The glutamate transporters EAAT2 and EAAT3 mediate cysteine uptake in cortical neuron cultures

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1332-1339

  Chen, Yongmei ^a   Swanson, Raymond A ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cysteine; Glutamate transporter; Glutathione; Neuron; System ASC

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYASPARTIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYSTEINE; DIETHYLMALEATE; DIHYDROKAINIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 3; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALEIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SERINE; SODIUM ION; THREO BETA BENZOYLASPARTATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BRAIN CELL; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; ASTROCYTES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CYSTEINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 1; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 2; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 3; GLUTAMATE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; KAINIC ACID; MICE; NEURONS; SODIUM; SYMPORTERS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037343974     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2003.01630.x     Document Type: Article

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