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James D. Young

Researcher at University of Alberta

Publications -  241
Citations -  16156

James D. Young is an academic researcher from University of Alberta. The author has contributed to research in topics: Nucleoside & Nucleoside transporter. The author has an hindex of 63, co-authored 240 publications receiving 15574 citations. Previous affiliations of James D. Young include Cornell University & Cross Cancer Institute.

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The equilibrative nucleoside transporter family, SLC29.

TL;DR: The human SLC29 family of proteins contains four members, designated equilibrative nucleoside transporters (ENTs) because of the properties of the first-characterised family member, hENT1, which possess similar broad substrate specificities for purine and pyrimidine nucleosides, but hENT2 in addition efficiently transports nucleobases.
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Functional Nucleoside Transporters Are Required for Gemcitabine Influx and Manifestation of Toxicity in Cancer Cell Lines

TL;DR: The data suggested that the type of NT activities possessed by a cell may be an important determinant of its sensitivity to gem citabine and that NT deficiency may confer significant gemcitabine resistance.
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Cloning of a human nucleoside transporter implicated in the cellular uptake of adenosine and chemotherapeutic drugs

TL;DR: The isolation of a human placental cDNA encoding a 456-residue glycoprotein with functional characteristics typical of an es-type transporter is reported, predicted to possess 11 membrane-spanning regions and is homologous to several proteins of unknown function in yeast, nematodes, plants and mammals.
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The absence of human equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 is associated with reduced survival in patients with gemcitabine-treated pancreas adenocarcinoma.

TL;DR: Immunohistochemistry for hENT1 shows promise as a molecular predictive assay to appropriately select patients for palliative gemcitabine chemotherapy but requires formal validation in prospective, randomized trials.