title: Efflux and exchange of glycine by plasma membrane vesicles isolated from glioblastoma cells.
abstract: The efflux and exchange of glycine were studied in plasma membrane vesicles isolated from cultured glioblastoma cells. The mechanism of glycine translocation has been probed by comparing the ion dependence of net efflux to that of exchange. Dilution-induced efflux requires the simultaneous presence of internal sodium and chloride, while influx is dependent on the presence of these two ions on the outside (Zafra, F. and Giménez, C. (1986) Brain Res. 397, 108-116). Glycine efflux from the membrane vesicles is stimulated by external glycine, this exchange being dependent on external sodium, but not on external chloride. The parallelism observed in influx and efflux processes suggests that glycine is translocated in both directions across the membrane, probably by interacting with the carrier. To account for all the observed effects of external ions, glycine concentrations and membrane potential on glycine influx and efflux, a kinetic model of the Na+/Cl-/glycine cotransport system is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zafra
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giménez
mesh_terms: D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002712:Chlorides / Q000378:metabolism; D005910:Glioma; D005998:Glycine / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000378:metabolism*; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D013425:Sulfanilic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D013696:Temperature; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D001391:Azo Compounds; D002712:Chlorides; D013425:Sulfanilic Acids; D012964:Sodium; D005998:Glycine