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OCT1 is a high-capacity thiamine transporter that regulates hepatic steatosis and is a target of met...

OCT1 is a high-capacity thiamine transporter that regulates hepatic steatosis and is a target of met...

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OCT1 is a high-capacity thiamine transporter that regulates hepatic steatosis and is a target of metformin

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OCT1 is a high-capacity thiamine transporter that regulates hepatic steatosis and is a target of metformin

Publisher

United States: National Academy of Sciences

Journal title

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 2014-07, Vol.111 (27), p.9983-9988

Language

English

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United States: National Academy of Sciences

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Contents

Organic cation transporter 1, OCT1 (SLC22A1), is the major hepatic uptake transporter for metformin, the most prescribed antidiabetic drug. However, its endogenous role is poorly understood. Here we show that similar to metformin treatment, loss of Oct1 caused an increase in the ratio of AMP to ATP, activated the energy sensor AMP-activated kinase...

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Full title

OCT1 is a high-capacity thiamine transporter that regulates hepatic steatosis and is a target of metformin

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1803108036

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1803108036

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ISSN

0027-8424

E-ISSN

1091-6490

DOI

10.1073/pnas.1314939111

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