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Functional and Kinetic Comparison of Alanine Cysteine Serine Transporters ASCT1 and ASCT2

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BIOMOLECULES
卷 12, 期 1, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biom12010113

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neutral amino acid transporter; electrophysiology; kinetics; rapid solution exchange

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  1. National Institutes of Health [R01 GM108911, R15 GM135843-01]

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Through comprehensive electrophysiological analysis, similarities and differences between ASCT1 and ASCT2 subtypes were identified, as well as novel functional properties. The sequential Na+/substrate binding mechanism appears to be conserved between the two subtypes. ASCT1 has a higher apparent affinity for Na+ and a larger dependence on [Na+] for substrate affinity compared to ASCT2. ASCT1 and ASCT2 also show different substrate selectivities and both exhibit rapid capacitive charge movements upon application and removal of amino acid.
Neutral amino acid transporters ASCT1 and ASCT2 are two SLC1 (solute carrier 1) family subtypes, which are specific for neutral amino acids. The other members of the SLC1 family are acidic amino acid transporters (EAATs 1-5). While the functional similarities and differences between the EAATs have been well studied, less is known about how the subtypes ASCT1 and 2 differ in kinetics and function. Here, by performing comprehensive electrophysiological analysis, we identified similarities and differences between these subtypes, as well as novel functional properties, such as apparent substrate affinities of the inward-facing conformation (in the range of 70 mu M for L-serine as the substrate). Key findings were: ASCT1 has a higher apparent affinity for Na+, as well as a larger [Na+] dependence of substrate affinity compared to ASCT2. However, the general sequential Na+/substrate binding mechanism with at least one Na+ binding first, followed by amino acid substrate, followed by at least one more Na+ ion, appears to be conserved between the two subtypes. In addition, the first Na+ binding step, presumably to the Na3 site, occurs with high apparent affinity (<1 mM) in both transporters. In addition, ASCT1 and 2 show different substrate selectivities, where ASCT1 does not respond to extracellular glutamine. Finally, in both transporters, we measured rapid, capacitive charge movements upon application and removal of amino acid, due to rearrangement of the translocation equilibrium. This charge movement decays rapidly, with a time constant of 4-5 ms and recovers with a time constant in the 15 ms range after substrate removal. This places a lower limit on the turnover rate of amino acid exchange by these two transporters of 60-80 s(-1).

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