Efficient endocytosis of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator requires a tyrosine-based signal.
Authors:Prince LS, Peter K, Hatton SR, Zaliauskiene L, Cotlin LF, Clancy JP, Marchase RB, Collawn JF
Journal:J Biol Chem
PubMed ID:9920908
'We previously demonstrated that the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is rapidly endocytosed in epithelial cells (Prince, L. S., Workman, R. B., Jr., and Marchase, R. B. (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 91, 5192-5196). To determine the structural features of CFTR required for endocytosis, we prepared ... More