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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 264, Issue 13, 7285-7290, May, 1989

Identification of an arginine carrier in the vacuolar membrane of Neurospora crassa

YL Paek and RL Weiss
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles 90024-1569.

A number of arginine derivatives were tested for their ability to inhibit arginine uptake into vacuolar membrane vesicles of Neurospora crassa. The guanido side chain and L-configuration were found to be important for recognition by the arginine carrier. Based upon the specificity of recognition, a reactive arginine derivative (N alpha-p- nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl arginyl diazomethane) was synthesized which has an intact guanido side chain and a diazo group at the carboxyl end. The latter decomposes to a reactive carbene group. This derivative inhibited arginine uptake into vacuolar membrane vesicles at low concentrations. Radioactive N alpha-p-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl arginyl diazomethane was covalently bound to vacuoles. Binding was specific for a single membrane protein with an approximate molecular weight of 40,000, saturable (2 pmol/mg vacuolar membrane protein), and inhibited by 100 mM L-arginine but not by 100 mM L-lysine. The results suggest that this protein is the arginine carrier.
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