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