How the SLC26A11 transporter enables recycling within brain and kidney cells

Our cells have their own internal "garbage collection" system that gathers up everything that is defective, worn out or foreign. Acting as a sort of "cellular stomach," the so-called lysosomes are responsible for this recycling process. However, the breakdown products must also be transported out of the organelles again; otherwise, there is a risk of neurological disorders, some of which can be severe. A research consortium led by the MHH has now discovered how this works, using sulfate in brain and kidney cells as an example.

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