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System A amino acid transport in a rat submandibular ductal cell line
1Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Rockville, MD 20857.
Abstract:
1. Neutral amino acid transport was studied in an established cell line derived from rat submandibular glands, RSMTx. 2. The greatest portion of alpha-amino isobutyrate (AIB) transport is mediated by system A. This component is Na+ dependent, pH sensitive, markedly inhibited by methyl AIB and enhanced 2-5-fold by amino acid depletion. 3. Evidence for the presence of other neutral amino acid transport systems, presumably ASC and L, was also found in these cells.