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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-12-10
pubmed:abstractText
The transporter PepT1, apically expressed in intestinal epithelial cells, is responsible for the uptake of di/tripeptides. PepT1 is also expressed in nonpolarized immune cells. Here we investigated the localization of PepT1 in lipid rafts in small intestinal brush border membranes (BBMs) and polarized and nonpolarized cells, as well as functional consequences of the association of PepT1 with lipid rafts. Immunoblot analysis showed the presence of PepT1 in low-density fractions isolated from mouse intestinal BBMs, polarized intestinal Caco2-BBE cells, and nonpolarized Jurkat cells by solubilization in ice-cold 0.5% Triton X-100 and sucrose gradient fractionation. PepT1 colocalized with lipid raft markers GM1 and N-aminopeptidase in intestinal BBMs and Caco2-BBE cell membranes. Disruption of lipid rafts with methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (MbetaCD) shifted PepT1 from low- to high-density fractions. Remarkably, we found that MbetaCD treatment increased PepT1 transport activity in polarized intestinal epithelia but decreased that in intestinal BBM vesicles and nonpolarized immune cells. Mutational analysis showed that phenylalanine 293, phenylalanine 297, and threonine 281 in transmembrane segment 7 of the human di/tripeptide transporter, hPepT1, are important for the targeting to lipid rafts and transport activity of hPepT1. In conclusion, the association of PepT1 with lipid rafts differently modulates its transport activity in polarized and nonpolarized cells.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0193-1857
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
293
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
G1155-65
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Association of PepT1 with lipid rafts differently modulates its transport activity in polarized and nonpolarized cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. of Medicine, Division of Digestive Diseases, Emory Univ. School of Medicine, 615 Michael St., Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural