Structure, function and regulation of mammalian glucose transporters of the SLC2 family

GD Holman - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology, 2020 - Springer
The SLC2 genes code for a family of GLUT proteins that are part of the major facilitator
superfamily (MFS) of membrane transporters. Crystal structures have recently revealed how …

The relationship between vitamin C status, the gut-liver axis, and metabolic syndrome

MG Traber, GR Buettner, RS Bruno - Redox biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of cardiometabolic risk factors, which together
predict increased risk of more serious chronic diseases. We propose that one consequence …

Chemical biology probes of mammalian GLUT structure and function

GD Holman - Biochemical Journal, 2018 - portlandpress.com
The structure and function of glucose transporters of the mammalian GLUT family of proteins
has been studied over many decades, and the proteins have fascinated numerous research …

Novel biomarkers for neoplastic progression from ulcerative colitis to colorectal cancer: a systems biology approach

M Shahnazari, S Afshar, MH Emami, R Amini… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In recent studies, the void of evaluation and in-depth understanding of unknown clinically
relevant potential molecular biomarkers involved in colorectal cancer (CRC) from the …

Vitamin C deficiency and the risk of osteoporosis in patients with an inflammatory bowel disease

AE Ratajczak, A Szymczak-Tomczak… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recent research studies have shown that vitamin C (ascorbic acid) may affect bone mineral
density and that a deficiency of ascorbic acid leads to the development of osteoporosis …

Keratinocytes derived from patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells recapitulate the genetic signature of psoriasis disease

G Ali, AK Elsayed, M Nandakumar… - Stem cells and …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Psoriasis is characterized by hyperproliferation and defective differentiation of keratinocytes
(KCs). Patients with psoriasis are at a high risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular …

Identification and immunological characterization of endoplasmic reticulum stress-related molecular subtypes in bronchopulmonary dysplasia based on machine …

Z Tao, Y Mao, Y Hu, X Tang, J Wang, N Zeng… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a life-threatening lung illness that affects
premature infants and has a high incidence and mortality. Using interpretable machine …

Genome-wide association study identifies candidate loci associated with opioid analgesic requirements in the treatment of cancer pain

D Nishizawa, T Terui, K Ishitani, S Kasai, J Hasegawa… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pain is experienced by~ 55% of patients who undergo anti-cancer
treatment. However, many genetic factors that are involved in the efficacy of opioid …

Adaptation to HIF1α deletion in hypoxic cancer cells by upregulation of GLUT14 and creatine metabolism

A Valli, M Morotti, CE Zois, PK Albers, T Soga… - Molecular Cancer …, 2019 - AACR
Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α is a key regulator of the hypoxia response in normal and cancer
tissues. It is well recognized to regulate glycolysis and is a target for therapy. However, how …

Frequent SLC12A3 mutations in Chinese Gitelman syndrome patients: structure and function disorder

L Jiang, X Peng, B Zhao, L Zhang, L Xu… - Endocrine …, 2022 - ec.bioscientifica.com
Purposes This study was conducted to identify the frequent mutations from reported Chinese
Gitelman syndrome (GS) patients, to predict the three-dimensional structure change of …