2008
Mechanism for alternating access in neurotransmitter transporters
Forrest LR, Zhang YW, Jacobs MT, Gesmonde J, Xie L, Honig BH, Rudnick G. Mechanism for alternating access in neurotransmitter transporters. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 10338-10343. PMID: 18647834, PMCID: PMC2480614, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0804659105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurotransmitter transportersMammalian neurotransmitter transportersMammalian serotonin transporterTransmembrane helix 1Bacterial homologueIon-binding sitesTransporter familyExtensive mutagenesisHelix 1Similar repeatsLeuTConformational changesSerotonin transporterRepeatsAlternate conformationConformational differencesExtracellular pathwaysCytoplasmTransportersExtracellular spaceCysteine reagentCrystal structureConformationPathwayAccessibility measurements
1998
Bioenergetics of Neurotransmitter Transport
Rudnick G. Bioenergetics of Neurotransmitter Transport. Journal Of Bioenergetics And Biomembranes 1998, 30: 173-185. PMID: 9672239, DOI: 10.1023/a:1020573325823.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSynaptic vesicle membranePlasma membrane transportersRecycling of neurotransmittersGene familyVesicle lumenPlasma membraneMembrane transportersNeurotransmitter transportersVesicle membraneNeurotransmitter transportVesicular transportersAmino acidsTransportersCoupling stoichiometryDownhill movementCytoplasmEssential componentUphill transportFamilyMembraneEffluxBioenergeticsImportant drugsProteinInflux