Proteoliposomes as Tool for Assaying Membrane Transporter Functions and Interactions with Xenobiotics

• Main Authors: Annamaria Tonazzi (Author), Mariafrancesca Scalise (Author), Lorena Pochini (Author), Nicola Giangregorio (Author), Cesare Indiveri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Proteoliposomes represent a suitable and up to date tool for studying membrane transporters which physiologically mediate absorption, excretion, trafficking and reabsorption of nutrients and metabolites. Using recently developed reconstitution strategies, transporters can be inserted in artificial b...