Biology:SGLT2

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The sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC5A2 (solute carrier family 5 (sodium/glucose cotransporter)) gene.[1]

Function

SGLT2 is a member of the sodium glucose cotransporter family which are sodium-dependent glucose transport proteins. SGLT2 is the major cotransporter involved in glucose reabsorption in the kidney.[2]

SGLT2 inhibitors for diabetes

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SGLT2 inhibitors are called gliflozins. They lead to a reduction in blood glucose levels. Therefore, SGLT2 inhibitors have potential use in the treatment of type II diabetes. Gliflozins enhance glycemic control as well as reduce body weight and systolic and diastolic blood pressure.[3] The gliflozins canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, and empagliflozin may lead to euglycemic ketoacidosis.[4] Other side effects of gliflozins include increased risk of (generally mild) genital infections, such as candidal vulvovaginitis.[5]

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene are also associated with renal glucosuria.[6]

Model organisms

Model organisms have been used in the study of SLC5A2 function. A conditional knockout mouse line, called Slc5a2tm1a(KOMP)Wtsi[12][13] was generated as part of the International Knockout Mouse Consortium program — a high-throughput mutagenesis project to generate and distribute animal models of disease to interested scientists.[14][15][16]

Male and female animals underwent a standardized phenotypic screen to determine the effects of deletion.[10][17] Twenty two tests were carried out on homozygous mutant mice and one significant abnormality was observed: males displayed increased drinking behaviour.[10]

See also

References

  1. "Localization of the Na+/glucose cotransporter gene SGLT2 to human chromosome 16 close to the centromere". Genomics 17 (3): 787–9. Sep 1993. doi:10.1006/geno.1993.1411. PMID 8244402. 
  2. "Entrez Gene: solute carrier family 5 (sodium/glucose cotransporter)". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=6524. 
  3. "Efficacy, safety and regulatory status of SGLT2 inhibitors: focus on canagliflozin". Nutrition & Diabetes 4 (11): e143. 2014. doi:10.1038/nutd.2014.40. PMID 25365416. 
  4. "FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA warns that SGLT2 inhibitors for diabetes may result in a serious condition of too much acid in the blood". Food and Drug Administration, USA. 2015-05-15. http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm446845.htm. 
  5. "SGLT2 Inhibitors (Gliflozins)". Diabetes.co.uk. http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-medication/sglt2-inhibitors.html. Retrieved 2015-05-19. 
  6. "Familial renal glucosuria: SLC5A2 mutation analysis and evidence of salt-wasting". Kidney International 69 (5): 852–5. Mar 2006. doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000194. PMID 16518345. 
  7. "Indirect calorimetry data for Slc5a2". Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. http://www.sanger.ac.uk/mouseportal/phenotyping/MASE/indirect-calorimetry/. 
  8. "Salmonella infection data for Slc5a2". Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. http://www.sanger.ac.uk/mouseportal/phenotyping/MASE/salmonella-challenge/. 
  9. "Citrobacter infection data for Slc5a2". Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. http://www.sanger.ac.uk/mouseportal/phenotyping/MASE/citrobacter-challenge/. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Gerdin AK (2010). "The Sanger Mouse Genetics Programme: High throughput characterisation of knockout mice". Acta Ophthalmologica 88: 925–7. doi:10.1111/j.1755-3768.2010.4142.x. 
  11. Mouse Resources Portal, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.
  12. "International Knockout Mouse Consortium". http://www.knockoutmouse.org/martsearch/search?query=Slc5a2. 
  13. "Mouse Genome Informatics". http://www.informatics.jax.org/searchtool/Search.do?query=MGI:4363573. 
  14. "A conditional knockout resource for the genome-wide study of mouse gene function". Nature 474 (7351): 337–42. Jun 2011. doi:10.1038/nature10163. PMID 21677750. 
  15. "Mouse library set to be knockout". Nature 474 (7351): 262–3. Jun 2011. doi:10.1038/474262a. PMID 21677718. 
  16. "A mouse for all reasons". Cell 128 (1): 9–13. Jan 2007. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2006.12.018. PMID 17218247. 
  17. "The mouse genetics toolkit: revealing function and mechanism". Genome Biology 12 (6): 224. 2011. doi:10.1186/gb-2011-12-6-224. PMID 21722353. 

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