Identification and characterization of the high-affinity choline transporter

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作者
Okuda, T [1 ]
Haga, T
Kanai, Y
Endou, H
Ishihara, T
Katsura, I
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Fac Med, Dept Neurochem, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
[2] Japan Sci & Technol Corp, CREST, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
[3] Kyorin Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pharmacol & Toxicol, Tokyo 1818611, Japan
[4] Japan Sci & Technol Corp, PRESTO, Tokyo 1818611, Japan
[5] Grad Univ Adv Studies, Sch Life Sci, Dept Genet, Mishima, Shizuoka 4118540, Japan
[6] Grad Univ Adv Studies, Natl Inst Genet, Struct Biol Ctr, Mishima, Shizuoka 4118540, Japan
基金
日本学术振兴会;
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10.1038/72059
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
In cholinergic neurons, high-affinity choline uptake in presynaptic terminals is the rate-limiting step in acetylcholine synthesis. Using information provided by the Caenorhabditis elegans Genome Project, we cloned a cDNA encoding the high-affinity choline transporter from C. elegans (cho-1). We subsequently used this clone to isolate the corresponding cDNA from rat (CHT1). CHT1 is not homologous to neurotransmitter transporters, but is homologous to members of the Na+-dependent glucose transporter family. Expression of CHT1 mRNA is restricted to cholinergic neurons. The characteristics of CHT1-mediated choline uptake essentially match those of high-affinity choline uptake in rat brain synaptosomes.
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