A mutation in GLUT4 changes the Kt value from 5mM (wild type) to 3mM (mutant). The velocity of glucose entry into a mutant cell would be higher than a cell expressing the wild type version of a blood glucose concentration of 5mM.
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It is true to say that a GLUT4 mutation reduces the Kt value from 5mM (wild type) to 3mM. (mutant). The rate of glucose entry into a mutant cell at a blood glucose concentration of 5 mM would be faster than into a cell expressing the wild type form.

A gene on chromosome 17 codes for GLUT 4, a protein that transports genetically encoded glucose and is found in adipocytes, skeletal muscle, and cardiac muscle. It has a 5 mm Km for glucose. The majority of GLUT 4 is stored in intracellular vesicles when there is not a sufficient stimulation.

We created transgenic mice that produce large quantities of the GLUT4/muscle-fat specific facilitative glucose transporter in a tissue-specific way to better understand the physiological function of this protein in controlling glucose homeostasis. Examining two different founder lines revealed that high-level GLUT4 protein expression markedly decreased fasting glucose levels in comparison to wild-type mice (around 130 mg/dl) by about 70 mg/dl.

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A mutation in GLUT4 changes the Kt value from 5mM (wild type) to 3mM (mutant). The velocity of glucose entry into a mutant cell would be higher than a cell expressing the wild type version of a blood glucose concentration of 5mM. State True or False

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