Analysis of LPI-causing mutations on y+LAT1 function and localization
Abstract Background y+LAT1, encoded by SCL7A7, is the protein mutated in Lysinuric Protein Intolerance (LPI), a rare metabolic disease caused by a defective cationic amino acid (CAA, arginine, lysine, ornithine) transport at the basolateral membrane of intestinal and renal tubular cells. The disease...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-03-01
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Series: | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-019-1028-2 |