title: Identification of human gene products containing Pro-Pro-x-Tyr (PY) motifs that enhance glutathione and endocytotic marker uptake in yeast.
abstract: In an attempt to identify genes involved in glutathione (GSH) transport, a human mammary gland cDNA library was screened for clones capable of complementing a defect in GSH uptake in yeast cells that lack Hgt1p, the primary yeast GSH uptake transporter. Five genes capable of rescuing growth on sulfur-deficient GSH-containing medium were identified: prostate transmembrane protein, androgen induced 1 (PMEPA1); lysosomal-associated protein transmembrane 4 alpha (LAPTM4alpha); solute carrier family 25, member 1 (SLC25A1); lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF factor (LITAF); and cysteine/tyrosine-rich-1 (CYYR1). All of these genes encode small integral membrane proteins of unknown function, although none appear to encode prototypical GSH transporters. Nevertheless, they all increased both intracellular glutathione levels and [(3)H]GSH uptake rates. [(3)H]GSH uptake was uniformly inhibited by high concentrations of unlabeled GSH, GSSG, and ophthalmic acid. Interestingly, each protein is predicted to contain Pro-Pro-x-Tyr (PY) motifs, which are thought to be important for regulating protein cell surface expression. Uptake of the endocytotic markers lucifer yellow and FM4-64 was also enhanced by each of the five genes. Mutations of the PY motifs in LITAF largely abolished all of its effects. In summary, although the results do not reveal novel GSH transporters, they identify five PY-containing human gene products that may influence plasma membrane transport activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Shujie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Notenboom
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Dumont
authors.forename: Nazzareno
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ballatori
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D027321:Anion Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004705:Endocytosis; D005260:Female; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D042361:Mammary Glands, Human / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D027361:Organic Anion Transporters; D011726:Pyridinium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015003:Yeasts / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D027321:Anion Transport Proteins; C464455:CYYR1 protein, human; C092350:FM 4-64; D007546:Isoquinolines; C118738:LITAF protein, human; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C491110:OPT1 protein, S cerevisiae; D009842:Oligopeptides; D027361:Organic Anion Transporters; C412868:PMEPA1 protein, human; D011726:Pyridinium Compounds; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; C532592:Slc25a1 protein, human; D014157:Transcription Factors; C016632:ophthalmic acid; C017475:lucifer yellow; D005978:Glutathione