Evolutionary ancestry and novel functions of the mammalian glucose transporter (GLUT) family
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In general, sugar porters function by proton-coupled symport or facilitative transport modes. Symporters, coupled to electrochemical energy, transport nutrients against a substrate gradient. Facilitative carriers transport sugars alo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/152 |