2001
The NH2-terminus of Norepinephrine Transporter Contains a Basolateral Localization Signal for Epithelial Cells
Gu H, Wu X, Giros B, Caron M, Caplan M, Rudnick G. The NH2-terminus of Norepinephrine Transporter Contains a Basolateral Localization Signal for Epithelial Cells. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2001, 12: 3797-3807. PMID: 11739781, PMCID: PMC60756, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.12.12.3797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell LineCell PolarityDogsDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsEpithelial CellsHumansMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMicroscopy, ConfocalMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNerve Tissue ProteinsNorepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsProtein Sorting SignalsSequence AlignmentSymportersConceptsBasolateral localization signalLocalization signalDileucine motifPlasma membraneBasolateral localizationOverall amino acid sequence identityAmino acid sequence identityTerminal regionMDCK cellsApical plasma membraneBasolateral membraneEpithelial cellsSequence identityApical localizationChimeric proteinTransport assaysTransporter localizationAmino acidsApical membraneNorepinephrine transporterTransportersCorresponding sequenceDopamine transporterSame mutationMembrane
1999
The Role of External Loop Regions in Serotonin Transport LOOP SCANNING MUTAGENESIS OF THE SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER EXTERNAL DOMAIN*
Smicun Y, Campbell S, Chen M, Gu H, Rudnick G. The Role of External Loop Regions in Serotonin Transport LOOP SCANNING MUTAGENESIS OF THE SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER EXTERNAL DOMAIN*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 36058-36064. PMID: 10593887, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.51.36058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChimeric transportersWild type SERTExternal loop 4High affinity cocaine analogSubsequent conformational changesExternal loop regionsTransmembrane segmentsInitial binding stepScanning mutagenesisWild typeExternal loopLigand bindingSerotonin transporterMutantsConformational changesLoop 4Loop regionConformational flexibilityTransportersCorresponding sequenceBinding stepExternal domainNorepinephrine transporterActivity 5NET substrate
1996
Ion Coupling Stoichiometry for the Norepinephrine Transporter in Membrane Vesicles from Stably Transfected Cells (∗)
Gu H, Wall S, Rudnick G. Ion Coupling Stoichiometry for the Norepinephrine Transporter in Membrane Vesicles from Stably Transfected Cells (∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271: 6911-6916. PMID: 8636118, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.12.6911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane vesiclesTransmembrane ion gradientsLLC-PK1 cellsMajor substrateTransport substratesTransfected CellsStably Transfected CellsIon gradientsCoupling stoichiometryNet positive chargeDA accumulationVesiclesSubstrate moleculesTransportersNorepinephrine transporterAccumulationCellsGamma-aminobutyric acidCotransportDAGradientStoichiometrySubstrateAbsenceTransport processes
1995
Biogenic amine flux mediated by cloned transporters stably expressed in cultured cell lines: amphetamine specificity for inhibition and efflux.
Wall S, Gu H, Rudnick G. Biogenic amine flux mediated by cloned transporters stably expressed in cultured cell lines: amphetamine specificity for inhibition and efflux. Molecular Pharmacology 1995, 47: 544-50. PMID: 7700252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridiniumAmphetaminesBiogenic MonoaminesBiological TransportCarrier ProteinsCell MembraneCells, CulturedCloning, MolecularCocaineDNA, ComplementaryDopamineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsHumansMazindolMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurotransmitter Uptake InhibitorsNorepinephrineNorepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSerotoninSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsStimulation, ChemicalSubstrate SpecificitySymportersTransfectionConceptsBiogenic amine transportersCell linesAmine transportersRat serotonin transporterCultured cell linesInhibitor of transportRat dopamine transporterHuman norepinephrine transporterPlasma membraneLLC-PK1 cellsSubstrate effluxSubstrate influxDopamine transporterNorepinephrine transporterAmphetamine derivativesTransportersSerotonin transporterEffluxDistinct patternsP-chloroamphetamineAmine substratesCellsInhibited transportCDNAInhibitors