FUNCTIONAL EXPRESSION OF A PLANT PLASMA-MEMBRANE TRANSPORTER IN XENOPUS OOCYTES

被引:36
作者
BOORER, KJ [1 ]
FORDE, BG [1 ]
LEIGH, RA [1 ]
MILLER, AJ [1 ]
机构
[1] AFRC,IACR,DEPT BIOCHEM & PHYSIOL,ROTHAMSTED EXPTL STN,HARPENDEN AL5 2JQ,HERTS,ENGLAND
关键词
ARABIDOPSIS-THALIANA; HEXOSE TRANSPORTER; PROTON SYMPORTER; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; XENOPUS OOCYTE;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(92)80431-F
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
A full-length cDNA clone for the H+/hexose co-transporter (STP1) from Arabidopsis thaliana has been transcribed in vitro and the mRNA injected into Xenopus oocytes. Under optimized conditions, oocytes injected with the STP1 mRNA accumulated 3-O-[methyl-C-14]glucose at rates of more than a 1000-fold greater than water-injected control oocytes. A hexose-elicited depolarization of the oocyte membrane potential was demonstrated, and uptake was shown to be stimulated by low external pH, confirming the activity of a H+/hexose co-transport system. This is the first example of the functional expression of a plant membrane transporter in oocytes.
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页码:166 / 168
页数:3
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