title: Chinese hamster ovary cell mutants deficient in an anion exchanger functionally similar to the erythroid band 3.
abstract: Studies in Chinese hamster ovary cells demonstrate the presence of an anion exchanger, which has some of the properties of the band 3 transporter in erythrocytes. 1) Extracellular chloride is a competitive inhibitor of sulfate influx and stimulates sulfate efflux, suggesting that the mechanism of uptake is SO2-(4)/Cl- exchange. 2) The anion exchange inhibitor 4,4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid inhibits sulfate uptake in a dose-dependent manner. Half-maximal inhibition is achieved at 0.06 microM 4,4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid. 3) Low extracellular pH markedly stimulates sulfate uptake. A 6-fold decrease in the apparent Km is observed at pHout 5.5 as compared to pHout 7.5. However, studies carried out over a broad range of extracellular SO2-(4) concentrations indicate the presence of three components of this transport activity in Chinese hamster ovary cells: two high affinity low capacity systems, one in the range 0.5 microM less than [SO2-(4)]out less than 50 microM and one in the range 50 microM less than [SO2-(4)]out less than 150 microM, and a low affinity, high capacity system (at [SO2-(4)]out greater than 150 microM). These properties have not been previously reported for the erythroid band 3 transporter. The availability of mutants deficient in these activities has enabled us to carry out studies which suggest that the high affinity systems are functionally independent of the low affinity system, but that all systems are dependent on the same anion exchange protein. Studies in a mutant which lacks all components of the transport activity indicates that the anion exchanger may be instrumental in the regulation of the intracellular pH in Chinese hamster ovary cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elgavish
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Esko
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Knurr
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; D001457:Anion Exchange Protein 1, Erythrocyte / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D027321:Anion Transport Proteins; D017920:Antiporters; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D003545:Cysteine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005260:Female; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009154:Mutation; D010053:Ovary / Q000032:analysis* / Q000187:drug effects; D000076988:Sulfate Transporters; D013431:Sulfates / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D001457:Anion Exchange Protein 1, Erythrocyte; D027321:Anion Transport Proteins; D017920:Antiporters; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C056459:Slc26a1 protein, rat; D000076988:Sulfate Transporters; D013431:Sulfates; D012856:4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic Acid; D003545:Cysteine; D017878:4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid