title: Expression of rat liver canalicular sulfate carrier in Xenopus laevis oocytes.
abstract: Poly(A)+ RNA (mRNA)extracted from rat liver was injected into Xenopus laevis oocytes and the expression of sulfate transport was determined by measuring [35S] sulfate uptake. Compared to water-injected oocytes, which exhibited virtually no sulfate uptake, injection of rat liver mRNA resulted in a time- and dose-dependent increase in uptake of sulfate. Depending on the method used for the isolation of the mRNA, sulfate uptake was stimulated after injection (40 ng after 6 days) between 8- and 72-fold compared to water-injected oocytes. Sulfate uptake of oocytes injected with mRNA was found to be sensitive to 4,4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (IC50 less than 20 microM) and could also be inhibited by thiosulfate. Sulfate uptake of injected oocytes showed Michaelis-Menten kinetics (apparent Km, 0.31 mM) which is similar to the Km of the sulfate/bicarbonate antiporter of rat liver canalicular plasma membranes. After fractionation by a sucrose density gradient, the mRNA encoding for the expressed rat liver sulfate carrier was found in fractions containing messages of 3.5-4.0 kilobases in length.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palacín
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biber
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murer
mesh_terms: D017878:4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid; D012856:4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009865:Oocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D011061:Poly A / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013431:Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism*; D014982:Xenopus laevis
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013431:Sulfates; D011061:Poly A; D012856:4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic Acid; D017878:4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid