Vitamin A transport and the transmembrane pore in the cell-surface receptor for plasma retinol binding protein.

Vitamin A and its derivatives (retinoids) play diverse and crucial functions from embryogenesis to adulthood and are used as therapeutic agents in human medicine for eye and skin diseases, infections and cancer. Plasma retinol binding protein (RBP) is the principal and specific vitamin A carrier in...

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Main Authors: Ming Zhong, Riki Kawaguchi, Mariam Ter-Stepanian, Miki Kassai, Hui Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3815300?pdf=render