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SUBMITTER: Wright NJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6705415 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wright Nicholas J NJ Lee Seok-Yong SY
Nature structural & molecular biology 20190624 7
The human equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 (hENT1), a member of the SLC29 family, plays crucial roles in adenosine signaling, cellular uptake of nucleoside for DNA and RNA synthesis, and nucleoside-derived anticancer and antiviral drug transport in humans. Because of its central role in adenosine signaling, it is the target of adenosine reuptake inhibitors (AdoRI), several of which are used clinically. Despite its importance in human physiology and pharmacology, the molecular basis of hENT ...[more]