{"title":"The mitochondrial choline transporter, SLC25A48, regulates urine and blood choline levels in humans","authors":"Soumya Maity , Kumar Sharma","doi":"10.1016/j.kint.2024.11.014","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Choline is an essential nutrient for the biosynthesis of phospholipids and neurotransmitters and controls several physiological functions in mammals. It is metabolized in the organelles within cells, including mitochondria. However, its subcellular distribution and mode of mitochondrial transport remain poorly understood. Patil <em>et al.</em> identified SLC25A48 as a mitochondrial choline transporter, and its loss-of-function mutations were associated with elevated urine and plasma choline levels in humans.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17801,"journal":{"name":"Kidney international","volume":"107 2","pages":"Pages 225-227"},"PeriodicalIF":14.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Kidney international","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0085253824008111","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Choline is an essential nutrient for the biosynthesis of phospholipids and neurotransmitters and controls several physiological functions in mammals. It is metabolized in the organelles within cells, including mitochondria. However, its subcellular distribution and mode of mitochondrial transport remain poorly understood. Patil et al. identified SLC25A48 as a mitochondrial choline transporter, and its loss-of-function mutations were associated with elevated urine and plasma choline levels in humans.
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Kidney International (KI), the official journal of the International Society of Nephrology, is led by Dr. Pierre Ronco (Paris, France) and stands as one of nephrology's most cited and esteemed publications worldwide.
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