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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
卷 101, 期 14, 页码 4918-4923出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0401022101
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK 53013] Funding Source: Medline
Cells protect themselves from zinc toxicity by inducing proteins such as metallothionein (MT) that bind it tightly, by sequestering it in organelles, or by exporting it. in this study, the interplay between zinc binding by MT and its efflux by zinc transporter 1 (ZnT1) was examined genetically. Inactivation of the Znt1 gene in baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells that do not express their Mt genes results in a zinc-sensitive phenotype and a high level of free zinc. Restoration of Mt gene expression increases resistance to zinc toxicity approximate to4-fold, but only slightly reduces free zinc levels. Expression of ZnT1 provides greater protection (approximate to7-fold) and lowers free zinc substantially. Selection for zinc resistance in BHK cells that cannot synthesize either MT or ZnT1 is ineffective. However, parental BHK cells that grow in high concentrations (>500 muM) of zinc can be selected; these cells have amplified their endogenous Znt1 genes. The Znt1 gene is also amplified in zinc-resistant mouse cells that cannot induce their Mt genes. However, if Mt genes can be expressed, then they are preferentially amplified. Thus, both ZnT1 and MT genes contribute to zinc resistance in BHK cells, whereas ZnT1 plays a larger role in regulating free zinc levels.
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