Structure and function of cationic amino acid transporters (CATs)

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-77

  Closs, E I ^a   Boissel, J P ^a   Habermeier, A ^a   Rotmann, A ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino acid responsive element; Amino acid starvation; Cationic amino acid transporter; IRES; Micro RNA; Nitric oxide; Paraspeckles; SLC7; System y+

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, BASIC; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; ION TRANSPORT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUTATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34247245816     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-006-0875-7     Document Type: Review

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