Gene
SLC5A11
solute carrier family 5 member 11
- HGNC 23091↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000158865↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 115584↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 16p12.1
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 16: 24,845,963–24,911,626 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 17 exons across 65.7 kb
- Protein
- 675 amino acids
- Also known as
- KST1, SMIT2, SGLT6
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000424767.7NM_001352248.3
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How SLC5A11 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 2.4 kb of the gene's 65.7 kb; 2,028 of those bases code for the protein.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). SLC5A11 gene: solute carrier family 5 member 11. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/slc5a11
Dante Labs. SLC5A11 gene: solute carrier family 5 member 11 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/slc5a11
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