Synonyms:DER12, ENT2, ENTREZ:3177, HGNC:11004, HNP36, MIM:602110, NM_001300868, NM_001300869, NM_001532, NP_001287797, NP_001287798, NP_001523, NR_125343, SLC29A2, XM_011544974, XM_017017632, XM_017017633, XM_017017636, XM_017017638, XM_024448461, XM_024448462, XM_024448463, XM_024448464, XM_024448465, XP_011543276, XP_016873121, XP_016873122, XP_016873125, XP_016873127, XP_024304229, XP_024304230, XP_024304231, XP_024304232, XP_024304233, XR_001747842, XR_001747844, XR_001747845, solute carrier family 29 member 2
Omim:OMIM:602110
Id:ENSG00000174669
Hgnc:HGNC:11004
Description:solute carrier family 29 member 2
The uptake of nucleosides by transporters, such as SLC29A2, is essential for nucleotide synthesis by salvage pathways in cells that lack de novo biosynthetic pathways. Nucleoside transport also plays a key role in the regulation of many physiologic processes through its effect on adenosine concentration at the cell surface (Griffiths et al., 1997 [PubMed 9396714]).[supplied by OMIM, Nov 2008]