1997
An Extracellular Loop Region of the Serotonin Transporter May Be Involved in the Translocation Mechanism †
Stephan M, Chen M, Penado K, Rudnick G. An Extracellular Loop Region of the Serotonin Transporter May Be Involved in the Translocation Mechanism †. Biochemistry 1997, 36: 1322-1328. PMID: 9063880, DOI: 10.1021/bi962150l.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge extracellular loopChimeric transportersWild typeWild type SERTExtracellular loopCocaine analog 2beta-carbomethoxy-3betaCell surface biotinylationWild-type levelsSubstrate translocationExtracellular loop regionSurface biotinylationTranslocation mechanismSerotonin transporterHomologous familyType levelsConformational changesLoop regionRestriction sitesTransportersPoor expressionSubstituted regionsSynaptic cleftDrug bindingSame specificityHigh affinity
1996
Cell-specific Sorting of Biogenic Amine Transporters Expressed in Epithelial Cells*
Gu H, Ahn J, Caplan M, Blakely R, Levey A, Rudnick G. Cell-specific Sorting of Biogenic Amine Transporters Expressed in Epithelial Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271: 18100-18106. PMID: 8663573, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.30.18100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiogenic AminesBiological TransportCarrier ProteinsCell CompartmentationCell MembraneCell PolarityCells, CulturedDogsDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsEpithelial CellsHumansImmunohistochemistryMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNorepinephrineNorepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsRatsRecombinant ProteinsSerotoninSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSymportersConceptsMadin-Darby canine kidneyMDCK cellsLLC-PK1 cellsNeurotransmitter transportersCell surface biotinylationConfocal immunofluorescence microscopyBasolateral membraneCell-specific mechanismsEpithelial cellsBiogenic amine transportersMembrane proteinsSurface biotinylationCDNA encodingHuman DA transporterAmine transportersImmunofluorescence microscopyBiotinylating reagentTransportersPermeable filter supportsApical surfaceImmunocytochemistry resultsBasolateral mediumSurface expressionApical sideDA transporterPolarized Expression of GABA Transporters in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Cells and Cultured Hippocampal Neurons (∗)
Ahn J, Mundigl O, Muth T, Rudnick G, Caplan M. Polarized Expression of GABA Transporters in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Cells and Cultured Hippocampal Neurons (∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271: 6917-6924. PMID: 8636119, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.12.6917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAxonsBase SequenceCarrier ProteinsCell LineDNA PrimersDNA, ComplementaryDogsGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidHippocampusKidneyMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMicroinjectionsMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsOrganic Anion TransportersConceptsMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsCanine kidney cellsMDCK cellsBetaine transporterMembrane protein sortingAmino acid sequence identityApical membraneCell surface biotinylationGAT-2GABA transporterKidney cellsGamma-aminobutyric acid transporterEpithelial cellsProtein sortingGAT-1Polarized neuronsSurface biotinylationSequence identityAcid transportersCultured hippocampal neuronsHippocampal neuronsPolarized expressionCell typesTransporter GAT-1Basolateral surface