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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
Apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT) represents a highly efficient conservation mechanism of bile acids via mediation of their active transport across the luminal membrane of terminal ileum. To gain insight into the cellular regulation of ASBT, we investigated the association of ASBT with cholesterol and sphingolipid-enriched specialized plasma membrane microdomains known as lipid rafts and examined the role of membrane cholesterol in maintaining ASBT function. Human embryonic kidney (HEK)-293 cells stably transfected with human ASBT, human ileal brush-border membrane vesicles, and human intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cells were utilized for these studies. Floatation experiments on Optiprep density gradients demonstrated the association of ASBT protein with lipid rafts. Disruption of lipid rafts by depletion of membrane cholesterol with methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (MbetaCD) significantly reduced the association of ASBT with lipid rafts, which was paralleled by a decrease in ASBT activity in Caco-2 and HEK-293 cells treated with MbetaCD. The inhibition in ASBT activity by MbetaCD was blocked in the cells treated with MbetaCD-cholesterol complexes. Kinetic analysis revealed that MbetaCD treatment decreased the V(max) of the transporter, which was not associated with alteration in the plasma membrane expression of ASBT. Our study illustrates that cholesterol content of lipid rafts is essential for the optimal activity of ASBT and support the association of ASBT with lipid rafts. These findings suggest a novel mechanism by which ASBT activity may be rapidly modulated by alterations in cholesterol content of plasma membrane and thus have important implications in processes related to maintenance of bile acid and cholesterol homeostasis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0193-1857
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
294
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
G489-97
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-5-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18063707-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-Caco-2 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-Centrifugation, Density Gradient, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-Down-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-Membrane Microdomains, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-Microvilli, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-Organic Anion Transporters, Sodium-Dependent, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-Symporters, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-Taurocholic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:18063707-beta-Cyclodextrins
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Modulation of ileal bile acid transporter (ASBT) activity by depletion of plasma membrane cholesterol: association with lipid rafts.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural