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Slc20a1/Pit1 and Slc20a2/Pit2 are essential for normal skeletal myofiber function and survival.
Scientific reports - 20 Feb 2020
Chande Sampada, Caballero Daniel, Ho Bryan B, Fetene Jonathan, Serna Juan, Pesta Dominik, Nasiri Ali, Jurczak Michael, Chavkin Nicholas W, Hernando Nati, Giachelli Cecilia M, Wagner Carsten A, Zeiss Caroline, Shulman Gerald I, Bergwitz Clemens
Abstract excerpt
Low blood phosphate (Pi) reduces muscle function in hypophosphatemic disorders. Which Pi transporters are required and whether hormonal changes due to hypophosphatemia contribute to muscle function is unknown. To address these questions we generated a series of conditional knockout mice lacking one or both house-keeping Pi transporters Pit1 and Pit2 in skeletal muscle (sm), using the postnatally expressed human...
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