Molecular identification and cellular localization of a potential transport system involved in cystine/cysteine uptake in human lenses

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 116, Issue , 2013, Pages 219-226

  Lim, Julie C ^a   Lam, Leo ^a   Li, Bo ^a   Donaldson, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Age related nuclear cataract; Alanine serine cysteine transporter; Cystine glutamate exchanger; Excitatory amino acid transporters; Lens; Protein mixed disulfides

Indexed keywords

ALANYLSERYLCYSTEINE TRANSPORTER 2; AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; CYSTEINE; CYSTINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 4; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; PROTEIN S S CYSTEINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DONOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LENS; LENS EPITHELIUM; LENS FIBER; LENS NUCLEUS; LIGHT CHAIN; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGE RELATED NUCLEAR CATARACT; ALANINE SERINE CYSTEINE TRANSPORTER; CYSTINE/GLUTAMATE EXCHANGER; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTERS; LENS; PROTEIN MIXED DISULFIDES;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATARACT; CYSTEINE; CYSTINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

EID: 84885047821     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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