroptosis 4. In inflammatory bowel disease, SLC37A2 functions as a downstream target of m6A modification, promoting M2-type macrophage polarization via the METTL3-SLC37A2-YTHDF1 axis 5. SLC37A2 also associates with gastric cancer progression and cachexia-related immune dysregulation 6. While SLC37A2's precise physiological role remains incompletely characterized, its involvement in metabolic adaptation, immune regulation, and cancer progression suggests therapeutic potential in these disease contexts.

Sources cited
1
SLC37A2 is an ER-associated phosphate/glucose-6-phosphate antiporter; unlike SLC37A4, it does not couple with G6Pase-α or G6Pase-β
PMID: 24745989
2
SLC37A1 and SLC37A2 function as phosphate-linked glucose-6-phosphate antiporters independent of blood glucose homeostasis
PMID: 21949678
3
SLC37A2 expression is HIF-1α-dependent in glioblastoma neurospheres and associates with cancer stem cell phenotypes
PMID: 41317711
4
SLC37A2 mediates metabolic reprogramming in breast cancer through the RAB10/mTOR pathway, regulating autophagy and ferroptosis
PMID: 40658144
5
SLC37A2 is a target of m6A modification and promotes M2-macrophage polarization in inflammatory bowel disease via the METTL3-YTHDF1 axis
PMID: 39259386
6
SLC37A2 is associated with gastric cancer progression and cachexia-related immune dysregulation
PMID: 38035067
Disease Associationsⓘ20
ApneaOpen Targets
0.32Weak
atherosclerosisOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hyper-IgE recurrent infection syndrome 5, autosomal recessiveOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Testicular regression syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Familial ocular anterior segment mesenchymal dysgenesisOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
immunodeficiency 89 and autoimmunityOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
chronic kidney diseaseOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
hypogonadotropic hypogonadismOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Kallmann syndromeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
46,XY complete gonadal dysgenesisOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
cartilage diseaseOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
alcohol drinkingOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitisOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
glioblastomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
sclerosing cholangitisOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
inflammatory bowel diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Insulin resistanceOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
SLC37A1Shared pathway76%SLC37A3Shared pathway52%SLC37A4Shared pathway50%SLC25A3Shared pathway33%XPR1Shared pathway20%ANKHShared pathway17%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Lung
100%
Liver
41%
Heart
27%
Ovary
24%
Bone Marrow
14%
Brain
12%
Gene Interaction Network
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SLC37A2SLC37A1SLC37A3SLC37A4SLC25A3XPR1ANKH
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q8TED4
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.01LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.81 [0.66–1.01]
RankingsWhere SLC37A2 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #17,445of 20,598
    Most Researched9
  • #9,820of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.01
Genes detectedSLC37A2
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
HIF-1α silencing downregulates SLC37A2, SLC37A3, and G6PC3 gene expression and impacts glioblastoma stemness features in 3D neurospheres.
PMID: 41317711
Biochem Biophys Res Commun · 2026
1.00
2
hucMSC-Ex alleviates inflammatory bowel disease in mice by enhancing M2-type macrophage polarization via the METTL3-Slc37a2-YTHDF1 axis.
PMID: 39259386
Cell Biol Toxicol · 2024
0.90
3
Integrative proteomics and metabolomics analyses reveals the regulation of autophagy and ferroptosis by RAB10 through Slc37a2/mTOR pathway in breast cancer.
PMID: 40658144
Cell Mol Life Sci · 2025
0.80
4
The SLC37 family of sugar-phosphate/phosphate exchangers.
PMID: 24745989
Curr Top Membr · 2014
0.70
5
The Physiopathological Role of the Exchangers Belonging to the SLC37 Family.
PMID: 29719821
Front Chem · 2018
0.60