Human high affinity, Na+-dependent L-glutamate/L-aspartate transporter GLAST-1 (EAAT-1): Gene structure and localization to chromosome 5p11-p12

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作者
Stoffel, W [1 ]
Sasse, J [1 ]
Duker, M [1 ]
Muller, R [1 ]
Hofmann, K [1 ]
Fink, T [1 ]
Lichter, P [1 ]
机构
[1] DEUTSCH KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM,INST VIRUSFORSCH,D-69120 HEIDELBERG,GERMANY
关键词
glutamate; aspartate; neurotransmitter transporter; hGLAST-1;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(96)00424-3
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The gene of the human L-glutamate transporter hGLAST-1 (EAAT-1) has been isolated and characterized. The 1626 bp cDNA open reading frame (542 aa) is distributed over ten exons and at least 85 kb on chromosome 5p11-p12, The gene is unrelated to any other previously described neurotransmitter transporter gene family, but its exon/intron structure corresponds largely to that of the Na+-dependent neutral amino acid transporter ASCT-1. GLAST-1, ASCT-1 and the glutamate transporters GLT-1 and EAAC-1 have strongly similar amino acid sequences. The L-glutamate transporter gene structures might help to understand the correlation of L-glutamate reuptake in neurodegenerative disorders.
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页码:189 / 193
页数:5
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