2015
Two Na+ Sites Control Conformational Change in a Neurotransmitter Transporter Homolog*
Tavoulari S, Margheritis E, Nagarajan A, DeWitt DC, Zhang YW, Rosado E, Ravera S, Rhoades E, Forrest LR, Rudnick G. Two Na+ Sites Control Conformational Change in a Neurotransmitter Transporter Homolog*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2015, 291: 1456-1471. PMID: 26582198, PMCID: PMC4714228, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.692012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionAmino Acid Transport SystemsAquatic OrganismsBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesCysteineGram-Negative BacteriaLigandsLiposomesModels, MolecularMolecular Dynamics SimulationMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationPlasma Membrane Neurotransmitter Transport ProteinsProtein ConformationProtein FoldingProtein StabilityProteolipidsRecombinant ProteinsSodiumConceptsConformational changesTransmembrane helix 1Open conformational stateDependent conformational changesTransporter homologExtracellular gateProkaryotic homologCytoplasmic pathwayHelix 1Interaction networksIntermediary interactionsBiophysical assaysNeurotransmitter transportersSubstrate pathwayNa2 siteConformational statesHelix motionsLeuTDirect interactionDependent closureHomologMutantsDistinct stepsResiduesComputational analysis
2012
Cyclic GMP-dependent Stimulation of Serotonin Transport Does Not Involve Direct Transporter Phosphorylation by cGMP-dependent Protein Kinase*
Wong A, Zhang YW, Jeschke GR, Turk BE, Rudnick G. Cyclic GMP-dependent Stimulation of Serotonin Transport Does Not Involve Direct Transporter Phosphorylation by cGMP-dependent Protein Kinase*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287: 36051-36058. PMID: 22942288, PMCID: PMC3476273, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.394726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCGMP-dependent protein kinaseProtein kinaseATP analogUnidentified protein kinasesWild-type kinaseMitogen-activated protein kinaseP38 mitogen-activated protein kinasePhosphorylation site sequencePKG-dependent phosphorylationModel peptide substratesTransporter phosphorylationKinase cascadePhosphorylation sitesWT kinaseDirect substrateProtein substratesResidue mutantsSerotonin transporterPeptide library screeningSite sequenceP38 inhibitorLibrary screeningKinasePeptide substratesCultured cells
2010
Reconstructing a Chloride-binding Site in a Bacterial Neurotransmitter Transporter Homologue*
Tavoulari S, Rizwan AN, Forrest LR, Rudnick G. Reconstructing a Chloride-binding Site in a Bacterial Neurotransmitter Transporter Homologue*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2010, 286: 2834-2842. PMID: 21115480, PMCID: PMC3024779, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.186064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChloride-binding siteConformational changesAdjacent binding sitesSingle point mutationProkaryotic homologuesSubstrate translocationIon-binding sitesTransporter homologueTransport proteinsNeurotransmitter transportersNeurotransmitter transportPoint mutationsBinding sitesHomologuesProteinMutationsCl(-) bindsDirect evidenceTherapeutic drugsSitesDependent formTranslocationTransportersBindsResidues
2007
Interaction between lysine 102 and aspartate 338 in the insect amino acid cotransporter KAAT1
Castagna M, Soragna A, Mari S, Santacroce M, Betté S, Mandela P, Rudnick G, Peres A, Sacchi V. Interaction between lysine 102 and aspartate 338 in the insect amino acid cotransporter KAAT1. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2007, 293: c1286-c1295. PMID: 17626242, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00190.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAmino Acid Transport Systems, NeutralAnimalsAspartic AcidBinding SitesBiological TransportCross-Linking ReagentsCysteineDithiothreitolFemaleInsect ProteinsKineticsLepidopteraLysineModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataOocytesPhenanthrolinesPotassiumProtein Structure, TertiarySequence Homology, Amino AcidSodiumTryptophanXenopus laevisConceptsSingle cysteine mutantsNeutral amino acid transporterSite-directed mutagenesisAmino acid transportersTransport-associated currentNSS transportersDouble mutantXenopus laevis oocytesCysteine mutantsWild typeDependent transportLysine 102MutantsSuper familyAcid transportersPermeation pathwayAmino acidsDisulfide bondsLaevis oocytesFunctional evidenceAsp338Leucine uptakeKAAT1Spatial organizationResidues
2000
Permeation and gating residues in serotonin transporter
Chen J, Rudnick G. Permeation and gating residues in serotonin transporter. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 1044-1049. PMID: 10655481, PMCID: PMC15515, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.3.1044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllosteric RegulationAmino Acid SubstitutionCarrier ProteinsChloridesCocaineHumansHydrogenIon Channel GatingIon TransportIsoleucineMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMesylatesMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNerve Tissue ProteinsNorepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsOxidation-ReductionPotassiumProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsReducing AgentsSerotoninSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSodiumSulfhydryl CompoundsSymportersConceptsSubstrate permeation pathway