Fatty acid transport proteins: a current view of a growing family

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Stahl, A
Gimeno, RE
Tartaglia, LA
Lodish, HF
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[1] Whitehead Inst Biomed Res, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
[2] Millennium Pharmaceut Inc, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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10.1016/S1043-2760(01)00427-1
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) are a major caloric component of our diet and are key metabolites for energy generation and storage. Physiological uptake of LCFAs across cell membranes is a saturable and competable process occurring at low concentrations, indicative of protein-mediated transport. Fatty acid transport proteins are a family of transmembrane proteins that enhance LCFA uptake and are produced in all fatty acid-utilizing tissues. Here, we review our current understanding of the function, expression patterns and regulation and subcellular localization of this interesting family of proteins.
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