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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 266, Issue 15, 9438-9441, 05, 1991

Vitamin B12 transport by rat liver lysosomal membrane vesicles

JM Idriss and AJ Jonas
Division of Medical Genetics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance 90502.

Vitamin B12 (hydroxycobalamin) is endocytosed by mammalian cells as a complex with transcobalamin II and then processed to free B12 in lysosomes. The mechanism by which free B12 becomes available for subsequent cellular metabolism has been uncertain. Lysosomal transport of cyanocobalamin (B12) was examined using membrane vesicles prepared from Percoll gradient purified lysosomes. B12 uptake by vesicles was dependent upon pH and was inhibited by the protonophore CCCP. Transport exhibited saturation kinetics with a Km of 3.5 microM and temperature dependence with a Q10 of 1.8. Uptake of B12 was dependent upon divalent cations and was inhibited by EDTA. Preparation of vesicles in the presence of 100 microM B12 resulted in stimulation of uptake consistent with a mechanism of countertransport. Excess cyanocobalamin, adenosylcobalamin, methylcobalamin, or cobinamide dicyanide inhibited uptake of B12. Trans-stimulation studies showed that only the first three compounds are actually transported species with cyanocobalamin as the preferred substrate. We conclude that lysosomes have a specific transport system for vitamin B12 that results in release of this enzyme cofactor to the cytoplasm.
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