Component
Cellular free lipoate uptake
Uptake of free lipoic acid/lipoate, distinguished from intracellular protein-bound lipoyl cofactors.
1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
How nutrients influence it
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Other things that act on it
Enzymes, hormones, genes, and other components with a recorded effect. These are not nutrients, so they do not count toward the arrows above. Each finding names the chapter that recorded it.
How nutrients reach it in more than one step
Chains of two or more recorded steps that end here, grouped by the nutrient they start from. Each step is a separate finding, so a chain is a route a mechanism could take, not proof that it does.
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What it does
Every recorded relationship this component is part of, grouped by its role. Plain wording comes first; the technical statement follows.
What acts on it
Expression of cloned human SLC5A6 in HRPE cells conferred sodium-dependent uptake of lipoate.
Experimental context and source evidence
- cross_nutrient
- true
- experimental_model
- Human SMVT cloned from JAR cells, expressed in human retinal pigment epithelial cells and Xenopus laevis oocytes
- exposure
- Human SMVT cDNA expression; substrate concentrations not specified in the abstract.
- limitations
- Heterologous human-protein experiments establish transport properties; they do not quantify whole-body absorption or nutrient deficiency from supplement competition.
- nutrient_topic
- Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Pantothenate (vitamin B5)
- organism
- Homo sapiens (protein and HRPE expression cells)
- plain_language
- SMVT carries lipoate into cells using sodium-dependent transport.
- primary_references
- [b5-trans-wang1999] Human placental Na+-dependent multivitamin transporter. Cloning, functional expression, gene structure, and chromosomal localization. (1999). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10329687/ DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.21.14875
- tissue_or_cell_type
- HRPE cell plasma membrane
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5): coenzyme A, deficiency and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 184–195
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Human SMVT cloned from JAR cells, expressed in human retinal pigment epithelial cells and Xenopus laevis oocytes · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### b5-trans-smvt-lipoate Expression of cloned human SLC5A6 in HRPE cells conferred sodium-dependent uptake of lipoate. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: SMVT carries lipoate into cells using sodium-dependent transport. organism: Homo sapiens (protein and HRPE expression cells) tissue_or_cell_type: HRPE cell plasma membrane experimental_model: Human SMVT cloned from JAR cells, expressed in human retinal pigment epithelial cells and Xenopus laevis oocytes limitations: Heterologous human-protein experiments establish transport properties; they do not quantify whole-body absorption or nutrient deficiency from supplement competition. exposure: Human SMVT cDNA expression; substrate concentrations not specified in the abstract. cross_nutrient: true [b5-trans-wang1999] Human placental Na+-dependent multivitamin transporter. Cloning, functional expression, gene structure, and chromosomal localization. (1999). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10329687/ DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.21.14875
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The events it takes part in
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Situations it appears in
Low-supply and faulty-machinery situations recorded in the chapters where this component plays a part.
In the sources
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Open hypotheses
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This is a research prototype built from draft material. It is not medical advice, and its statements still await verification against the original studies.