The Putative SLC Transporters Mfsd5 and Mfsd11 Are Abundantly Expressed in the Mouse Brain and Have a Potential Role in Energy Homeostasis

Solute carriers (SLCs) are membrane bound transporters responsible for the movement of soluble molecules such as amino acids, ions, nucleotides, neurotransmitters and oligopeptides over cellular membranes. At present, there are 395 SLCs identified in humans, where about 40% are still uncharacterized...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2016-06, Vol.11 (6), p.e0156912-e0156912
Hauptverfasser: Perland, Emelie, Lekholm, Emilia, Eriksson, Mikaela M, Bagchi, Sonchita, Arapi, Vasiliki, Fredriksson, Robert
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Zusammenfassung:Solute carriers (SLCs) are membrane bound transporters responsible for the movement of soluble molecules such as amino acids, ions, nucleotides, neurotransmitters and oligopeptides over cellular membranes. At present, there are 395 SLCs identified in humans, where about 40% are still uncharacterized with unknown expression and/or function(s). Here we have studied two uncharacterized atypical SLCs that belong to the Major Facilitator Superfamily Pfam clan, Major facilitator superfamily domain 5 (MFSD5) and Major facilitator superfamily domain 11 (MFSD11). We provide fundamental information about the histology in mice as well as data supporting their disposition to regulate expression levels to keep the energy homeostasis. In mice subjected to starvation or high-fat diet, the mRNA expression of Mfsd5 was significantly down-regulated (P
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0156912