Definition of "symporter" []

• An integral membrane protein involved in the movement of different molecules or ions in the same direction across a phospholipid membrane (noun)

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• "Yeom CJ, Chung JK, Kang JH, Jeon YH, Kim KI, et al. (2008) Visualization of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 transcriptional activation in C6 glioma using luciferase and sodium iodide symporter genes."
• "Whether l (2) 08717 symporter activity maintains lysosomal pH and leads to better survival during IH is not known at this time, but previous studies in flies have shown that gene mutations linked with lysosomal trafficking pathways lead to synaptic dysfunction, neuronal degeneration and decrease in lifespan in adults"
• "To begin, glucose is transported from the lumen of the tubule into the epithelial cells through the apical membrane via a Na+-glucose symporter (particularly SGLT-2, which is responsible for most of the glucose reabsorption at the apical membrane)."