The n-terminal 81-aa fragment is critical for ut-a1 urea transporter bioactivity

Journal of Epithelial Biology and Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 34-39

  Huang, Haidong ^a   Yang, Yuan ^a   Eaton, Douglas C ^a   Sands, Jeff M ^a   Chen, Guangping ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Membrane protein; Proteolysis; Trafficking; Urea transport

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; FURIN; PROTEIN UT A1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA TRANSPORTER;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; XENOPUS;

EID: 78249246040     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18750443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1875044301003010034     Document Type: Article

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