| Literature DB >> 7112129 |
W A Gahl, N Bashan, F Tietze, I Bernardini, J D Schulman.
Abstract
The activity of a cystine transport system in lysosomes prepared from the leukocytes of patients with cystinosis was found to be deficient. In normal subjects, this system was resistant to N-ethylmaleimide and demonstrated saturation kinetics. Lysosomes from individuals heterozygous for cystinosis demonstrated a reduced maximum velocity for cystine egress from lysosomes. The rate of cystine escape from normal lysosomes was enhanced by adenosine triphosphate. The availability of normal and mutant lysosomes provides a means of investigating mechanisms of amino acid transport across lysosomal membranes.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 7112129 DOI: 10.1126/science.7112129
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728