This chapter discusses amino acid transporters (carriers) of epithelial barriers and glands
and their localization and function. We consider this array of solute carrier members from …

The transport of amino acids in kidney and intestine is critical for the supply of amino acids to
all tissues and the homeostasis of plasma amino acid levels. This is illustrated by a number …

This review summarizes the current view of amino acid transport by epithelial cells of
vertebrates. A wide variety of transporter proteins are expressed in apical and basolateral …

M'ovement of nutrients (amino acids and sugars) into~ and out of cells is predominantly
mediated by plasma membrane-bound activities that represent the function of discrete …

This review focuses on the comparative physiology and phylogeny of plasma membrane
transporters that absorb and redistribute amino acids in organisms. The first section briefly …

The small intestine mediates the absorption of amino acids after ingestion of protein and
sustains the supply of amino acids to all tissues. The small intestine is an important …

Solute carriers (SLC) that transport amino acids are key players in health and diseases in
humans. Their prokaryotic relatives are often involved in essential physiological processes …

Palacı́n, Manuel, Raúl Estévez, Joan Bertran, and Antonio Zorzano. Molecular Biology of
Mammalian Plasma Membrane Amino Acid Transporters. Physiol. Rev. 78: 969–1054, 1998 …

All living cells, from autonomous protists to constrained components of the complex
multicellular mammalian organisms, require amino acids for replacing their structure …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the intestinal transport of peptides and amino
acids. The digestion and absorption of dietary nutrients constitute the principal function of …