2001
A Conformationally Sensitive Residue on the Cytoplasmic Surface of Serotonin Transporter*
Androutsellis-Theotokis A, Ghassemi F, Rudnick G. A Conformationally Sensitive Residue on the Cytoplasmic Surface of Serotonin Transporter*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 45933-45938. PMID: 11592963, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m107462200.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
The Third Transmembrane Domain of the Serotonin Transporter Contains Residues Associated with Substrate and Cocaine Binding*
Chen J, Sachpatzidis A, Rudnick G. The Third Transmembrane Domain of the Serotonin Transporter Contains Residues Associated with Substrate and Cocaine Binding*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 28321-28327. PMID: 9353288, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.45.28321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAsparagineBinding SitesCarrier ProteinsCell LineCell MembraneCocaineCysteineEthyl MethanesulfonateHumansIndicators and ReagentsIsoleucineLigandsMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMesylatesMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein Structure, SecondarySerotoninSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsStructure-Activity RelationshipTyrosineExternal Cysteine Residues in the Serotonin Transporter †
Chen J, Liu-Chen S, Rudnick G. External Cysteine Residues in the Serotonin Transporter †. Biochemistry 1997, 36: 1479-1486. PMID: 9063896, DOI: 10.1021/bi962256g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransport activityMTS reagentsCysteine residuesWild typeWild-type transporterSecond external loopTransient expression systemSurface expressionRat serotonin transporterExternal cysteine residuesHydropathy analysisMutant transportersType transporterDouble mutantExpression systemMethanethiosulfonate reagentsLigand bindingSerotonin transporterMutantsExtracellular loopHeLa cellsDisulfide bondsPartial activityTransportersSerine