The axonal gamma-aminobutyric acid transporter GAT-1 is sorted to the apical membranes of polarized epithelial cells.
Pietrini G, Suh YJ, Edelmann L, Rudnick G, Caplan MJ. The axonal gamma-aminobutyric acid transporter GAT-1 is sorted to the apical membranes of polarized epithelial cells. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1994, 269: 4668-4674. PMID: 8308038, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)41828-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsBetaineCarrier ProteinsCell CompartmentationCell LineCell MembraneCell PolarityCells, CulturedDogsEpitheliumFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidIn Vitro TechniquesMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsOrganic Anion TransportersConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transporter GAT-1MDCK cellsDistinct cell surface domainsEpithelial Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cell lineTransporter GAT-1Cell surfaceCell surface domainsCell surface biotinylationApical cell surfaceBasolateral cell surfaceEpithelial cellsBGT-1Axonal plasma membraneCell surface membraneSorting signalsCanine kidney cell lineMadin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cell lineGAT-1GABA transporterDistinct subdomainsKidney cell lineBetaine transporterHyperosmotic stressSurface biotinylationApical localization