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Studies on functional sites of organic cation/carnitine transporter OCTN2 (SLC22A5) using a Ser467Cys mutant protein.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics - 1 Sept 2002
Ohashi Rikiya, Tamai Ikumi, Inano Akihiro, Katsura Masaki, Sai Yoshimichi, Nezu Jun-ichi, Tsuji Akira
Abstract excerpt
The organic cation/carnitine transporter OCTN2 mediates transport of carnitine and organic cations in Na(+)-dependent and Na(+)-independent manners, respectively. However, the mechanism of molecular recognition of different substrates has not been clarified yet. We previously found a single amino acid change in OCTN2, Ser467Cys (S467C), in the Japanese population and observed a decreased carnitine transport but...
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