Structures and general transport mechanisms by the major facilitator superfamily (MFS)

D Drew, RA North, K Nagarathinam… - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
The major facilitator superfamily (MFS) is the largest known superfamily of secondary active
transporters. MFS transporters are responsible for transporting a broad spectrum of …

Bioavailability of bioactive peptides derived from food proteins across the intestinal epithelial membrane: A review

Q Xu, H Hong, J Wu, X Yan - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Bioactive peptides (BAPs) play a crucial physiological role in human
health. To exert their biological effects after oral administration, BAPs have to be transported …

Structural snapshots of human PepT1 and PepT2 reveal mechanistic insights into substrate and drug transport across epithelial membranes

M Killer, J Wald, J Pieprzyk, TC Marlovits, C Löw - Science advances, 2021 - science.org
The uptake of peptides in mammals plays a crucial role in nutrition and inflammatory
diseases. This process is mediated by promiscuous transporters of the solute carrier family …

Cryo-EM structure of PepT2 reveals structural basis for proton-coupled peptide and prodrug transport in mammals

JL Parker, JC Deme, Z Wu, G Kuteyi, J Huo… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The SLC15 family of proton-coupled solute carriers PepT1 and PepT2 play a central role in
human physiology as the principal route for acquiring and retaining dietary nitrogen. A …

Emerging potential of niosomes in ocular delivery

A Verma, A Tiwari, S Saraf, PK Panda… - Expert opinion on …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Niosomes have recently grabbed attention as one of the best tools for various
site-specific drug delivery systems, including ophthalmic drug delivery. Surfactants …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in understanding proton coupled peptide transport via the POT family

S Newstead - Current opinion in structural biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Recent crystal structures reveal insights into ligand promiscuity within the POT
family.•Selectivity pockets play important roles in peptide recognition and …

Regulation profile of the intestinal peptide transporter 1 (PepT1)

CY Wang, S Liu, XN **e, ZR Tan - Drug design, development and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The intestinal peptide transporter 1 (PepT1) was first identified in 1994. It plays a crucial role
in the absorption of small peptides including not only> 400 different dipeptides and 8,000 …

Structure of Prototypic Peptide Transporter DtpA from E. coli in Complex with Valganciclovir Provides Insights into Drug Binding of Human PepT1

Y Ural-Blimke, A Flayhan, J Strauss… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Members of the solute carrier 15 family (SLC15) transport di-and tripeptides as well as
peptidomimetic drugs across the cell membrane. Structures of bacterial homologues have …

The structure and mechanism of drug transporters

AG Roberts - Enzyme Kinetics in Drug Metabolism: Fundamentals …, 2021 - Springer
Drug transporters are integral membrane proteins that play a critical role in drug disposition
by affecting absorption, distribution, and excretion. They translocate drugs, as well as …

Food protein structures, functionality and product development

ID Nwachukwu, RE Aluko - 2021 - books.rsc.org
The unique combinations of biological, nutritional and functional properties in proteins make
them important food ingredients with the capacity to provide a range of diverse and highly …