This gene encodes a nucleotide sugar transporter which is a member of solute carrier family 35. The transporters in this family are highly conserved hydrophobic proteins with multiple transmembrane domains. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013] see less This gene encodes a nucleotide sugar transporter which is a member of solute carrier family 35. The transporters in this family are highly conserved hydrophobic proteins with multiple transmembrane domains. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013]