title: Molecular heterogeneity of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transport system. Cloning of two novel high affinity GABA transporters from rat brain.
abstract: cDNA clones encoding two novel gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transporters (designated GAT-2 and GAT-3) have been isolated from rat brain, and their functional properties have been examined in mammalian cells. The transporters display high affinity for GABA (Km approximately 10 microM) and exhibit pharmacological properties distinct from the previously cloned neuronal GABA transporter (GAT-1). Both transporters require sodium and chloride for transport activity. The nucleotide sequences of GAT-2 and GAT-3 predict proteins of 602 and 627 amino acids, respectively, which can be modeled with 12 transmembrane domains, similar to the topology proposed for other cloned neurotransmitter transporters. Localization studies indicate that both transporters are present in brain and retina, while GAT-2 is also present in peripheral tissues. The cloning of these transporter genes from rat brain reveals previously undescribed heterogeneity in GABA transporters.
authors.affiliation: Synaptic Pharmaceutical Corporation, Paramus, New Jersey 07652.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Borden
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hartig
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Branchek
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Weinshank
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D050485:GABA Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D015723:Gene Library; D007700:Kinetics; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D008961:Models, Structural; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D027361:Organic Anion Transporters; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011487:Protein Conformation; D051381:Rats; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014162:Transfection; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D050485:GABA Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D027361:Organic Anion Transporters; C493415:Slc6a1 protein, rat; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D004247:DNA