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Papers/PMID:24828044

Mfsd2a is a transporter for the essential omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid.

Nature2014The record

1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

all-cis-docosa-4,7,10,13,16,19-hexaenoic acid

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all-cis-docosa-4,7,10,13,16,19-hexaenoic acid — is transported by MFSD2A
SpeculativeGrade F, Speculative. Mechanistic inference, no evidence found, or evidence weakened below D.Finding
“Unexpectedly, cell-based studies indicate that Mfsd2a transports DHA in the form of lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), but not unesterified fatty acid, in a sodium-dependent manner.”
Quoted verbatim from Mfsd2a is a transporter for the essential omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid..
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in vitro · not in humans
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cultured cells (cell type not stated in abstract)
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