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  • Title: Expression of size-selected mRNA encoding the intestinal Na/glucose cotransporter in Xenopus laevis oocytes.
    Author: Hediger MA, Ikeda T, Coady M, Gundersen CB, Wright EM.
    Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A; 1987 May; 84(9):2634-7. PubMed ID: 3472228.
    Abstract:
    The expression of the rabbit intestinal brushborder Na/glucose cotransporter has been studied in Xenopus oocytes. Poly(A)+ RNA isolated from the intestinal mucosa was injected into oocytes, and the expression of the transporter in the oocyte plasma membrane was assayed by measuring the Na-dependent phlorizin-sensitive uptake of methyl alpha-D-[14C]glucopyranoside (MeGlc). Expression of the glucose carrier was detected 3-7 days after mRNA injection, and the rate of glucose transport was proportional to the amount of mRNA injected. mRNA (50 ng) increased the maximum velocity (Vmax) of MeGlc uptake by as much as 10-fold over background. The total mRNA was fractionated by preparative agarose gel electrophoresis and each fraction was assayed for its ability to induce transport activity. The mRNA encoding the Na/glucose cotransporter was found in a single fraction of approximately 2.3 kilobases (kb), which contained 3% of the total mRNA. A similar mRNA fraction (2.0-2.6 kb) isolated from colon did not induce expression of this transporter. In vitro translation of the fractionated intestinal mRNA showed enhanced synthesis of two protein bands at 57 and 63 kDa. The mRNA encoding the cotransporter is smaller (2.3 kb) than that (2.6-2.9 kb) encoding the 55-kDa facilitated glucose carrier in human hepatoma cells and rat brain.
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