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Apr 28, 2017 · Carrier proteins are proteins that carry substances from one side of a biological membrane to the other. Many carrier proteins are found in a cell’s membrane, though they may also be found in the membranes of internal organelles such as the mitochondria, chloroplasts, nucleolus, and others.
Carrier proteins, also known as transporters, are transmembrane proteins that facilitate the movement of molecules such as ions, amino acids, sugars and neurotransmitters across the plasma membrane.
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Apr 19, 2021 · The ApoE4 allele is the most well-studied genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, a condition that is increasing in prevalence and remains without a cure. Precision nutrition targeting metabolic pathways altered by ApoE4 provides a tool for the potential prevention of disease. However, no long-term human studies have been conducted to ...
- Nicholas G. Norwitz, Nabeel Saif, Ingrid Estrada Ariza, Richard S. Isaacson
- 10.3390/nu13041362
- 2021
- Nutrients. 2021 Apr; 13(4): 1362.
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Review your understanding of genes, proteins, and traits in this free article aligned to NGSS standards.
•Genes are specific stretches of a chromosome’s DNA molecule. DNA molecules are made up of smaller parts called nucleotides. So, a gene is a specific stretch of nucleotides within a chromosome’s DNA.
•DNA is made up of four types of nucleotides. These nucleotides are often called by their shortened names: A, C, T, and G (which stand for adenine, cytosine, thymine, and guanine). The nucleotides in a gene are connected in a specific order.
•Proteins are molecules that carry out many different functions in cells. For example, some proteins provide structure for the cell. Others help carry out chemical reactions.
•Proteins are made up of smaller parts called amino acids. The amino acids in a protein are also connected in a specific order. A protein’s amino acids determine its 3D structure and its function.
•The cell builds proteins using instructions found in genes. Specifically, the order of nucleotides in a gene determines the order of amino acids in one or more proteins.
•An organism has many different genes, and so can produce many different proteins. These proteins have functions that affect the organism’s traits.
Sep 18, 2020 · This review aims to serve as an introduction to the solute carrier proteins (SLC) superfamily of transporter proteins and their roles in human cells. The SLC superfamily currently includes 458 transport proteins in 65 families that carry a wide variety of substances across cellular membranes.
- Mattia D. Pizzagalli, Ariel Bensimon, Giulio Superti‐Furga, Giulio Superti‐Furga
- 10.1111/febs.15531
- 2021
- FEBS J. 2021 May; 288(9): 2784-2835.
CACT Deficiency. CACT is an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of long-chain fatty acylcarnitine across the MIM in exchange of free carnitine. CACT deficiency is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. The gene responsible for this condition is SLC25A20. The age of onset is typically in the neonatal period.
The solute carrier ( SLC) group of membrane transport proteins include over 400 members organized into 66 families. [1] [2] Most members of the SLC group are located in the cell membrane. The SLC gene nomenclature system was originally proposed by the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee ( HGNC) and is the basis for the official HGNC names of the ...
