Slc2a8 - solute carrier family 2, (facilitated glucose transporter), member 8

Enables dehydroascorbic acid transmembrane transporter activity; glucose binding activity; and hexose transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in dehydroascorbic acid transport; fructose transmembrane transport; and glucose transmembrane transport. Acts upstream of or within insulin receptor signaling pathway and response to hypoxia. Is integral component of plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including adipose tissue; gut; liver; placenta; and spleen. Orthologous to human SLC2A8 (solute carrier family 2 member 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]