Müller M, Mayer R, Hero U, Keppler D. ATP-dependent transport of amphiphilic cations across the hepatocyte canalicular membrane mediated by mdr1 P-glycoprotein.
FEBS Lett 1994;
343:168-72. [PMID:
7909523 DOI:
10.1016/0014-5793(94)80312-9]
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Abstract
The ATP-dependent transport of the three 3H-labeled, amphiphilic cations quinidine, N-(n-pentyl)-quinidinium, and N-(4',4'-azo-n-pentyl)-21-deoxyajmalinium was studied in rat canalicular plasma membrane vesicles. N-Alkylation of quinidine with an n-pentyl residue resulted in a permanently charged cationic substrate for ATP-dependent transport which exhibited a 10-fold higher transport rate relative to quinidine. The Km value was 0.4 microM for N-(n-pentyl)-quinidinium and 5 microM for quinidine. The permanently cationic and photolabile derivative of ajmaline, N-(4',4'-azo-n-pentyl)-21-deoxyajmalinium, was also an efficient substrate and served to label canalicular membrane proteins with molecular masses of 143 kDa and 108 kDa. ATP-dependent transport of the permanently charged amphiphilic cations was inhibited by the P-glycoprotein inhibitors and substrates quinidine, verapamil, and daunorubicin. The data demonstrate that N-alkylation of quinidine and ajmaline results in most efficient substrates for mdr1 P-glycoprotein-mediated ATP-dependent transport.
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