Glycine transporter 1 associates with cholesterol-rich membrane raft microdomains

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Jul 10;384(4):530-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.05.014. Epub 2009 May 8.

Abstract

Membrane rafts, the highly-ordered, cholesterol-rich microdomains of the plasma membrane play important roles in cellular functions. In this study, GLYT1-CFP and GLYT2-CFP were constructed, followed by investigation of whether the tagged transporters associate with a fluorescence probe that labels membrane rafts (DilC16) by using Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer. A close association was observed between DiIC16 and GLYT1-CFP, but not for GLYT2-CFP. The glycine transport ability of GLYT1 is also highly dependent on the integrity of this area. Together, the results suggest that GLYT1 and membrane rafts are co-localized in the membrane, and that this influences the rate of glycine transport.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biological Transport
  • CHO Cells
  • Cholesterol / chemistry
  • Cholesterol / metabolism*
  • Cricetinae
  • Cricetulus
  • Glycine / metabolism*
  • Glycine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / chemistry
  • Glycine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / genetics
  • Glycine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Membrane Microdomains / chemistry
  • Membrane Microdomains / metabolism*

Substances

  • Glycine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
  • SLC6A5 protein, human
  • SLC6A9 protein, human
  • Cholesterol
  • Glycine