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XB-ART-39659
FEBS Lett 2009 May 19;58310:1631-6. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2009.04.037.
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The role of N-glycosylation in transport function and surface targeting of the human solute carrier PAT1.

Dorn M , Jaehme M , Weiwad M , Markwardt F , Rudolph R , Brandsch M , Bosse-Doenecke E .


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In the present study we show in the Xenopus laevis expression system that the proton-coupled amino acid transporter 1 (PAT1, SLC36A1) is glycosylated at asparagine residues N174, N183 and N470. To determine the functional role of N-glycosylation, glycosylation-deficient mutants were analyzed by two-electrode voltage-clamp measurements after expression in X. laevis oocytes. Single replacements of asparagine residues had no effect on transport activity. However, multiple substitutions resulted in a decreased transport rate, leaving K(t) unchanged. Immunofluorescence localisation revealed a diminished plasma membrane expression of glycosylation-defective mutants. This indicates that N-glycans are not required for transport function, but are important for membrane targeting.

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