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The amino acid transporter asc-1 is not involved in cystinuria.
Kidney international - 1 Oct 2004
Pineda Marta, Font Mariona, Bassi Maria Teresa, Manzoni Marta, Borsani Giuseppe, Marigo Valeria, Fernández Esperanza, Río Rafael Martín del, Purroy Jesús, Zorzano Antonio, Nunes Virginia, Palacín Manuel
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BACKGROUND: The human amino acid transporter asc-1 (SLC7A10) exhibits substrate selectivity for small neutral amino acids, including cysteine, is expressed in kidney, is located close to the cystinuria B gene and presents sequence variants (e.g., E112D) in some cystinuria patients. We have cloned human asc-1, assessed its transport characteristics, localized its expression in kidney, searched for mutations in...
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