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GLAST On The Payload Attach Fitting
GLAST may refer to: * Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, formerly the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope * GLutamate ASpartate Transporter Excitatory amino acid transporter 1 (EAAT1) is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the ''SLC1A3'' gene. EAAT1 is also often called the GLutamate ASpartate Transporter 1 (GLAST-1). EAAT1 is predominantly expressed in the plasma membrane, al ..., a protein in humans * GLAST (tokamak), a set of fusion research reactors of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (FGST, also FGRST), formerly called the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), is a space observatory being used to perform gamma-ray astronomy observations from low Earth orbit. Its main instrument is the Large Area Telescope (LAT), with which astronomers mostly intend to perform an all-sky survey studying astrophysical and cosmological phenomena such as active galactic nuclei An active galactic nucleus (AGN) is a compact region at the center of a galaxy that has a much-higher-than-normal luminosity over at least some portion of the electromagnetic spectrum with characteristics indicating that the luminosity is not prod ..., pulsars, other high-energy sources and dark matter. Another instrument aboard Fermi, the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM; formerly GLAST Burst Monitor), is being used to study gamma-ray bursts and solar flares. Fermi, named for high-energy physics pioneer Enrico Fermi, was launched on 11 June 2008 at 16:05 UTC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glutamate Aspartate Transporter
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1 (EAAT1) is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the ''SLC1A3'' gene. EAAT1 is also often called the GLutamate ASpartate Transporter 1 (GLAST-1). EAAT1 is predominantly expressed in the plasma membrane, allowing it to remove glutamate from the extracellular space. It has also been localized in the inner mitochondrial membrane as part of the malate-aspartate shuttle. Mechanism EAAT1 functions ''in vivo'' as a homotrimer. EAAT1 mediates the transport of glutamic and aspartic acid with the cotransport of three Na+ and one H+ cations and counter transport of one K+ cation. This co-transport coupling (or symport) allows the transport of glutamate into cells against a concentration gradient. Tissue distribution EAAT1 is expressed throughout the CNS, and is highly expressed in astrocytes and Bergmann glia in the cerebellum. In the retina, EAAT1 is expressed in Muller cells. EAAT1 is also expressed in a number of other tissues inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
