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EAAC1 is expressed in rat and human prostate epithelial cells; functions as a high-affinity L-aspartate transporter; and is regulated by prolactin and testosterone

BACKGROUND: Prostate epithelial cells accumulate a high level of aspartate that is utilized as a substrate for their unique function of production and secretion of enormously high levels of citrate. In most mammalian cells aspartate is synthesized; and, therefore is a non-essential amino acid. In co...

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Autores principales: Franklin, Renty B, Zou, Jing, Yu, Ziqiang, Costello, Les C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1456973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16566829
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2091-7-10