cystinosin

cystinosin
cys·tin·o·sin (sis-tĭ-noґsin) a lysosomal membrane protein, expressed strongly in the pancreas, kidney, and skeletal muscle and to a lesser degree in the placenta, heart, lungs, and liver, that transports cystine out of lysosomes.

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