J Neurosci 1994 Oct 01;1410:5759-65.

Functional properties and substrate specificity of the cloned L-glutamate/L-aspartate transporter GLAST-1 from rat brain expressed in Xenopus oocytes.

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The rat brain L-glutamate/L-aspartate transporter GLAST-1 is a member of a family of Na(+)-dependent high-affinity L-glutamate transporters proposed to be involved in the termination and modulation of excitatory neurotransmitter signals. Application of electrophysiological and radiotracer techniques on Xenopus oocytes expressing cloned GLAST-1 revealed that the apparent Km value of the transporter for L-glutamate and Na+ ions did not depend on voltage while the maximal transport rate increased with more negative potentials, indicative of a low-field access channel. The apparent Km value of the transporter for L-glutamate depends on the Na+ concentration, suggesting that substrate and ions are transported by GLAST-1 in a simultaneous manner. All of the L-glutamate uptake blockers tested either were substrates or did not affect the current induced by L-glutamate. The changes in the amplitude of the current induced by simultaneous application of two substrates can be interpreted by a competition for one binding site.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: slc1a3