[HTML][HTML] Amino acid metabolism, transport and signalling in the liver revisited

CC Paulusma, WH Lamers, S Broer… - Biochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The liver controls the systemic exposure of amino acids entering via the gastro-intestinal
tract. For most amino acids except branched chain amino acids, hepatic uptake is very …

Harnessing adult-plant resistance genes to deploy durable disease resistance in crops

E Dinglasan, S Periyannan, LT Hickey - Essays in biochemistry, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Adult-plant resistance (APR) is a type of genetic resistance in cereals that is effective during
the later growth stages and can protect plants from a range of disease-causing pathogens …

Quantitative modelling of amino acid transport and homeostasis in mammalian cells

G Gauthier-Coles, J Vennitti, Z Zhang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Homeostasis is one of the fundamental concepts in physiology. Despite remarkable
progress in our molecular understanding of amino acid transport, metabolism and signaling …

Amino acid transporters as modulators of glucose homeostasis

S Bröer - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Amino acids modulate glucose homeostasis. Cytosolic levels of amino acids are regulated
by amino acid transporters, modulating insulin release, protein synthesis, cell proliferation …

Intestinal amino acid transport and metabolic health

S Bröer - Annual review of nutrition, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Amino acids derived from protein digestion are important nutrients for the growth and
maintenance of organisms. Approximately half of the 20 proteinogenic amino acids can be …

Molecular basis of inhibition of the amino acid transporter B0AT1 (SLC6A19)

J Xu, Z Hu, L Dai, A Yadav, Y Jiang, A Bröer… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The epithelial neutral amino acid transporter B0AT1 (SLC6A19) is the major transporter for
the absorption of neutral amino acids in the intestine and their reabsorption in the kidney …

The “www” of Xenopus laevis Oocytes: The Why, When, What of Xenopus laevis Oocytes in Membrane Transporters Research

M Bhatt, A Di Iacovo, T Romanazzi, C Roseti… - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
After 50 years, the heterologous expression of proteins in Xenopus laevis oocytes is still
essential in many research fields. New approaches and revised protocols, but also classical …

Identification and characterization of a novel SNAT2 (SLC38A2) inhibitor reveals synergy with glucose transport inhibition in cancer cells

G Gauthier-Coles, A Bröer, MD McLeod… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
SNAT2 (SLC38A2) is a sodium-dependent neutral amino acid transporter, which is
important for the accumulation of amino acids as nutrients, the maintenance of cellular …

Do amino acid antiporters have asymmetric substrate specificity?

G Gauthier-Coles, SJ Fairweather, A Bröer, S Bröer - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amino acid antiporters mediate the 1: 1 exchange of groups of amino acids. Whether
substrate specificity can be different for the inward and outward facing conformation has not …

Deorphanizing solute carriers in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for secondary uptake of xenobiotic compounds

I Møller-Hansen, J Sáez-Sáez… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The exchange of small molecules between the cell and the environment happens through
transporter proteins. Besides nutrients and native metabolic products, xenobiotic molecules …