title: Molecular cloning of canine excitatory amino acid transporter 5 and its detection in primary lens epithelial cells.
abstract: The full-length cDNA sequence of canine excitatory amino acid transporter (EAAT) 5 was determined in samples taken from the canine retina. The sequence was 2,467 bp long and was predicted to encode the 560 amino acid polypeptides. The deduced amino acid sequence of canine EAAT5 showed similarities of 91.8 and 92.7% to those of humans and rats, respectively. In canine, EAAT5 has a 49.4% identity with EAAT1, 43.7% with EAAT2, 46.4% with EAAT3, and 45.7% with EAAT4. RT-PCR analysis revealed EAAT5 expression in primary lens epithelial cell culture and the cerebellum, and Western blot analysis detected a single band of 60 kDa which confirmed EAAT5 protein expression in these cells. In addition, all subtypes of EAAT were detected in canine lens epithelial cells, indicating the pivotal role of EAATs in supplying glutamate, the precursor of antioxidant glutathione in the lens.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Biosciences, Azabu University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideharu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ochiai
authors.forename: Miyoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maruo
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kanemaki
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods*; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry; D004285:Dogs; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D050582:Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 5 / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D050582:Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 5; D012333:RNA, Messenger