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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-2-21
pubmed:abstractText
The characteristics of glucose transport by procyclic forms of Trypanosoma brucei were examined in a rapid transport assay using the glucose analogue 2-deoxyglucose. In contrast to bloodforms where the Km for 2-deoxyglucose transport is about 1 mM, procyclic forms have a Km of about 38 microM. Procyclic forms show temperature-dependent, saturable import, and import of 2-deoxyglucose is competitive with glucose and mannose. Unlike the bloodforms which employ facilitated diffusion, the procyclic forms actively transport glucose. Use of inhibitors and ionophores suggests that a protonmotive force is required for glucose transport in procyclic forms. Unlike the human erythrocyte glucose transporter, the glucose transporter of the T. brucei procyclic form is relatively insensitive to inhibition by cytocholasin B.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0166-6851
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
197-203
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Active transport of 2-deoxy-D-glucose in Trypanosoma brucei procyclic forms.
pubmed:affiliation
Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, WA 98109.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't