Glycerol uptake facilitator protein

UniProtKB accession:  P0AER0

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UniProtKB description:  Mediates glycerol diffusion across the cytoplasmic membrane via a pore-type mechanism (PubMed:11039922, PubMed:11226336, PubMed:6998951, PubMed:7512955). Is highly permeable to glycerol, but less well permeated by water (PubMed:11226336). Does not transport ions (PubMed:7512955). It may also have limited permeability to various other substrates, including xylitol, erythritol, D-arabitol, L-arabitol, ribitol, D-galactitol, D-mannitol, D-sorbitol, urea, glycine, D/L-glyceraldehyde and the trivalent inorganic forms of arsenic and antimony (PubMed:14970228, PubMed:6998951, PubMed:9150238).