title: Na+ -dependent proline transport in isolated membrane vesicles from the L6 muscle cell line. Stimulation of uptake by intravesicular proline.
abstract: Membrane vesicles of L6 myoblasts were prepared in order to study the amino acid transport system A. The role of the membrane in the adaptive response of transport to amino acid-supplementation was assessed. The membranes, prepared by N2 cavitation, displayed Na+ (but not K+)-dependent L-proline uptake. An overshoot of L-[3H]proline uptake was observed after exposure of the vesicles to an inward Na+ gradient. Isolated membrane vesicles loaded with 50 microM proline displayed countertransport (stimulation of proline uptake). It is concluded that the adaptive decrease of proline uptake observed in amino acid-supplemented cells cannot be accounted for by trans-inhibition of transport.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D007739:L Cells; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism*; D011392:Proline / Q000378:metabolism*; D012964:Sodium / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011392:Proline; D012964:Sodium