Evidence suggesting that the minimal functional unit of a renal cystine transporter is a heterodimer and its implications in cystinuria

Amino Acids

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-224

  Tate, S S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid transport; Cystine transporter; Cystinuria; Subunits; Topology

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYSTINE; DIMER; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; BRUSH BORDER; CYSTINURIA; HUMAN; INTESTINE BRUSH BORDER MEMBRANE; KIDNEY TUBULE EPITHELIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0029792547     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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