Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.4.0)
Enables thiamine transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in several processes, including pyridoxine transport; thiamine diphosphate biosynthetic process; and thiamine transmembrane transport. Is active in plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including genitourinary system; heart; liver; lung; and spleen. Used to study thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia syndrome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in diabetes mellitus; megaloblastic anemia; and thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia syndrome. Orthologous to human SLC19A2 (solute carrier family 19 member 2).
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