title: Further characterization of the sorbitol permease in PAP-HT25 cells.
abstract: The sorbitol permease enables the efflux of sorbitol from cultured rabbit papillary cells (PAP-HT25) in response to a reduction in osmolality. The anion transport inhibitor 5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)benzoate (100 microM) inhibited efflux by 92%, and 4,4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (0.5 mM) reduced efflux by 40%. 2,4-Dinitrobenzenesulfonate and p-chloromercuriphenylsulfonic acid had no effect. The protease trypsin (0.05 mg/ml) reduced sorbitol efflux by 53%, pronase (0.01 mg/ml) by 47%, and papain (0.1 mg/ml) by 49%; chymotrypsin had no effect. Sugars and sugar alcohols at different concentrations (10-200 mM) in the bathing solution did not influence sorbitol efflux. Determination of the osmotically induced influx of sugar alcohols showed that xylitol uptake was faster than that of sorbitol; 6-deoxysorbitol was slower; L-sorbitol, arabitol, galactitol, and 2-deoxysorbitol entered at the same rate as sorbitol; and maltitol did not enter the cells. Sorbitol and 6-deoxysorbitol at 9 mM competitively inhibited [14C]sorbitol influx by 24 and 32%, respectively, whereas xylitol, taurine, betaine, and myo-inositol showed no inhibition. We conclude that 1) a specific inhibitor of the permease was not found, 2) the sorbitol permease or associated regulator is a protein, and 3) the C-6 atom of sorbitol is important in the selectivity of the permease.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Kidney and Electrolyte Metabolism, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Napathorn
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Spring
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002460:Cell Line; D007679:Kidney Medulla / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D013012:Sorbitol / Q000378:metabolism; D013402:Sugar Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014357:Trypsin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D013402:Sugar Alcohols; D013012:Sorbitol; C086478:sorbitol permease; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; D014357:Trypsin