The fatty acid transport protein (FATP) family: Very long chain acyl-CoA synthetases or solute carriers?

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-31

  Jia, Zhenzhen ^a   Pei, Zhengtong ^a,b   Maiguel, Dony ^a,b   Toomer, Cicely J ^a   Watkins, Paul A ^a,b  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyl CoA synthetase; Fatty acid; Fatty acid transport protein

Indexed keywords

COENZYME A; FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID TRANSPORTER; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE; VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN COS1; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID TRANSPORT; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KNOCKOUT GENE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SOLUTE;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COENZYME A LIGASES; COS CELLS; FATTY ACID TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; RNA INTERFERENCE; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 35348860747     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12031-007-0038-z     Document Type: Article

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