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Deletion of the intestinal peptide transporter affects insulin and TOR signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 27 Aug 2004
Meissner Barbara, Boll Michael, Daniel Hannelore, Baumeister Ralf
Abstract excerpt
The mammalian intestinal peptide transporter PEPT1 mediates the uptake of di- and tripeptides from the gut lumen into intestinal epithelial cells and acts in parallel with amino acid transporters. Here we address the importance of the PEPT1 orthologue PEP-2 for the assimilation of dietary protein and for overall protein nutrition in Caenorhabditis elegans. pep-2 is expressed specifically along the apical membrane...
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