Intracellular localization of alpha-tocopherol transfer protein and alpha-tocopherol.
Qian J, Wilson K, Nava P, Morley S, Atkinson J, Manor D
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
The mechanism of action of tocopherol transfer protein (TTP) and its role in the intracellular processing of vitamin E were investigated using confocal fluorescence microscopy. The results from this work suggest that TTP functions by transporting vitamin E from endocytic organelles to other locations in the cell.
Published 8 March 2005 in Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1031: 330-1.
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