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Bhatt M, Di Iacovo A, Romanazzi T, Roseti C, Cinquetti R, Bossi E. The "www" of Xenopus laevis Oocytes: The Why, When, What of Xenopus laevis Oocytes in Membrane Transporters Research. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12100927. [PMID: 36295686 PMCID: PMC9610376 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12100927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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After 50 years, the heterologous expression of proteins in Xenopus laevis oocytes is still essential in many research fields. New approaches and revised protocols, but also classical methods, such as the two-electrode voltage clamp, are applied in studying membrane transporters. New and old methods for investigating the activity and the expression of Solute Carriers (SLC) are reviewed, and the kinds of experiment that are still useful to perform with this kind of cell are reported. Xenopus laevis oocytes at the full-grown stage have a highly efficient biosynthetic apparatus that correctly targets functional proteins at the defined compartment. This small protein factory can produce, fold, and localize almost any kind of wild-type or recombinant protein; some tricks are required to obtain high expression and to verify the functionality. The methodologies examined here are mainly related to research in the field of membrane transporters. This work is certainly not exhaustive; it has been carried out to be helpful to researchers who want to quickly find suggestions and detailed indications when investigating the functionality and expression of the different members of the solute carrier families.
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- Manan Bhatt
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Via Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy
- Experimental and Translational Medicine, University of Insubria, Via Ottorino Rossi 9, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Via Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy
- Experimental and Translational Medicine, University of Insubria, Via Ottorino Rossi 9, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Via Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy
- Experimental and Translational Medicine, University of Insubria, Via Ottorino Rossi 9, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Via Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy
- Centre for Neuroscience—Via Manara 7, University of Insubria, 21052 Busto Arsizio, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Via Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Via Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy
- Centre for Neuroscience—Via Manara 7, University of Insubria, 21052 Busto Arsizio, Italy
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Over the past 25 years, successive cloning of SLC34A1, SLC34A2 and SLC34A3, which encode the sodium-dependent inorganic phosphate (Pi) cotransport proteins 2a-2c, has facilitated the identification of molecular mechanisms that underlie the regulation of renal and intestinal Pi transport. Pi and various hormones, including parathyroid hormone and phosphatonins, such as fibroblast growth factor 23, regulate the activity of these Pi transporters through transcriptional, translational and post-translational mechanisms involving interactions with PDZ domain-containing proteins, lipid microdomains and acute trafficking of the transporters via endocytosis and exocytosis. In humans and rodents, mutations in any of the three transporters lead to dysregulation of epithelial Pi transport with effects on serum Pi levels and can cause cardiovascular and musculoskeletal damage, illustrating the importance of these transporters in the maintenance of local and systemic Pi homeostasis. Functional and structural studies have provided insights into the mechanism by which these proteins transport Pi, whereas in vivo and ex vivo cell culture studies have identified several small molecules that can modify their transport function. These small molecules represent potential new drugs to help maintain Pi homeostasis in patients with chronic kidney disease - a condition that is associated with hyperphosphataemia and severe cardiovascular and skeletal consequences.
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Forster IC. The molecular mechanism of SLC34 proteins: insights from two decades of transport assays and structure-function studies. Pflugers Arch 2018; 471:15-42. [PMID: 30244375 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-018-2207-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The expression cloning some 25 years ago of the first member of SLC34 solute carrier family, the renal sodium-coupled inorganic phosphate cotransporter (NaPi-IIa) from rat and human tissue, heralded a new era of research into renal phosphate handling by focussing on the carrier proteins that mediate phosphate transport. The cloning of NaPi-IIa was followed by that of the intestinal NaPi-IIb and renal NaPi-IIc isoforms. These three proteins constitute the main secondary-active Na+-driven pathways for apical entry of inorganic phosphate (Pi) across renal and intestinal epithelial, as well as other epithelial-like organs. The key role these proteins play in mammalian Pi homeostasis was revealed in the intervening decades by numerous in vitro and animal studies, including the development of knockout animals for each gene and the detection of naturally occurring mutations that can lead to Pi-handling dysfunction in humans. In addition to characterising their physiological regulation, research has also focused on understanding the underlying transport mechanism and identifying structure-function relationships. Over the past two decades, this research effort has used real-time electrophysiological and fluorometric assays together with novel computational biology strategies to develop a detailed, but still incomplete, understanding of the transport mechanism of SLC34 proteins at the molecular level. This review will focus on how our present understanding of their molecular mechanism has evolved in this period by highlighting the key experimental findings.
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- Ian C Forster
- Ion Channels and Human Diseases Laboratory, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
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Hernando N, Wagner CA. Mechanisms and Regulation of Intestinal Phosphate Absorption. Compr Physiol 2018; 8:1065-1090. [PMID: 29978897 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c170024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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States of hypo- and hyperphosphatemia have deleterious consequences including rickets/osteomalacia and renal/cardiovascular disease, respectively. Therefore, the maintenance of appropriate plasma levels of phosphate is an essential requirement for health. This control is executed by the collaborative action of intestine and kidney whose capacities to (re)absorb phosphate are regulated by a number of hormonal and metabolic factors, among them parathyroid hormone, fibroblast growth factor 23, 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D3 , and dietary phosphate. The molecular mechanisms responsible for the transepithelial transport of phosphate across enterocytes are only partially understood. Indeed, whereas renal reabsorption entirely relies on well-characterized active transport mechanisms of phosphate across the renal proximal epithelia, intestinal absorption proceeds via active and passive mechanisms, with the molecular identity of the passive component still unknown. The active absorption of phosphate depends mostly on the activity and expression of the sodium-dependent phosphate cotransporter NaPi-IIb (SLC34A2), which is highly regulated by many of the factors, mentioned earlier. Physiologically, the contribution of NaPi-IIb to the maintenance of phosphate balance appears to be mostly relevant during periods of low phosphate availability. Therefore, its role in individuals living in industrialized societies with high phosphate intake is probably less relevant. Importantly, small increases in plasma phosphate, even within normal range, associate with higher risk of cardiovascular disease. Therefore, therapeutic approaches to treat hyperphosphatemia, including dietary phosphate restriction and phosphate binders, aim at reducing intestinal absorption. Here we review the current state of research in the field. © 2017 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 8:1065-1090, 2018.
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- Nati Hernando
- National Center for Competence in Research NCCR Kidney.CH, Institute of Physiology, University Zurich-Irchel, Zurich, Switzerland
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- National Center for Competence in Research NCCR Kidney.CH, Institute of Physiology, University Zurich-Irchel, Zurich, Switzerland
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Site-directed fluorometry was used to understand conformational changes of the Na+/glucose symporter. SGLT1 functions by a mechanism where the substrate-binding site alternates between the two faces of the membrane, but little is known about the underlying conformational changes. Rhodamines were covalently inserted into the substrate cavity, and changes of fluorescence were measured in real time with the opening and closing of the outer gate as SGLT1 was driven between inward and outward conformations using voltage jumps. Structural modeling indicated that the quenching with gating opening was due to an increased solvation of rhodamine and an increase in polar residues lining the wall of the cavity. This experimental approach will lead to a better understanding of the mechanism of membrane transport. In the human sodium glucose cotransporter (hSGLT1) cycle, the protein undergoes conformational changes where the sugar-binding site alternatively faces the external and internal surfaces. Functional site-directed fluorometry was used to probe the conformational changes at the sugar-binding site. Residues (Y290, T287, H83, and N78) were mutated to cysteines. The mutants were expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes and tagged with environmentally sensitive fluorescent rhodamines [e.g., tetramethylrhodamine (TMR)-thiols]. The fluorescence intensity was recorded as the mutants were driven into different conformations using voltage jumps. Sugar binding and transport by the fluorophore-tagged mutants were blocked, but Na+ binding and the voltage-dependent conformational transitions were unaffected. Structural models indicated that external Na+ binding opened a large aqueous vestibule (600 Å3) leading to the sugar-binding site. The fluorescence of TMR covalently linked to Y290C, T287C, and H83C decreased as the mutant proteins were driven from the inward to the outward open Na+-bound conformation. The time courses of fluorescence changes (milliseconds) were close to the SGLT1 capacitive charge movements. The quench in rhodamine fluorescence indicated that the environment of the chromophores became more polar with opening of the external gates as the protein transitioned from the inward to outward facing state. Structural analyses showed an increase in polar side chains and a decrease in hydrophobic side chains lining the vestibule, and this was reflected in solvation of the chromophore. The results demonstrate the opening and closing of external gates in real time, with the accompanying changes of polarity of the sugar vestibule.
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Cation Interactions and Membrane Potential Induce Conformational Changes in NaPi-IIb. Biophys J 2017; 111:973-88. [PMID: 27602725 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Revised: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Voltage-dependence of Na(+)-coupled phosphate cotransporters of the SLC34 family arises from displacement of charges intrinsic to the protein and the binding/release of one Na(+) ion in response to changes in the transmembrane electric field. Candidate coordination residues for the cation at the Na1 site were previously predicted by structural modeling using the x-ray structure of dicarboxylate transporter VcINDY as template and confirmed by functional studies. Mutations at Na1 resulted in altered steady-state and presteady-state characteristics that should be mirrored in the conformational changes induced by membrane potential changes. To test this hypothesis by functional analysis, double mutants of the flounder SLC34A2 protein were constructed that contain one of the Na1-site perturbing mutations together with a substituted cysteine for fluorophore labeling, as expressed in Xenopus oocytes. The locations of the mutations were mapped onto a homology model of the flounder protein. The effects of the mutagenesis were characterized by steady-state, presteady-state, and fluorometric assays. Changes in fluorescence intensity (ΔF) in response to membrane potential steps were resolved at three previously identified positions. These fluorescence data corroborated the altered presteady-state kinetics upon perturbation of Na1, and furthermore indicated concomitant changes in the microenvironment of the respective fluorophores, as evidenced by changes in the voltage dependence and time course of ΔF. Moreover, iodide quenching experiments indicated that the aqueous nature of the fluorophore microenvironment depended on the membrane potential. These findings provide compelling evidence that membrane potential and cation interactions induce significant large-scale structural rearrangements of the protein.
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Priest M, Bezanilla F. Functional Site-Directed Fluorometry. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 869:55-76. [PMID: 26381940 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2845-3_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Initially developed in the mid-1990s to examine the conformational changes of the canonical Shaker voltage-gated potassium channel, functional site-directed fluorometry has since been expanded to numerous other voltage-gated and ligand-gated ion channels as well as transporters, pumps, and other integral membrane proteins. The power of functional site-directed fluorometry, also known as voltage-clamp fluorometry, lies in its ability to provide information on the conformational changes in a protein in response to changes in its environment with high temporal resolution while simultaneously monitoring the function of that protein. Over time, applications of site-directed fluorometry have expanded to examine the interactions of ion channels with modulators ranging from membrane potential to ligands to accessory protein subunits to lipids. In the future, the range of questions answerable by functional site-directed fluorometry and its interpretive power should continue to improve, making it an even more powerful technique for dissecting the conformational dynamics of ion channels and other membrane proteins.
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- Michael Priest
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Committee on Neurobiology, University of Chicago, Gordon Center for Integrative Science W229M, 929 East 57th Street, 60637, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Committee on Neurobiology, University of Chicago, Gordon Center for Integrative Science W229M, 929 East 57th Street, 60637, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Nagarajan Y, Rongala J, Luang S, Singh A, Shadiac N, Hayes J, Sutton T, Gilliham M, Tyerman SD, McPhee G, Voelcker NH, Mertens HDT, Kirby NM, Lee JG, Yingling YG, Hrmova M. A Barley Efflux Transporter Operates in a Na+-Dependent Manner, as Revealed by a Multidisciplinary Platform. THE PLANT CELL 2016; 28:202-18. [PMID: 26672067 PMCID: PMC4746678 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.15.00625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Plant growth and survival depend upon the activity of membrane transporters that control the movement and distribution of solutes into, around, and out of plants. Although many plant transporters are known, their intrinsic properties make them difficult to study. In barley (Hordeum vulgare), the root anion-permeable transporter Bot1 plays a key role in tolerance to high soil boron, facilitating the efflux of borate from cells. However, its three-dimensional structure is unavailable and the molecular basis of its permeation function is unknown. Using an integrative platform of computational, biophysical, and biochemical tools as well as molecular biology, electrophysiology, and bioinformatics, we provide insight into the origin of transport function of Bot1. An atomistic model, supported by atomic force microscopy measurements, reveals that the protein folds into 13 transmembrane-spanning and five cytoplasmic α-helices. We predict a trimeric assembly of Bot1 and the presence of a Na(+) ion binding site, located in the proximity of a pore that conducts anions. Patch-clamp electrophysiology of Bot1 detects Na(+)-dependent polyvalent anion transport in a Nernstian manner with channel-like characteristics. Using alanine scanning, molecular dynamics simulations, and transport measurements, we show that conductance by Bot1 is abolished by removal of the Na(+) ion binding site. Our data enhance the understanding of the permeation functions of Bot1.
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- Yagnesh Nagarajan
- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Mawson Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Mawson Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Small- and Wide-Angle X-Ray Scattering Beamline, Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Small- and Wide-Angle X-Ray Scattering Beamline, Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7907
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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Correlating charge movements with local conformational changes of a Na(+)-coupled cotransporter. Biophys J 2014; 106:1618-29. [PMID: 24739161 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2013] [Revised: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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To gain insight into the steady-state and dynamic characteristics of structural rearrangements of an electrogenic secondary-active cotransporter during its transport cycle, two measures of conformational change (pre-steady-state current relaxations and intensity of fluorescence emitted from reporter fluorophores) were investigated as a function of membrane potential and external substrate. Cysteines were substituted at three believed-new sites in the type IIb Na(+)-coupled inorganic phosphate cotransporter (SLC34A2 flounder isoform) that were predicted to be involved in conformational changes. Labeling at one site resulted in substantial suppression of transport activity, whereas for the other sites, function remained comparable to the wild-type. For these mutants, the properties of the pre-steady-state charge relaxations were similar for each, whereas fluorescence intensity changes differed significantly. Fluorescence changes could be accounted for by simulations using a five-state model with a unique set of apparent fluorescence intensities assigned to each state according to the site of labeling. Fluorescence reported from one site was associated with inward and outward conformations, whereas for the other sites, including four previously indentified sites, emissions were associated principally with one or the other orientation of the transporter. The same membrane potential change induced complementary changes in fluorescence at some sites, which suggested that the microenvironments of the respective fluorophores experience concomitant changes in polarity. In response to step changes in voltage, the pre-steady-state current relaxation and the time course of change in fluorescence intensity were described by single exponentials. For one mutant the time constants matched well with and without external Na(+), providing direct evidence that this label reports conformational changes accompanying intrinsic charge movement and cation interactions.
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Fenollar-Ferrer C, Patti M, Knöpfel T, Werner A, Forster IC, Forrest LR. Structural fold and binding sites of the human Na⁺-phosphate cotransporter NaPi-II. Biophys J 2014; 106:1268-79. [PMID: 24655502 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2013] [Revised: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Phosphate plays essential biological roles and its plasma level in humans requires tight control to avoid bone loss (insufficiency) or vascular calcification (excess). Intestinal absorption and renal reabsorption of phosphate are mediated by members of the SLC34 family of sodium-coupled transporters (NaPi-IIa,b,c) whose membrane expression is regulated by various hormones, circulating proteins, and phosphate itself. Consequently, NaPi-II proteins are also potentially important pharmaceutical targets for controlling phosphate levels. Their crucial role in Pi homeostasis is underscored by pathologies resulting from naturally occurring SLC34 mutations and SLC34 knockout animals. SLC34 isoforms have been extensively studied with respect to transport mechanism and structure-function relationships; however, the three-dimensional structure is unknown. All SLC34 transporters share a duplicated motif comprising a glutamine followed by a stretch of threonine or serine residues, suggesting the presence of structural repeats as found in other transporter families. Nevertheless, standard bioinformatic approaches fail to clearly identify a suitable template for molecular modeling. Here, we used hydrophobicity profiles and hidden Markov models to define a structural repeat common to all SLC34 isoforms. Similar approaches identify a relationship with the core regions in a crystal structure of Vibrio cholerae Na(+)-dicarboxylate transporter VcINDY, from which we generated a homology model of human NaPi-IIa. The aforementioned SLC34 motifs in each repeat localize to the center of the model, and were predicted to form Na(+) and Pi coordination sites. Functional relevance of key amino acids was confirmed by biochemical and electrophysiological analysis of expressed, mutated transporters. Moreover, the validity of the predicted architecture is corroborated by extensive published structure-function studies. The model provides key information for elucidating the transport mechanism and predicts candidate substrate binding sites.
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- Cristina Fenollar-Ferrer
- Computational Structural Biology Group, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Epithelial Research Group, Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
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- Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Computational Structural Biology Group, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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The SLC34 family of sodium-dependent phosphate transporters. Pflugers Arch 2013; 466:139-53. [PMID: 24352629 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-013-1418-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2013] [Revised: 12/01/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The SLC34 family of sodium-driven phosphate cotransporters comprises three members: NaPi-IIa (SLC34A1), NaPi-IIb (SLC34A2), and NaPi-IIc (SLC34A3). These transporters mediate the translocation of divalent inorganic phosphate (HPO4 (2-)) together with two (NaPi-IIc) or three sodium ions (NaPi-IIa and NaPi-IIb), respectively. Consequently, phosphate transport by NaPi-IIa and NaPi-IIb is electrogenic. NaPi-IIa and NaPi-IIc are predominantly expressed in the brush border membrane of the proximal tubule, whereas NaPi-IIb is found in many more organs including the small intestine, lung, liver, and testis. The abundance and activity of these transporters are mostly regulated by changes in their expression at the cell surface and are determined by interactions with proteins involved in scaffolding, trafficking, or intracellular signaling. All three transporters are highly regulated by factors including dietary phosphate status, hormones like parathyroid hormone, 1,25-OH2 vitamin D3 or FGF23, electrolyte, and acid-base status. The physiological relevance of the three members of the SLC34 family is underlined by rare Mendelian disorders causing phosphaturia, hypophosphatemia, or ectopic organ calcifications.
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Bonifacio G, Lelli CIS, Kellenberger S. Protonation controls ASIC1a activity via coordinated movements in multiple domains. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 143:105-18. [PMID: 24344244 PMCID: PMC3874563 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201311053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are neuronal Na(+)-conducting channels activated by extracellular acidification. ASICs are involved in pain sensation, expression of fear, and neurodegeneration after ischemic stroke. Functional ASICs are composed of three identical or homologous subunits, whose extracellular part has a handlike structure. Currently, it is unclear how protonation of residues in extracellular domains controls ASIC activity. Knowledge of these mechanisms would allow a rational development of drugs acting on ASICs. Protonation may induce conformational changes that control the position of the channel gate. We used voltage-clamp fluorometry with fluorophores attached to residues in different domains of ASIC1a to detect conformational changes. Comparison of the timing of fluorescence and current signals identified residues involved in movements that preceded desensitization and may therefore be associated with channel opening or early steps leading to desensitization. Other residues participated in movements intimately linked to desensitization and recovery from desensitization. Fluorescence signals of all mutants were detected at more alkaline pH than ionic currents. Their midpoint of pH dependence was close to that of steady-state desensitization, whereas the steepness of the pH fluorescence relationship was closer to that of current activation. A sequence of movements was observed upon acidification, and its backward movements during recovery from desensitization occurred in the reverse order, indicating that the individual steps are interdependent. Furthermore, the fluorescence signal of some labeled residues in the finger domain was strongly quenched by a Trp residue in the neighboring β-ball domain. Upon channel activation, their fluorescence intensity increased, indicating that the finger moved away from the β ball. This extensive analysis of activity-dependent conformational changes in ASICs sheds new light on the mechanisms by which protonation controls ASIC activity.
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- Gaetano Bonifacio
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lausanne, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Forster IC, Hernando N, Biber J, Murer H. Phosphate transporters of the SLC20 and SLC34 families. Mol Aspects Med 2013; 34:386-95. [PMID: 23506879 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2012.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2012] [Accepted: 06/21/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Transport of inorganic phosphate (Pi) across the plasma membrane is essential for normal cellular function. Members of two families of SLC proteins (SLC20 and SLC34) act as Na(+)-dependent, secondary-active cotransporters to transport Pi across cell membranes. The SLC34 proteins are expressed in specific organs important for Pi homeostasis: NaPi-IIa (SLC34A1) and NaPi-IIc (SLC34A3) fulfill essential roles in Pi reabsorption in the kidney proximal tubule and NaPi-IIb (SLC34A2) mediates Pi absorption in the gut. The SLC20 proteins, PiT-1 (SLC20A1), PiT-2 (SLC20A2) are expressed ubiquitously in all tissues and although generally considered as "housekeeping" transport proteins, the discovery of tissue-specific activity, regulatory pathways and gene-related pathophysiologies, is redefining their importance. This review summarizes our current knowledge of SLC20 and SLC34 proteins in terms of their basic molecular characteristics, physiological roles, known pathophysiology and pharmacology.
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- Ian C Forster
- Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrated Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Conferring electrogenicity to the electroneutral phosphate cotransporter NaPi-IIc (SLC34A3) reveals an internal cation release step. Pflugers Arch 2013; 465:1261-79. [PMID: 23515872 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-013-1261-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2012] [Revised: 02/14/2013] [Accepted: 03/04/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The SLC34 family of Na(+)-dependent inorganic phosphate cotransporters comprises two electrogenic isoforms (NaPi-IIa, NaPi-IIb) and an electroneutral isoform (NaPi-IIc). Both fulfill essential physiological roles in mammalian phosphate homeostasis. By substitution of three conserved amino acids, found in all electrogenic isoforms, at corresponding sites in NaPi-IIc, electrogenicity was re-established and the Na(+)/P i stoichiometry increased from 2:1 to 3:1. However, this engineered electrogenic construct (AAD-IIc) had a reduced apparent P i affinity and different presteady-state kinetics from the wild-type NaPi-IIa/b. We investigated AAD-IIc using electrophysiology and voltage clamp fluorometry to elucidate the compromised behavior. The activation energy for cotransport was threefold higher than for NaPi-IIc and 1.5-fold higher than for NaPi-IIa and the temperature dependence of presteady-state charge displacements suggested that the large activation energy was associated with the empty carrier reorientation. AAD-IIc shows a weak interaction of external Na(+) ions with the electric field, and thus retains the electroneutral cooperative interaction of two Na(+) ions preceding external P i binding of NaPi-IIc. Most of the presteady-state charge movement was accounted for by the empty carrier (in the absence of external P i ), and the cytosolic release of one Na(+) ion (in the presence of P i ). Simulations using a kinetic model recapitulated the presteady-state and steady-state behavior and allowed identification of two critical partial reactions: the final release of Na(+) to the cytosol and external P i binding. Fluorometric recordings from AAD-IIc mutants with Cys substituted at functionally important sites established that AAD-IIc undergoes substrate- and voltage-dependent conformational changes that correlated qualitatively with its presteady-state kinetics.
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- Jürg Biber
- Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland; , ,
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- Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland; , ,
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- Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland; , ,
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Tovkach A, Ryan PR, Richardson AE, Lewis DC, Rathjen TM, Ramesh S, Tyerman SD, Delhaize E. Transposon-mediated alteration of TaMATE1B expression in wheat confers constitutive citrate efflux from root apices. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 161:880-92. [PMID: 23204428 PMCID: PMC3561026 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.207142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2012] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The TaMATE1B gene (for multidrug and toxic compound extrusion) from wheat (Triticum aestivum) was isolated and shown to encode a citrate transporter that is located on the plasma membrane. TaMATE1B expression in roots was induced by iron deficiency but not by phosphorus deficiency or aluminum treatment. The coding region of TaMATE1B was identical in a genotype showing citrate efflux from root apices (cv Carazinho) to one that lacked citrate efflux (cv Egret). However, sequence upstream of the coding region differed between these two genotypes in two ways. The first difference was a single-nucleotide polymorphism located approximately 2 kb upstream from the start codon in cv Egret. The second difference was an 11.1-kb transposon-like element located 25 bp upstream of the start codon in cv Carazinho that was absent from cv Egret. The influence of these polymorphisms on TaMATE1B expression was investigated using fusions to green fluorescent protein expressed in transgenic lines of rice (Oryza sativa). Fluorescence measurements in roots of rice indicated that 1.5- and 2.3-kb regions upstream of TaMATE1B in cv Carazinho (which incorporated 3' regions of the transposon-like element) generated 20-fold greater expression in the apical 1 mm of root compared with the native promoter in cv Egret. By contrast, fluorescence in more mature tissues was similar in both cultivars. The presence of the single-nucleotide polymorphism alone consistently generated 2-fold greater fluorescence than the cv Egret promoter. We conclude that the transposon-like element in cv Carazinho extends TaMATE1B expression to the root apex, where it confers citrate efflux and enhanced aluminum tolerance.
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- Andriy Tovkach
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia (A.T., P.R.R., A.E.R., D.C.L., T.M.R., E.D.); and School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia (S.R., S.D.T.)
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia (A.T., P.R.R., A.E.R., D.C.L., T.M.R., E.D.); and School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia (S.R., S.D.T.)
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia (A.T., P.R.R., A.E.R., D.C.L., T.M.R., E.D.); and School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia (S.R., S.D.T.)
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia (A.T., P.R.R., A.E.R., D.C.L., T.M.R., E.D.); and School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia (S.R., S.D.T.)
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia (A.T., P.R.R., A.E.R., D.C.L., T.M.R., E.D.); and School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia (S.R., S.D.T.)
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia (A.T., P.R.R., A.E.R., D.C.L., T.M.R., E.D.); and School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia (S.R., S.D.T.)
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia (A.T., P.R.R., A.E.R., D.C.L., T.M.R., E.D.); and School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia (S.R., S.D.T.)
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia (A.T., P.R.R., A.E.R., D.C.L., T.M.R., E.D.); and School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia (S.R., S.D.T.)
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Meinild AK, Forster IC. Using lithium to probe sequential cation interactions with GAT1. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2012; 302:C1661-75. [PMID: 22460712 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00446.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Li(+) interacts with the Na(+)/Cl(-)-dependent GABA transporter, GAT1, under two conditions: in the absence of Na(+) it induces a voltage-dependent leak current; in the presence of Na(+) and GABA, Li(+) stimulates GABA-induced steady-state currents. The amino acids directly involved in the interaction with the Na(+) and Li(+) ions at the so-called "Na2" binding site have been identified, but how Li(+) affects the kinetics of GABA cotransport has not been fully explored. We expressed GAT1 in Xenopus oocytes and applied the two-electrode voltage clamp and (22)Na uptake assays to determine coupling ratios and steady-state and presteady-state kinetics under experimental conditions in which extracellular Na(+) was partially substituted by Li(+). Three novel findings are: 1) Li(+) reduced the coupling ratio between Na(+) and net charge translocated during GABA cotransport; 2) Li(+) increased the apparent Na(+) affinity without changing its voltage dependence; 3) Li(+) altered the voltage dependence of presteady-state relaxations in the absence of GABA. We propose an ordered binding scheme for cotransport in which either a Na(+) or Li(+) ion can bind at the putative first cation binding site (Na2). This is followed by the cooperative binding of the second Na(+) ion at the second cation binding site (Na1) and then binding of GABA. With Li(+) bound to Na2, the second Na(+) ion binds more readily GAT1, and despite a lower apparent GABA affinity, the translocation rate of the fully loaded carrier is not reduced. Numerical simulations using a nonrapid equilibrium model fully recapitulated our experimental findings.
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- Anne-Kristine Meinild
- Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
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Forster IC, Hernando N, Biber J, Murer H. Phosphate transport kinetics and structure-function relationships of SLC34 and SLC20 proteins. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2012. [PMID: 23177991 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-394316-3.00010-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Transport of inorganic phosphate (P(i)) is mediated by proteins belonging to two solute carrier families (SLC20 and SLC34). Members of both families transport P(i) using the electrochemical gradient for Na(+). The role of the SLC34 members as essential players in mammalian P(i) homeostasis is well established, whereas that of SLC20 proteins is less well defined. The SLC34 family comprises the following three isoforms that preferentially cotransport divalent P(i) and are expressed in epithelial tissue: the renal NaPi-IIa and NaPi-IIc are responsible for reabsorbing P(i) in the proximal tubule, whereas NaPi-IIb is more ubiquitously expressed, including the small intestine, where it mediates dietary P(i) absorption. The SLC20 family comprises two members (PiT-1, PiT-2) that preferentially cotransport monovalent P(i) and are expressed in epithelial as well as nonepithelial tissue. The transport kinetics of members of both families have been characterized in detail using heterologous expression in Xenopus oocytes. For the electrogenic NaPi-IIa/b, and PiT-1,-2, conventional electrophysiological techniques together with radiotracer methods have been applied, as well as time-resolved fluorometric measurements that allow new insights into local conformational changes of the protein during the cotransport cycle. For the electroneutral NaPi-IIc, conventional tracer uptake and fluorometry have been used to elucidate its transport properties. The 3-D structures of these proteins remain unresolved and structure-function studies have so far concentrated on defining the topology and identifying sites of functional importance.
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- Ian C Forster
- Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Kuwahara S, Aranami F, Segawa H, Onitsuka A, Honda N, Tominaga R, Hanabusa E, Kaneko I, Yamanaka S, Sasaki S, Ohi A, Nomura K, Tatsumi S, Kido S, Ito M, Miyamoto KI. Identification and functional analysis of a splice variant of mouse sodium-dependent phosphate transporter Npt2c. THE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION 2012; 59:116-26. [DOI: 10.2152/jmi.59.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Shoji Kuwahara
- Department of Molecular Nutrition, Institution of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Molecular Nutrition, Institution of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Molecular Nutrition, Institution of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Molecular Nutrition, Institution of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Molecular Nutrition, Institution of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Molecular Nutrition, Institution of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Molecular Nutrition, Institution of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Molecular Nutrition, Institution of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Molecular Nutrition, Institution of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Molecular Nutrition, Institution of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Molecular Nutrition, Institution of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Molecular Nutrition, Institution of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Molecular Nutrition, Institution of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Molecular Nutrition, Institution of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Molecular Nutrition, Institution of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
- University of Hyogo School of Human Science and Environment
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- Department of Molecular Nutrition, Institution of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School
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Andrini O, Meinild AK, Ghezzi C, Murer H, Forster IC. Lithium interactions with Na+-coupled inorganic phosphate cotransporters: insights into the mechanism of sequential cation binding. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2011; 302:C539-54. [PMID: 22075694 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00364.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Type IIa/b Na(+)-coupled inorganic phosphate cotransporters (NaPi-IIa/b) are considered to be exclusively Na(+) dependent. Here we show that Li(+) can substitute for Na(+) as a driving cation. We expressed NaPi-IIa/b in Xenopus laevis oocytes and performed two-electrode voltage-clamp electrophysiology and uptake assays to investigate the effect of external Li(+) on their kinetics. Replacement of 50% external Na(+) with Li(+) reduced the maximum transport rate and the rate-limiting plateau of the P(i)-induced current began at less hyperpolarizing potentials. Simultaneous electrophysiology and (22)Na uptake on single oocytes revealed that Li(+) ions can substitute for at least one of the three Na(+) ions necessary for cotransport. Presteady-state assays indicated that Li(+) ions alone interact with the empty carrier; however, the total charge displaced was 70% of that with Na(+) alone, or when 50% of the Na(+) was replaced by Li(+). If Na(+) and Li(+) were both present, the midpoint potential of the steady-state charge distribution was shifted towards depolarizing potentials. The charge movement in the presence of Li(+) alone reflected the interaction of one Li(+) ion, in contrast to 2 Na(+) ions when only Na was present. We propose an ordered binding scheme for cotransport in which Li(+) competes with Na(+) to occupy the putative first cation interaction site, followed by the cooperative binding of one Na(+) ion, one divalent P(i) anion, and a third Na(+) ion to complete the carrier loading. With Li(+) bound, the kinetics of subsequent partial reactions were significantly altered. Kinetic simulations of this scheme support our experimental data.
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- Olga Andrini
- Institute of Physiology, Univ. of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Voltage- and substrate-dependent interactions between sites in putative re-entrant domains of a Na+-coupled phosphate cotransporter. Pflugers Arch 2011; 461:645-63. [DOI: 10.1007/s00424-011-0948-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2010] [Revised: 02/07/2011] [Accepted: 02/22/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Forster I, Hernando N, Sorribas V, Werner A. Phosphate transporters in renal, gastrointestinal, and other tissues. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2011; 18:63-76. [PMID: 21406290 DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2011.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2010] [Revised: 01/17/2011] [Accepted: 01/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Inorganic phosphate (Pi) is essential for all living organisms. Bound to organic molecules, Pi fulfills structural, metabolic, and signaling tasks. Therefore, cell growth and maintenance depends on efficient transport of Pi across cellular membranes into the intracellular space. Uptake of Pi requires energy because the substrate is transported against its electrochemical gradient. Till recently, 2 major families of physiologically relevant Pi-specific transporters have been identified: the solute carrier families Slc34 and Slc20. Interestingly, phylogenetic links can be detected between prokaryotic and eukaryotic transporters in both families. Because less complex model organisms are often instrumental in establishing paradigms for protein function in human beings, a brief assessment of Slc34 and Slc20 phylogeny is of interest.
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Effects of Na+ and H+ on steady-state and presteady-state currents of the human concentrative nucleoside transporter 3 (hCNT3). Pflugers Arch 2010; 460:617-32. [DOI: 10.1007/s00424-010-0846-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2010] [Revised: 04/13/2010] [Accepted: 05/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gruber BD, Ryan PR, Richardson AE, Tyerman SD, Ramesh S, Hebb DM, Howitt SM, Delhaize E. HvALMT1 from barley is involved in the transport of organic anions. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2010; 61:1455-67. [PMID: 20176888 PMCID: PMC2837267 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Members of the ALMT gene family contribute to the Al(3+) resistance of several plant species by facilitating malate efflux from root cells. The first member of this family to be cloned and characterized, TaALMT1, is responsible for most of the natural variation of Al(3+) resistance in wheat. The current study describes the isolation and characterization of HvALMT1, the barley gene with the greatest sequence similarity to TaALMT1. HvALMT1 is located on chromosome 2H which has not been associated with Al(3+) resistance in barley. The relatively low levels of HvALMT1 expression detected in root and shoot tissues were independent of external aluminium or phosphorus supply. Transgenic barley plants transformed with the HvALMT1 promoter fused to the green fluorescent protein (GFP) indicated that expression of HvALMT1 was relatively high in stomatal guard cells and in root tissues containing expanding cells. GFP fused to the C-terminus of the full HvALMT1 protein localized to the plasma membrane and motile vesicles within the cytoplasm. HvALMT1 conferred both inward and outward currents when expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes that were bathed in a range of anions including malate. Both malate uptake and efflux were confirmed in oocyte assays using [(14)C]malate as a radiotracer. It is suggested that HvALMT1 functions as an anion channel to facilitate organic anion transport in stomatal function and expanding cells.
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- Benjamin D. Gruber
- CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
- School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia
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- CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA, 5064, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA, 5064, Australia
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- CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia
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- CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Eskandari S. Remarkable commonalities of electrogenic and electroneutral Na+-phosphate cotransporters. J Physiol 2009; 587:4131-2. [PMID: 19720849 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.179119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- Sepehr Eskandari
- Biological Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Pomona, CA 91768, USA.
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Ghezzi C, Murer H, Forster IC. Substrate interactions of the electroneutral Na+-coupled inorganic phosphate cotransporter (NaPi-IIc). J Physiol 2009; 587:4293-307. [PMID: 19596895 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.175596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The SLC34 solute carrier family comprises the electrogenic NaPi-IIa/b and the electroneutral NaPi-IIc, which display Na(+) : P(i) cotransport stoichiometries of 3 : 1 and 2 : 1, respectively. We previously proposed that NaPi-IIc lacks one of the three Na(+) interaction sites hypothesised for the electrogenic isoforms, but, unlike NaPi-IIa/b, its substrate binding order is undetermined. By expressing NaPi-IIc in Xenopus oocytes, isotope influx and efflux assays gave results consistent with Na(+) being the first and last substrate to bind. To further investigate substrate interactions, we applied a fluorometry-based technique that uses site-specific labelling with a fluorophore to characterize substrate-induced conformational changes. A novel Cys was introduced in the third extracellular loop of NaPi-IIc that could be labelled with a reporter fluorophore (MTS-TAMRA). Although labelling resulted in suppression of cotransport as previously reported for the electrogenic isoforms, changes in fluorescence were induced by changes in extracellular Na(+) concentration in the absence of P(i) and by changes in extracellular P(i) concentration in presence of Na(+). These data, combined with (32)P uptake data, also support a binding scheme in which Na(+) is the first substrate to interact. Moreover, the apparent P(i) affinity from fluorometry agreed with that from (32)P uptake, confirming the applicability of the fluorometric technique for kinetic studies of electroneutral carriers. Analysis of the fluorescence data showed that like the electrogenic NaPi-IIb, 2 Na(+) ions interact cooperatively with NaPi-IIc before P(i) binding, which implies that only one of these is translocated. This result provides compelling evidence that SLC34 proteins share common motifs for substrate interaction and that cotransport and substrate binding stoichiometries are not necessarily equivalent.
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- Chiara Ghezzi
- Institute of Physiology and Center for Integrative and Molecular Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Meinild AK, Loo DDF, Skovstrup S, Gether U, MacAulay N. Elucidating conformational changes in the gamma-aminobutyric acid transporter-1. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:16226-16235. [PMID: 19363027 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.003137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The GABA transporter-1 (GAT-1) has three current-generating modes: GABA-coupled current, Li+-induced leak current, and Na+-dependent transient currents. We earlier hypothesized that Li+ is able to substitute for the first Na+ in the transport cycle and thereby induce a distinct conformation in GAT-1 and that the onset of the Li+-induced leak current at membrane potentials more negative than -50 mV was due to a voltage-dependent conformational change of the Li+-bound transporter. In this study, we set out to verify this hypothesis and seek insight into the structural dynamics underlying the leak current, as well as the sodium-dependent transient currents, by applying voltage clamp fluorometry to tetramethylrhodamine 6-maleimide-labeled GAT-1 expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. MTSET accessibility studies demonstrated the presence of two distinct conformations of GAT-1 in the presence of Na+ or Li+. The voltage-dependent fluorescence intensity changes obtained in Li+ buffer correlated with the Li+-induced leak currents, i.e. both were highly voltage-dependent and only present at hyperpolarized potentials (<-50 mV). The transient currents correlated directly with the voltage-dependent fluorescence data obtained in sodium buffer and the associated conformational changes were distinct from those associated with the Li+-induced leak current. The inhibitor potency of SKF89976A of the Li+- versus Na+-bound transporter confirmed the cationic dependence of the conformational occupancy. Our observations suggest that the microdomain situated at the external end of transmembrane I is involved in different conformational changes taking place either during the binding and release of sodium or during the initiation of the Li+-induced leak current.
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- Department of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1751
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- Neuroscience and Pharmacology, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Pless SA, Lynch JW. Illuminating the structure and function of Cys-loop receptors. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2008; 35:1137-42. [PMID: 18505452 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2008.04954.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cys-loop receptors are an important class of ligand-gated ion channels. They mediate fast synaptic neurotransmission, are implicated in various 'channelopathies' and are important pharmacological targets. Recent progress in X-ray crystallography and electron microscopy has provided a considerable insight into the structure of Cys-loop receptors. However, data from these experiments only provide 'snapshots' of the proteins under investigation. They cannot provide information about the various conformations the protein adopts during transition from the closed to the open and desensitized states. Voltage-clamp fluorometry helps overcome this problem by simultaneously monitoring movements at the channel gate (through changes in current) and conformational rearrangements in a domain of interest (through changes in fluorescence) in real time. Thus, the technique can provide information on both transitional and steady state conformations and serves as a real time correlate of the channel structure and its function. Voltage-clamp fluorometry experiments on Cys-loop receptors have yielded a large body of data concerning the mechanisms by which agonists, antagonists and modulators act on these receptors. They have shed new light on the conformational mobility of both the ligand-binding and the transmembrane domain of Cys-loop receptors.
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- Stephan A Pless
- School of Biomedical Sciences and Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Kovermann P, Meyer S, Hörtensteiner S, Picco C, Scholz-Starke J, Ravera S, Lee Y, Martinoia E. The Arabidopsis vacuolar malate channel is a member of the ALMT family. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2007; 52:1169-80. [PMID: 18005230 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2007.03367.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In plants, malate is a central metabolite and fulfills a large number of functions. Vacuolar malate may reach very high concentrations and fluctuate rapidly, whereas cytosolic malate is kept at a constant level allowing optimal metabolism. Recently, a vacuolar malate transporter (Arabidopsis thaliana tonoplast dicarboxylate transporter, AttDT) was identified that did not correspond to the well-characterized vacuolar malate channel. We therefore hypothesized that a member of the aluminum-activated malate transporter (ALMT) gene family could code for a vacuolar malate channel. Using GFP fusion constructs, we could show that AtALMT9 (A. thaliana ALMT9) is targeted to the vacuole. Promoter-GUS fusion constructs demonstrated that this gene is expressed in all organs, but is cell-type specific as GUS activity in leaves was detected nearly exclusively in mesophyll cells. Patch-clamp analysis of an Atalmt9 T-DNA insertion mutant exhibited strongly reduced vacuolar malate channel activity. In order to functionally characterize AtALMT9 as a malate channel, we heterologously expressed this gene in tobacco and in oocytes. Overexpression of AtALMT9-GFP in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves strongly enhanced the malate current densities across the mesophyll tonoplasts. Functional expression of AtALMT9 in Xenopus oocytes induced anion currents, which were clearly distinguishable from endogenous oocyte currents. Our results demonstrate that AtALMT9 is a vacuolar malate channel. Deletion mutants for AtALMT9 exhibit only slightly reduced malate content in mesophyll protoplasts and no visible phenotype, indicating that AttDT and the residual malate channel activity are sufficient to sustain the transport activity necessary to regulate the cytosolic malate homeostasis.
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- Peter Kovermann
- Institute for Plant Biology, University of Zürich, CH-8008 Zürich, Switzerland
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Hirayama BA, Loo DDF, Díez-Sampedro A, Leung DW, Meinild AK, Lai-Bing M, Turk E, Wright EM. Sodium-Dependent Reorganization of the Sugar-Binding Site of SGLT1. Biochemistry 2007; 46:13391-406. [DOI: 10.1021/bi701562k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Bruce A. Hirayama
- Department of Physiology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90095-1751
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- Department of Physiology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90095-1751
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- Department of Physiology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90095-1751
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- Department of Physiology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90095-1751
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- Department of Physiology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90095-1751
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- Department of Physiology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90095-1751
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- Department of Physiology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90095-1751
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- Department of Physiology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90095-1751
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Virkki LV, Biber J, Murer H, Forster IC. Phosphate transporters: a tale of two solute carrier families. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2007; 293:F643-54. [PMID: 17581921 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00228.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Phosphate is an essential component of life and must be actively transported into cells against its electrochemical gradient. In vertebrates, two unrelated families of Na+ -dependent P(i) transporters carry out this task. Remarkably, the two families transport different P(i) species: whereas type II Na+/P(i) cotransporters (SCL34) prefer divalent HPO(4)(2-), type III Na(+)/P(i) cotransporters (SLC20) transport monovalent H2PO(4)(-). The SCL34 family comprises both electrogenic and electroneutral members that are expressed in various epithelia and other polarized cells. Through regulated activity in apical membranes of the gut and kidney, they maintain body P(i) homeostasis, and in salivary and mammary glands, liver, and testes they play a role in modulating the P(i) content of luminal fluids. The two SLC20 family members PiT-1 and PiT-2 are electrogenic and ubiquitously expressed and may serve a housekeeping role for cell P(i) homeostasis; however, also more specific roles are emerging for these transporters in, for example, bone mineralization. In this review, we focus on recent advances in the characterization of the transport kinetics, structure-function relationships, and physiological implications of having two distinct Na+/P(i) cotransporter families.
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- Leila V Virkki
- Institute of Physiology and Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Ravera S, Virkki LV, Murer H, Forster IC. Deciphering PiT transport kinetics and substrate specificity using electrophysiology and flux measurements. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2007; 293:C606-20. [PMID: 17494632 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00064.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Members of the SLC20 family or type III Na(+) -coupled P(i) cotransporters (PiT-1, PiT-2) are ubiquitously expressed in mammalian tissue and are thought to perform a housekeeping function for intracellular P(i) homeostasis. Previous studies have shown that PiT-1 and PiT-2 mediate electrogenic P(i) cotransport when expressed in Xenopus oocytes, but only limited kinetic characterizations were made. To address this shortcoming, we performed a detailed analysis of SLC20 transport function. Three SLC20 clones (Xenopus PiT-1, human PiT-1, and human PiT-2) were expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Each clone gave robust Na(+)-dependent (32)P(i) uptake, but only Xenopus PiT-1 showed sufficient activity for complete kinetic characterization by using two-electrode voltage clamp and radionuclide uptake. Transport activity was also documented with Li(+) substituted for Na(+). The dependence of the P(i)-induced current on P(i) concentration was Michaelian, and the dependence on Na(+) concentration indicated weak cooperativity. The dependence on external pH was unique: the apparent P(i) affinity constant showed a minimum in the pH range 6.2-6.8 of approximately 0.05 mM and increased to approximately 0.2 mM at pH 5.0 and pH 8.0. Xenopus PiT-1 stoichiometry was determined by dual (22)Na-(32)P(i) uptake and suggested a 2:1 Na(+):P(i) stoichiometry. A correlation of (32)P(i) uptake and net charge movement indicated one charge translocation per P(i). Changes in oocyte surface pH were consistent with transport of monovalent P(i). On the basis of the kinetics of substrate interdependence, we propose an ordered binding scheme of Na(+):H(2)PO(4)(-):Na(+). Significantly, in contrast to type II Na(+)-P(i) cotransporters, the transport inhibitor phosphonoformic acid did not inhibit PiT-1 or PiT-2 activity.
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- Silvia Ravera
- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zurich, Switzerland
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Bacconi A, Ravera S, Virkki LV, Murer H, Forster IC. Temperature dependence of steady-state and presteady-state kinetics of a type IIb Na+/P i cotransporter. J Membr Biol 2007; 215:81-92. [PMID: 17443384 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-007-9008-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2006] [Accepted: 01/06/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The temperature dependence of the transport kinetics of flounder Na(+)-coupled inorganic phosphate (P(i)) cotransporters (NaPi-IIb) expressed in Xenopus oocytes was investigated using radiotracer and electrophysiological assays. (32)P(i) uptake was strongly temperature-dependent and decreased by approximately 80% at a temperature change from 25 degrees C to 5 degrees C. The corresponding activation energy (E (a)) was approximately 14 kcal mol(-1) for the cotransport mode. The temperature dependence of the cotransport and leak modes was determined from electrogenic responses to 1 mM P(i) and phosphonoformic acid (PFA), respectively, under voltage clamp. The magnitude of the P(i)- and PFA-induced changes in holding current decreased with temperature. E (a) at -100 mV for the cotransport and leak modes was approximately 16 kcal mol(-1) and approximately 11 kcal mol(-1), respectively, which suggested that the leak is mediated by a carrier, rather than a channel, mechanism. Moreover, E (a) for cotransport was voltage-independent, suggesting that a major conformational change in the transport cycle is electroneutral. To identify partial reactions that confer temperature dependence, we acquired presteady-state currents at different temperatures with 0 mM P(i) over a range of external Na(+). The relaxation time constants increased, and the peak time constant shifted toward more positive potentials with decreasing temperature. Likewise, there was a depolarizing shift of the charge distribution, whereas the total available charge and apparent valency predicted from single Boltzmann fits were temperature-independent. These effects were explained by an increased temperature sensitivity of the Na(+)-debinding rate compared with the other voltage-dependent rate constants.
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- Andrea Bacconi
- Institute of Physiology and Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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Forster IC, Virkki L, Bossi E, Murer H, Biber J. Electrogenic kinetics of a mammalian intestinal type IIb Na(+)/P(i) cotransporter. J Membr Biol 2007; 212:177-90. [PMID: 17342377 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-006-0016-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2006] [Revised: 06/08/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The kinetics of a type IIb Na(+)-coupled inorganic phosphate (Pi) cotransporter (NaPi-IIb) cloned from mouse small intestine were studied using the two-electrode voltage clamp applied to Xenopus oocytes. In the steady state, mouse NaPi-IIb showed a curvilinear I-V relationship, with rate-limiting behavior only for depolarizing potentials. The Pi dose dependence was Michaelian, with an apparent affinity constant for Pi (Km(pi)) of 10 +/- 1 microM: at -60 mV. Unlike for rat NaPi-IIa, (Km(pi)) increased with membrane hyperpolarization, as reported for human NaPi-IIa, flounder NaPi-IIb and zebrafish NaPi-IIb2. The apparent affinity constant for Na(+) (Km(na)) was 23 +/- 1 mM: at -60 mV, and the Na(+) activation was cooperative with a Hill coefficient of approximately 2. Pre-steady-state currents were documented in the absence of Pi and showed a strong dependence on external Na(+). The hyperpolarizing shift of the charge distribution midpoint potential was 65 mV/log[Na]. Approximately half the moveable charge was attributable to the empty carrier. A comparison of the voltage dependence of steady-state Pi-induced current and pre-steady-state charge movement indicated that for -120 mV <or= V <or= 0 mV the voltage dependence of the empty carrier was the main determinant of the curvilinear steady-state cotransport characteristic. External protons partially inhibited NaPi-IIb steady-state activity, independent of the titration of mono- and divalent Pi, and immobilized pre-steady-state charge movements associated with the first Na(+) binding step.
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- Ian C Forster
- Institute of Physiology and Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Loo DDF, Hirayama BA, Karakossian MH, Meinild AK, Wright EM. Conformational dynamics of hSGLT1 during Na+/glucose cotransport. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 128:701-20. [PMID: 17130520 PMCID: PMC2151600 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200609643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This study examines the conformations of the Na+/glucose cotransporter (SGLT1) during sugar transport using charge and fluorescence measurements on the human SGLT1 mutant G507C expressed in Xenopus oocytes. The mutant exhibited similar steady-state and presteady-state kinetics as wild-type SGLT1, and labeling of Cys507 by tetramethylrhodamine-6-maleimide had no effect on kinetics. Our strategy was to record changes in charge and fluorescence in response to rapid jumps in membrane potential in the presence and absence of sugar or the competitive inhibitor phlorizin. In Na+ buffer, step jumps in membrane voltage elicited presteady-state currents (charge movements) that decay to the steady state with time constants τmed (3–20 ms, medium) and τslow (15–70 ms, slow). Concurrently, SGLT1 rhodamine fluorescence intensity increased with depolarizing and decreased with hyperpolarizing voltages (ΔF). The charge vs. voltage (Q-V) and fluorescence vs. voltage (ΔF-V) relations (for medium and slow components) obeyed Boltzmann relations with similar parameters: zδ (apparent valence of voltage sensor) ≈ 1; and V0.5 (midpoint voltage) between −15 and −40 mV. Sugar induced an inward current (Na+/glucose cotransport), and reduced maximal charge (Qmax) and fluorescence (ΔFmax) with half-maximal concentrations (K0.5) of 1 mM. Increasing [αMDG]o also shifted the V0.5 for Q and ΔF to more positive values, with K0.5's ≈ 1 mM. The major difference between Q and ΔF was that at saturating [αMDG]o, the presteady-state current (and Qmax) was totally abolished, whereas ΔFmax was only reduced 50%. Phlorizin reduced both Qmax and ΔFmax (Ki ≈ 0.4 μM), with no changes in V0.5's or relaxation time constants. Simulations using an eight-state kinetic model indicate that external sugar increases the occupancy probability of inward-facing conformations at the expense of outward-facing conformations. The simulations predict, and we have observed experimentally, that presteady-state currents are blocked by saturating sugar, but not the changes in fluorescence. Thus we have isolated an electroneutral conformational change that has not been previously described. This rate-limiting step at maximal inward Na+/sugar cotransport (saturating voltage and external Na+ and sugar concentrations) is the slow release of Na+ from the internal surface of SGLT1. The high affinity blocker phlorizin locks the cotransporter in an inactive conformation.
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- Donald D F Loo
- Department of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Radanovic T, Gisler SM, Biber J, Murer H. Topology of the Type IIa Na+/Pi Cotransporter. J Membr Biol 2007; 212:41-9. [PMID: 17206517 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-006-0033-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2006] [Revised: 09/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The type IIa Na(+)/P(i) cotransporter (NaPi-IIa) plays a key role in the reabsorption of inorganic phosphate (P(i)) in the renal proximal tubule. The rat NaPi-IIa isoform is a protein of 637 residues for which different algorithms predict 8-12 transmembrane domains (TMDs). Epitope tagging experiments demonstrated that both the N and the C termini of NaPi-IIa are located intracellularly. Site-directed mutagenesis revealed two N-glycosylation sites in a large putative extracellular loop. Results from structure-function studies suggested the assembly of two similar opposed regions that possibly constitute part of the substrate translocation pathway for one phosphate ion together with three sodium ions. Apart from these topological aspects, other structural features of NaPi-IIa are not known. In this study, we have addressed the topology of NaPi-IIa using in vitro transcription/translation of HK-M0 and HK-M1 fusion vectors designed to test membrane insertion properties of cDNA sequences encoding putative NaPi-IIa TMDs. Based on the results of in vitro transcription/translation analyses, we propose a model of NaPi-IIa comprising 12 TMDs, with both N and C termini orientated intracellularly and a large hydrophilic extracellular loop between the fifth and sixth TMDs. The proposed model is in good agreement with the prediction of the NaPi-IIa structure obtained by the hidden Markov algorithm HMMTOP.
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- Tamara Radanovic
- Institute of Physiology and Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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Forster IC, Hernando N, Biber J, Murer H. Proximal tubular handling of phosphate: A molecular perspective. Kidney Int 2006; 70:1548-59. [PMID: 16955105 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Members of the SLC34 gene family of solute carriers encode for three Na+-dependent phosphate (P i) cotransporter proteins, two of which (NaPi-IIa/SLC34A1 and NaPi-IIc/SLC34A3) control renal reabsorption of P i in the proximal tubule of mammals, whereas NaPi-IIb/SCLC34A2 mediates P i transport in organs other than the kidney. The P i transport mechanism has been extensively studied in heterologous expression systems and structure-function studies have begun to reveal the intricacies of the transport cycle at the molecular level using techniques such as cysteine scanning mutagenesis, and voltage clamp fluorometry. Moreover, sequence differences between the three types of cotransporters have been exploited to obtain information about the molecular determinants of hormonal sensitivity and electrogenicity. Renal handling of P i is regulated by hormonal and non-hormonal factors. Changes in urinary excretion of P i are almost invariably mirrored by changes in the apical expression of NaPi-IIa and NaPi-IIc in proximal tubules. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms that control the apical expression of NaPi-IIa and NaPi-IIc as well as their functional properties is critical to understanding how an organism achieves P i homeostasis.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Homeostasis
- Humans
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/metabolism
- Mice
- Parathyroid Hormone/physiology
- Phosphates/metabolism
- Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIa/chemistry
- Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIa/genetics
- Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIa/metabolism
- Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIb/chemistry
- Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIb/genetics
- Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIb/metabolism
- Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIc/chemistry
- Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIc/genetics
- Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIc/metabolism
- Structure-Activity Relationship
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- I C Forster
- Institute of Physiology and ZIHP, Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Virkki LV, Murer H, Forster IC. Mapping conformational changes of a type IIb Na+/Pi cotransporter by voltage clamp fluorometry. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:28837-49. [PMID: 16887801 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m603861200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The fluorescence of a fluorophore depends on its environment, and if attached to a protein it may report on conformational changes. We have combined two-electrode voltage clamp with simultaneous fluorescence measurements to detect conformational changes in a type IIb Na(+)/P(i) cotransporter expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Four novel Cys, labeled with a fluorescent probe, yielded voltage- and substrate-dependent changes in fluorescence (F). Neither Cys substitution nor labeling significantly altered the mutant electrogenic properties. Different F responses to voltage and substrate were recorded at the four sites. S155C, located in an intracellular re-entrant loop in the first half of the protein, and E451C, located in an extracellular re-entrant loop in the second half of the protein, both showed Na(+), Li(+), and P(i)-dependent F signals. S226C and Q319C, located at opposite ends of a large extracellular loop in the middle of the protein, mainly responded to changes in Na(+) and Li(+). Hyperpolarization increased F for S155C and S226C but decreased F for Q319C and E451C. The labeling and F response of S155C, confirmed that the intracellular loop containing Ser-155 is re-entrant as it is accessible from the extracellular milieu. The behavior of S155C and E451C indicates a strong involvement of the two re-entrant loops in conformational changes during the transport cycle. Moreover, the data for S226C and Q319C suggest that also the large extracellular loop is associated with transport function. Finally, the reciprocal voltage dependences of the S155C-E451C and S226C-Q319C pairs suggest reciprocal conformational changes during the transport cycle for their respective local environments.
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- Leila V Virkki
- Institute for Physiology and the Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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