Xenopus glucose transporter 1 (xGLUT1) is required for gastrulation movement in Xenopus laevis
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Xenopus glucose transporter 1 (xGLUT1) is required for gastrulation movement in Xenopus laevis.
Glucose transporters (GLUTs) are transmembrane proteins that play an essential role in sugar uptake and energy supply. Thirteen GLUT genes have been described and GLUT1 is the most abundantly expressed member of the family in animal tissues. Deficiencies in human GLUT1 are associated with many diseases, such as metabolic abnormalities, congenital brain defects and oncogenesis. It was suggested ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The International Journal of Developmental Biology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0214-6282
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.062230ks