Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009 Jan 02;3781:133-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.11.015.

Reanalysis of structure/function correlations in the region of transmembrane segments 4 and 5 of the rabbit sodium/glucose cotransporter.

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The predicted topology of the mammalian high-affinity sodium/glucose cotransporter (SGLT1), in the region surrounding transmembrane segments 4 and 5, disagrees with the recent published crystal structure of bacterial SGLT from Vibrio parahaemolyticus (vSGLT). To investigate this issue further, 38 residues from I143 to A180 in the N-terminal half of rabbit SGLT1 were each replaced with cysteine and then expressed in COS-7 cells or Xenopus laevis oocytes. The membrane orientations of the substituted cysteines were determined by treatment with the thiol-specific reagent N-Biotinoylaminoethyl methanethiosulfonate (biotin-MTSEA), combined with the membrane impermeant thiol-specific reagent sodium (2-sulfonatoethyl) methanethiosulfonate (MTSES). The present results combined with previous structure/function studies of SGLT1, suggest that transmembrane domain (TM) 4 of mammalian SGLT1 extends from residue 143-171 and support the topology observed in the crystal structure of vSGLT.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: slc5a1 slc5a1.2