RGD Reference Report - Unexpected localization of the Na+/Cl--dependent-like orphan transporter, Rxt1, on synaptic vesicles in the rat central nervous system. - Rat Genome Database

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Unexpected localization of the Na+/Cl--dependent-like orphan transporter, Rxt1, on synaptic vesicles in the rat central nervous system.

Authors: Masson, J  Riad, M  Chaudhry, F  Darmon, M  Aïdouni, Z  Conrath, M  Giros, B  Hamon, M  Storm-Mathisen, J  Descarries, L  El Mestikawy, S 
Citation: Masson J, etal., Eur J Neurosci. 1999 Apr;11(4):1349-61.
RGD ID: 13702218
Pubmed: PMID:10103130   (View Abstract at PubMed)

Numerous features of its primary structure demonstrate that the orphan transporter Rxt1 belongs to the Na+/Cl--dependent neurotransmitter plasma membrane transporter superfamily, which includes the dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transporters. Initial immunocytochemical investigations with affinity-purified antibodies have established that Rxt1 is localized, almost exclusively, in axon terminals of glutamatergic neurons and subsets of GABAergic neurons in the CNS. Further studies were carried out to determine its subcellular distribution. In a first series of experiments, PC-12 cells were transfected with plasmids encoding either the dopamine transporter or Rxt1. Immunofluorescence experiments showed that the dopamine transporter was expressed in these cells, and, as expected, addressed to their plasma membrane. Surprisingly, this was never the case with Rxt1, which was targeted to the same subcellular compartment as synaptophysin, a vesicular protein. In a second set of experiments, subcellular fractionation of rat striatum showed that Rxt1, but not the dopamine transporter, was relatively abundant in the purified synaptic vesicle fraction. Finally, electron microscopic immunocytochemistry with anti-Rxt1 antibodies showed peroxidase as well as pre- and post-embedding immunogold labelling confined to the intracellular compartment in various brain regions. Moreover, quantitative analysis of post-embedding experiments demonstrated that the immunogold particles corresponding to Rxt1 immunoreactivity were mostly localized to small synaptic vesicles. These data indicate that, in contrast with the other members of the Na+/Cl--dependent neurotransmitter transporter superfamily, which are targeted to the plasma membrane, Rxt1 is distributed as a vesicular protein in the CNS.

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Cellular Component
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
GABA-ergic synapse is_active_inIDA 13702218PMID:10103130SynGO 
GABA-ergic synapse is_active_inIEP 13702218PMID:10103130SynGO 
glutamatergic synapse is_active_inIDA 13702218PMID:10103130SynGO 
glutamatergic synapse is_active_inIEP 13702218PMID:10103130SynGO 
synaptic vesicle membrane is_active_inIDA 13702218PMID:10103130SynGO 
synaptic vesicle membrane is_active_inIEP 13702218PMID:10103130SynGO 

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Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Slc6a17  (solute carrier family 6 member 17)


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