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leucine transport

The directed movement of leucine, 2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid, into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a… 
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Review
2015
Review
2015
L-type amino acid transport and cancer: targeting the mTORC1 pathway to inhibit neoplasia.
The L-type amino acid transporter (LAT) family are Na(+)-independent transporters, which deliver neutral amino acids into cells… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Substrate binding and formation of an occluded state in the leucine transporter.
Translocation through the extracellular vestibule and binding of leucine in the leucine transporter (LeuT) have been studied with… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
L-type amino acid transporter 1-mediated L-leucine transport at the inner blood-retinal barrier.
PURPOSE L-type amino acid transporters (LATs) prefer branched-chain and aromatic amino acids, including neurotransmitter… 
1990
1990
Transport of cationic and zwitterionic amino acids in preimplantation rat conceptuses.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Na+-independent transport of basic and zwitterionic amino acids in mouse blastocysts by a shared system and by processes which distinguish between these substrates.
1980
1980
Regulation of high-affinity leucine transport in Escherichia coli.
Leucine is transported into E coli by two osmotic shock-sensitive, high-affinity systems (LIV-I and leucine-specific systems) and… 
1978
1978
SIMILAR SPECTRA FOR THE INACTIVATION BY MONOCHROMATIC LIGHT OF TWO DISTINCT LEUCINE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN ESCHERICHIA COLI
Abstract—Kinetics of inactivation of two separate leucine transport systems (leucine specific and LIV) in E. coli by seven… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Mapping of two loci affecting the regulation of branched-chain amino acid transport in Escherichia coli K-12
Two mutant loci resulting in derepression of, respectively, the L-leucine-specific transport system (lstR) and both the leucine… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Light-induced leucine transport in Halobacterium halobium envelope vesicles: a chemiosmotic system.
Halabacterium halobium cell envelope vesicles accumulate L-[14-C]leucine during illumination, against a large concentration… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Kinetics of unidirectional leucine transport into brain: effects of isoleucine, valine, and anoxia.
The rate of unidirectional uptake, v, of L-[4,5-3H]leucine was studied in 17 isolated dog brains by means of an indicator… 
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