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  • Title: Acidic residues involved in cation and substrate interactions in the Na+/dicarboxylate cotransporter, NaDC-1.
    Author: Griffith DA, Pajor AM.
    Journal: Biochemistry; 1999 Jun 08; 38(23):7524-31. PubMed ID: 10360950.
    Abstract:
    The role of acidic amino acid residues in cation recognition and selectivity by the Na+/dicarboxylate cotransporter, NaDC-1, was investigated by site-directed mutagenesis and expression in Xenopus oocytes. Four of the residues tested, Asp-52, Glu-74, Glu-101, and Glu-332, were found to be unimportant for transport activity. However, substitutions of Asp-373 and Glu-475, conserved residues found in transmembrane domains M8 and M9, respectively, altered transport kinetics. Replacements of Asp-373 with Ala, Glu, Asn, and Gln resulted in changes in sodium affinity and cation selectivity in NaDC-1, indicating that the carbonyl oxygen at this position may play a role in the topological organization of the cation-binding site. In contrast, substitutions of Glu-475 led to dramatic reductions in transport activity and changes in transport kinetics. Substitution with Gln led to a transporter with increased substrate and sodium affinity, while the E475D mutant was inactive. The E475A mutant appeared to have poor sodium binding. Substrate-induced currents in the E475A mutant exhibited a strong voltage dependence, and a reversal of the current was seen at -30 mV. The results suggest that Glu-475 may play a role in cation binding and possibly also in mediating anion channel activity. Remarkably, mutations of both Asp-373 and Glu-475 affected the Km for succinate in NaDC-1, suggesting dual roles for these residues in determining the affinity for substrate and cations. We propose that at least one of the cation-binding sites and the substrate-binding site are close together in the carboxy-terminal portion of NaDC-1, and thus transmembrane domains M8 and M9 are candidate structures for the formation of the translocation pathway.
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