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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 266, Issue 8, 4742-4745, 03, 1991

Functional expression of the intestinal peptide-proton co-transporter in Xenopus laevis oocytes

Y Miyamoto, YG Thompson, EF Howard, V Ganapathy and FH Leibach
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-2100.

The expression of the intestinal peptide-proton cotransporter was examined in Xenopus laevis oocytes by microinjection of poly(A)+ mRNA prepared from rabbit intestinal mucosal cells. The concomitant expression of the glucose-sodium co-transporter was used as the control for the effectiveness of the expression technique. There was significant endogenous activity of Gly-Sar uptake in water-injected oocytes, but the uptake activity increased nearly 3-fold in poly(A)+ mRNA-injected oocytes. The expression of the peptide transporter was time-dependent. There was no detectable expression on day 1 after injection. The expression became noticeable on day 2 and increased with time, reaching a maximum on day 4. There was no further change on days 5 and 6. The endogenous uptake rate measured in water-injected oocytes, on the contrary, showed a slight decrease during this time. The expressed peptide transporter retained its substrate specificity, having affinity for the dipeptides, Gly-Sar and Gly-Pro, and no or little affinity for the free amino acids, Gly and Sar. The expressed peptide transporter also showed a dependence on a transmembrane H+ gradient for maximal activity. These data demonstrate that the mammalian intestinal peptide-proton co-transporter can be successfully expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. This expression system can provide an effective assay procedure to clone the gene encoding the transporter.
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