Amino Acid Transport – Group-Specific Transporters

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In mammals, amino acid transporters are grouped into big solute carrier (SLC) families.

SLC carry out carrier-mediated, energy-dependent transport
In the case of the Na⁺-cotransporters, the required energy is utilized to pump out the ion

**Figure 1.** Group transport of the essential amino acids via LAT1

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Amino Acid Transport – Group-Specific Transporters

LAT1

Clinical correlations

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