Fatty Acid Transport Proteins

Known as: Fatty Acid Transport Protein, Fatty Acid Transport Proteins [Chemical/Ingredient], Fatty Acid-Transport Protein 
A broad category of membrane transport proteins that specifically transport FREE FATTY ACIDS across cellular membranes. They play an important role… (More)
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2007
2007
Fatty acid metabolism in adipocytes: functional analysis of fatty acid transport proteins 1 and 4.
The role of fatty acid transport protein 1 (FATP1) and FATP4 in facilitating adipocyte fatty acid metabolism was investigated… (More)
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2005
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2005
Transgenic expression of fatty acid transport protein 1 in the heart causes lipotoxic cardiomyopathy.
Evidence is emerging that systemic metabolic disturbances contribute to cardiac myocyte dysfunction and clinically apparent heart… (More)
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2002
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2002
Insulin causes fatty acid transport protein translocation and enhanced fatty acid uptake in adipocytes.
Fatty acid uptake into 3T3 L1 adipocytes is predominantly transporter mediated. Here we show that, during 3T3 L1 adipocyte… (More)
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2001
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2001
Increased rates of fatty acid uptake and plasmalemmal fatty acid transporters in obese Zucker rats.
Giant vesicles were used to study the rates of uptake of long-chain fatty acids by heart, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue of… (More)
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1999
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1999
Protein-mediated palmitate uptake and expression of fatty acid transport proteins in heart giant vesicles.
Giant sarcolemmal vesicles were isolated from rat heart and hindlimb muscles for a) characterization of long-chain fatty acid… (More)
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1999
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1999
Identification of a functional peroxisome proliferator-responsive element in the murine fatty acid transport protein gene.
Fatty acid transport protein (FATP), a plasma membrane protein implicated in controlling adipocyte transmembrane fatty acid flux… (More)
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
A family of fatty acid transporters conserved from mycobacterium to man.
Long chain fatty acids (LCFAs) are an important source of energy for most organisms. They also function as blood hormones… (More)
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1998
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1998
Regulation of fatty acid transport protein and fatty acid translocase mRNA levels by endotoxin and cytokines.
The cloning of two novel fatty acid (FA) transport proteins, FA transport protein (FATP) and FA translocase (FAT), has recently… (More)
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1997
Highly Cited
1997
Coordinate regulation of the expression of the fatty acid transport protein and acyl-CoA synthetase genes by PPARalpha and PPARgamma activators.
Intracellular fatty acid (FA) concentrations are in part determined by a regulated import/export system that is controlled by two… (More)
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1994
Highly Cited
1994
Expression cloning and characterization of a novel adipocyte long chain fatty acid transport protein
Long chain fatty acids (LCFAs) are an important energy substrate used by cardiac myocytes and other cells, but the mechanism… (More)
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