title: Identification and characterization of a novel mitochondrial tricarboxylate carrier.
abstract: Here we report the identification and functional characterization of a novel mitochondrial tricarboxylate carrier protein, designated BBG-TCC, in rat brain. The cDNA encodes the predicted protein of 342-amino acid residues with five putative membrane-spanning domains. The protein has apparent similarity with a mitochondrial tricarboxylate carrier TCC, but is distinct from the other mitochondria anion transporters. BBG-TCC shows a citrate transport activity. It is specifically expressed in the brain and localizes in the mitochondria of Bergmann glial cells. In contrast, the expression of TCC is rather ubiquitous and strong in neuronal cells in the brain. This new family of proteins may contribute to biosynthesis and bioenergetics in the brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: Toshihide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamatani
authors.forename: Kohji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tohyama
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D033681:Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D033681:Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C464572:Sfxn5 protein, rat