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Pathophysiology of cubilin: of rats, dogs and men.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Jan 2002
Verroust Pierre J
Abstract excerpt
At variance from small solutes which are reabsorbed by transporters and channels, proteins present in the proximal convoluted tubule lumen are internalized by endocytosis via a vesicular system, transferred to the lysosomes and degraded. We summarize here recent data on cubilin, a 460 kDa peripheral protein which, together with megalin, serves as a multiligand receptor providing for the reabsorption of most...
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