title: Na-dependent L-proline transport by eel intestinal brush-border membrane vesicles.
abstract: L-[3H]proline uptake by brush-border membrane vesicles prepared from intestinal mucosa of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, was stimulated by a transmembrane Na gradient (out greater than in). Kinetic analysis of L-proline influx, under short-circuited membrane potential conditions, indicated the presence of an apparent single Na-dependent carrier process (Kapp = 0.23 +/- 0.04 mM and Jmax = 7.96 +/- 0.87 nmol.mg protein-1.min-1) and a nonsaturable transfer component with an apparent diffusional permeability (P) of 1.53 +/- 0.35 microliter.mg protein-1.min-1. An imposed transmembrane potential (inside negative) increased apparent L-proline binding affinity (lowered Kapp) without appreciably altering maximal amino acid influx (Jmax). Hill analysis of L-proline influx over a wide range of external Na concentrations indicated a 1:1 stoichiometry for Na-proline cotransport. Use of amino acid inhibitors of L-proline influx suggested that L-proline transfer may occur by either a classical Na-dependent A System with a wide substrate specificity or by the combination of Na-dependent PHE (phenylalanine preferring) and IMINO (proline, alpha-methylaminoisobutyric acid preferring) Systems.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita' di Lecce, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vilella
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Ahearn
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cassano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Storelli
mesh_terms: D000811:Anguilla; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D007422:Intestines / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D008871:Microvilli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D011392:Proline / Q000378:metabolism*; D012964:Sodium / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011392:Proline; D012964:Sodium