The amino acid transporter SNAT2 mediates l-proline-induced differentiation of ES cells

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 300, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Tan, Boon Siang Nicholas ^a   Lonic, Ana ^b,c   Morris, Michael B ^b,c   Rathjen, Peter D ^a,b,c   Rathjen, Joy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amino acid transporters; Amino acids; Differentiation; Embryonic stem cells; Primitive ectoderm

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER SNAT2; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROLINE; RNA; TRITIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM A; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; MICE; PROLINE;

EID: 79957638457     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: 15221563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00235.2010     Document Type: Article

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