title: Ion coupling stoichiometry for the norepinephrine transporter in membrane vesicles from stably transfected cells.
abstract: We prepared membrane vesicles from stable LLC-PK1 cells expressing serotonin (5-HT) gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and norepinephrine (NE) transporters (SERT, GAT-1, and NET). These vesicles accumulate transport substrates when the appropriate transmembrane ion gradients are imposed. For NET, accumulation of [3H]dopamine (DA) was stimulated by imposition of Na+ and Cl- gradients (out > in) and of a K+ gradient (in > out). The presence of Na+ or Cl-, even in the absence of a gradient, stimulated DA accumulation by NET, but K+ had little or no effect in the absence of a K+ gradient. Stimulation by a K+ gradient was markedly enhanced by increasing the K+ permeability with valinomycin, suggesting that net positive charge is transported together with DA. Cationic DA is likely to be the major substrate for NET, since varying pH did not affect Km. We estimated the Na+:DA stoichiometry by measuring the effect of the transmembrane Na+ gradient on peak DA accumulation. The results suggest a 1:1 cotransport of Na+ with DA. Taken together, the results suggest that NET catalyzes cotransport of one cationic substrate molecule with one Na+ ion, and one Cl- ion, and that K+ does not participate directly in the transport process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rudnick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002712:Chlorides / Q000378:metabolism; D017136:Ion Transport; D007477:Ions; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism*; D050484:Norepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D013552:Swine; D027981:Symporters; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D002712:Chlorides; D007477:Ions; D050484:Norepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D027981:Symporters; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium; D009638:Norepinephrine