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The human concentrative nucleoside transporter-3 C602R variant shows impaired sorting to lipid rafts and altered specificity for nucleoside-derived drugs.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20421346     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The human concentrative nucleoside transporter-3 C602R (hCNT3C602R), a recently identified human concentrative nucleoside transporter-3 (hCNT3) variant, has been shown to interact with natural nucleosides with apparent K(m) values similar to those of the wild-type transporter, although binding of one of the two sodium ions required for nucleoside translocation is impaired, resulting in decreased V(max) values (Mol Pharmacol 73:379-386, 2008). We have further analyzed the properties of this hCNT3 variant by determining its localization in plasma membrane lipid domains and its interaction with nucleoside-derived drugs used in anticancer and antiviral therapies. When expressed heterologously in HeLa cells, wild-type hCNT3 localized to both lipid raft and nonlipid raft domains. Treatment of cells with the cholesterol-depleting agent methyl-beta-cyclodextrin resulted in a marked decrease in hCNT3-related transport activity that was associated with the loss of wild-type hCNT3 from lipid rafts. It is noteworthy that although exogenously expressed hCNT3C602R was present in nonlipid raft domains at a level similar to that of the wild-type transporter, the mutant transporter was present at much lower amounts in lipid rafts. A substrate profile analysis showed that interactions with a variety of nucleoside-derived drugs were altered in the hCNT3C602R variant and revealed that sugar hydroxyl residues are key structural determinants for substrate recognition by the hCNT3C602R variant.
Authors:
Ekaitz Errasti-Murugarren; Miriam Molina-Arcas; F Javier Casado; Marçal Pastor-Anglada
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-04-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Molecular pharmacology     Volume:  78     ISSN:  1521-0111     ISO Abbreviation:  Mol. Pharmacol.     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-15     Completed Date:  2010-08-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0035623     Medline TA:  Mol Pharmacol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  157-65     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona and CIBER EHD, Avda Diagonal 645, Edifici annex, Planta-1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Base Sequence
Cells, Cultured
DNA Primers
Dogs
Hela Cells
Humans
Lipid Metabolism*
Membrane Transport Proteins / genetics,  metabolism*
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
Nucleosides / pharmacology*
Polymorphism, Genetic
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA Primers; 0/Membrane Transport Proteins; 0/Nucleosides; 0/cif nucleoside transporter

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