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The peptide transporter 1a of the zebrafish Danio rerio, an emerging model in nutrigenomics and nutrition research: Molecular characterization, functional properties, and expression analysis

Vacca, Francesca; Barca, Amilcare; Gomes, Ana S.; Mazzei, Aurora; Piccinni, Barbara; Cinquetti, Raffaella; Del Vecchio, Gianmarco; Romano, Alessandro; Rønnestad, Ivar; Bossi, Elena; Verri, Tiziano (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-19)

Background: Peptide transporter 1 (PepT1, alias Slc15a1) mediates the uptake of dietary di/tripeptides in all vertebrates. However, in teleost fish, more than one PepT1-type transporter might function, due to specific whole ...