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leucine import

Known as: leucine uptake 
The directed movement of leucine into a cell or organelle. [GOC:dph, GOC:tb]
National Institutes of Health

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1964-2017
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2012
Highly Cited
2012
Autophagy is a protective mechanism for human melanoma cells under acidic stress.
Cyclic hypoxia and alterations in oncogenic signaling contribute to switch cancer cell metabolism from oxidative phosphorylation… (More)
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2010
2010
L-type amino acid transporter 1 inhibitors inhibit tumor cell growth.
Most tumor cell membranes overexpress L-type amino acid transporter 1, while normal cell membranes contain l-type amino acid… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Alterations in the activity of placental amino acid transporters in pregnancies complicated by diabetes.
Alterations in placental transport may contribute to accelerated fetal growth in pregnancies complicated by diabetes. We studied… (More)
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2002
2002
Characterization of the system L amino acid transporter in T24 human bladder carcinoma cells.
System L is a major nutrient transport system responsible for the Na(+)-independent transport of large neutral amino acids… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Statins as antioxidant therapy for preventing cardiac myocyte hypertrophy.
Cardiac hypertrophy is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The hypertrophic process is mediated, in part, by… (More)
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2000
2000
Kinetics of L-[1-(13)C]leucine when ingested with free amino acids, unlabeled or intrinsically labeled casein.
In two groups of five adults, each adapted to two different dietary regimens for 6 days, the metabolic fate of dietary [1-(13)C… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Interaction of photochemical and microbial processes in the degradation of refractory dissolved organic matter from a coastal marine environment
The interaction between photochemical and biological processes in the degradation of marine dissolved organic matter (DOM) was… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Placental Transport of Leucine and Lysine Is Reduced in Intrauterine Growth Restriction1
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is characterized by a reduction in fetal plasma concentrations of a number of essential… (More)
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1991
1991
The bacteriocin lactococcin A specifically increases permeability of lactococcal cytoplasmic membranes in a voltage-independent, protein-mediated manner.
Lactococcin A is a bacteriocin produced by Lactococcus lactis. Its structural gene has recently been cloned and sequenced (M. J… (More)
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1980
1980
Generation of an electrochemical proton gradient in Streptococcus cremoris by lactate efflux.
Recently an energy-recycling model was proposed that postulates the generation of an electrochemical gradient in fermentative… (More)
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