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Xenopus glucose transporter 1 (xGLUT1) is required for gastrulation movement in Xenopus laevis.
The International journal of developmental biology - 1 Jan 2007
Suzawa Keiko, Yukita Akira, Hayata Tadayoshi, Goto Toshiyasu, Danno Hiroki, Michiue Tatsuo, Cho Ken W, Asashima Makoto
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Glucose transporters (GLUTs) are transmembrane proteins that play an essential role in sugar uptake and energy supply. Thirteen GLUT genes have been described and GLUT1 is the most abundantly expressed member of the family in animal tissues. Deficiencies in human GLUT1 are associated with many diseases, such as metabolic abnormalities, congenital brain defects and oncogenesis. It was suggested recently that...
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