Molecular and functional characterization of the intestinal Na+- dependent multivitamin transporter

Puttur D Prasad, Haiping Wang, Wei Huang, You Jun Fei, Frederich H. Leibach, Lawrence D Devoe, Vadivel Ganapathy

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Abstract

We have cloned a Na+-dependent multivitamin transporter from rabbit intestine (riSMVT). The cDNA codes for a protein of 636 amino acids with 12 putative transmembrane domains. When expressed in mammalian cells, the cDNA induces Na+-dependent uptake of the vitamins pantothenate and biotin. Lipoate is also a substrate for the cDNA-induced uptake process. The affinity constant for the cDNA-specific transport of pantothenate and biotin is ~2 and ~8 μM, respectively. The Na+:vitamin stoichiometry is greater than 1, indicating that the transport process is electrogenic. The SMVT-specific transcripts of 3.2 kbp are equally distributed throughout the small intestine. We have also cloned SMVT from the human intestinal cell line Caco- 2. The Caco-2 SMVT cDNA codes for a protein of 635 amino acids which is homologous to riSMVT and is identical to the SMVT expressed in the human choriocarcinoma cell line JAR. Caco-2 SMVT also catalyzes Na+-dependent uptake of pantothenate, biotin, and lipoate. In oocytes expressing Caco-2 SMVT, all three vitamins evoke inward currents, confirming the electrogenicity of the transport process.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)95-106
Number of pages12
JournalArchives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Volume366
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 1999

Keywords

  • Biotin
  • Electrogenic transport
  • Intestine
  • Na/vitamin stoichiometry
  • Pantothenate
  • Primary structure
  • Vitamin transport

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology

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