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Reshaping the Binding Pocket of the Neurotransmitter:Solute Symporter (NSS) Family Transporter SLC6A14 (ATB0,+) Selectively Reduces Access for Cationic Amino Acids and Derivatives

  • SLC6A14 (ATB0,+) is unique among SLC proteins in its ability to transport 18 of the 20 proteinogenic (dipolar and cationic) amino acids and naturally occurring and synthetic analogues (including anti-viral prodrugs and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitors). SLC6A14 mediates amino acid uptake in multiple cell types where increased expression is associated with pathophysiological conditions including some cancers. Here, we investigated how a key position within the core LeuT-fold structure of SLC6A14 influences substrate specificity. Homology modelling and sequence analysis identified the transmembrane domain 3 residue V128 as equivalent to a position known to influence substrate specificity in distantly related SLC36 and SLC38 amino acid transporters. SLC6A14, with and without V128 mutations, was heterologously expressed and function determined by radiotracer solute uptake and electrophysiological measurement of transporter-associated current. Substituting the amino acid residue occupying the SLC6A14 128 position modified the binding pocket environment and selectively disrupted transport of cationic (but not dipolar) amino acids and related NOS inhibitors. By understanding the molecular basis of amino acid transporter substrate specificity we can improve knowledge of how this multi-functional transporter can be targeted and how the LeuT-fold facilitates such diversity in function among the SLC6 family and other SLC amino acid transporters.

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Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author:Catriona M. H. Anderson, Noel Edwards, Andrew K. Watson, Mike Althaus, David T. Thwaites
Parent Title (English):Biomolecules
Volume:12
Issue:10
Article Number:1404
Number of pages:19
ISSN:2218-273X
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:1044-opus-64519
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12101404
PMID:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36291613
Publisher:MDPI
Publishing Institution:Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Date of first publication:2022/10/01
Copyright:© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.
Keyword:APC superfamily; ATB0,+; LeuT; Membrane Transport; NSS family; SLC; SLC6; SLC6A14; amino acid transporter; solute carrier
Departments, institutes and facilities:Fachbereich Angewandte Naturwissenschaften
Institut für funktionale Gen-Analytik (IFGA)
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC):5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
Entry in this database:2022/10/12
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International