Structural characterisation reveals insights into substrate recognition by the glutamine transporter ASCT2/SLC1A5
Cancer cells are reliant on nutrients such as glutamine, which enter the cell via the alanine/serine/cysteine transporter 2 (ASCT2). Here, authors use crystallography to show which amino-acid residues in the substrate-binding site are responsible for conferring glutamine selectivity to ASCT2.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02444-w |