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| MEDINA,RODOLFO A.; OWEN,GARETH I.. |
| Mammalian cells depend on glucose as a major substrate for energy production. Glucose is transported into the cell via facilitative glucose transporters (GLUT) present in all cell types. Many GLUT isoforms have been described and their expression is cell-specific and subject to hormonal and environmental control. The kinetic properties and substrate specificities of the different isoforms are specifically suited to the energy requirements of the particular cell types. Due to the ubiquitousness of these transporters, their differential expression is involved in various disease states such as diabetes, ischemia and cancer. The majority of cancers and isolated cancer cell lines over-express the GLUT family members which are present in the respective tissue of... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: GLUT; Glucose transporters; Expression; Cancer; Estrogen; Progesterone; Cell lines. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602002000100004 |
