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MAP17 Is a Necessary Activator of Renal Na+/Glucose Cotransporter SGLT2.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jan 2017
Coady Michael J, El Tarazi Abdulah, Santer René, Bissonnette Pierre, Sasseville Louis J, Calado Joaquim, Lussier Yoann, Dumayne Christopher, Bichet Daniel G, Lapointe Jean-Yves
Abstract excerpt
The renal proximal tubule reabsorbs 90% of the filtered glucose load through the Na+-coupled glucose transporter SGLT2, and specific inhibitors of SGLT2 are now available to patients with diabetes to increase urinary glucose excretion. Using expression cloning, we identified an accessory protein, 17 kDa membrane-associated protein (MAP17), that increased SGLT2 activity in RNA-injected Xenopus oocytes by two...
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