SLC2A4
solute carrier family 2 member 4 | GLUT4

This gene is a member of the solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter) family and encodes a protein that functions as an insulin-regulated facilitative glucose transporter. In the absence of insulin, this integral membrane protein is sequestered within the cells of muscle and adipose tissue. Within minutes of insulin stimulation, the protein moves to the cell surface and begins to transport glucose across the cell membrane. Mutations in this gene have been associated with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Biological processes 72 terms
D-glucose import across plasma membrane (GO:0098708)D-glucose import across plasma membrane (GO:0098708)D-glucose import across plasma membrane (GO:0098708)D-glucose transmembrane transport (GO:1904659)D-glucose transmembrane transport (GO:1904659)D-glucose transmembrane transport (GO:1904659)D-glucose transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0055056)D-glucose transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0055056)D-glucose transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0055056)D-glucose transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0055056)D-glucose transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0055056)D-glucose uniporter activity (GO:0015304)D-glucose uniporter activity (GO:0015304)T-tubule (GO:0030315)carbohydrate metabolic process (GO:0005975)cell surface (GO:0009986)cellular response to hypoxia (GO:0071456)cellular response to insulin stimulus (GO:0032869)cellular response to insulin stimulus (GO:0032869)cellular response to insulin stimulus (GO:0032869)clathrin-coated pit (GO:0005905)clathrin-coated vesicle (GO:0030136)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasmic vesicle membrane (GO:0030659)cytoplasmic vesicle membrane (GO:0030659)cytosol (GO:0005829)dehydroascorbic acid transport (GO:0070837)endomembrane system (GO:0012505)endomembrane system (GO:0012505)endomembrane system (GO:0012505)endosome (GO:0005768)external side of plasma membrane (GO:0009897)extracellular exosome (GO:0070062)glucose homeostasis (GO:0042593)glucose homeostasis (GO:0042593)glucose import in response to insulin stimulus (GO:0044381)glucose import in response to insulin stimulus (GO:0044381)insulin-responsive compartment (GO:0032593)insulin-responsive compartment (GO:0032593)insulin-responsive compartment (GO:0032593)learning or memory (GO:0007611)long-term memory (GO:0007616)membrane (GO:0016020)membrane (GO:0016020)membrane raft (GO:0045121)multivesicular body (GO:0005771)perinuclear region of cytoplasm (GO:0048471)perinuclear region of cytoplasm (GO:0048471)perinuclear region of cytoplasm (GO:0048471)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)positive regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor receptor signaling pathway (GO:0031550)presynapse (GO:0098793)protein binding (GO:0005515)regulation of synaptic vesicle budding from presynaptic endocytic zone membrane (GO:0098694)response to ethanol (GO:0045471)sarcolemma (GO:0042383)sarcolemma (GO:0042383)sarcoplasmic reticulum (GO:0016529)short-term memory (GO:0007614)trans-Golgi network (GO:0005802)trans-Golgi network transport vesicle (GO:0030140)transmembrane transport (GO:0055085)transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0022857)transport across blood-brain barrier (GO:0150104)vesicle (GO:0031982)vesicle membrane (GO:0012506)white fat cell proliferation (GO:0070343)
Expression (TPM)
SLC2A4 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating SLC2A4 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for SLC2A4. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = SLC2A4 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to SLC2A4

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of SLC2A4, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr17:7,280,161–7,282,555 at TSS At TSS 841

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the SLC2A4 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr17:7,270,161 – 7,292,555
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq