pCMBS对完整红细胞膜阴离子通透性的影响

根据等渗ＮＨ４Ｃｌ溶血动力学,探讨了ｐＣＭＢＳ（对氯汞苯磺酸）对完整红细胞膜阴离子通透性的影响．０．０５ｍｍｏｌ／ＬｐＣＭＢＳ使阴离子通透系数Ｐｃｌ下降为对照的８６．５％;１．０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ以上浓度时Ｐｃｌ值反而变大。ｐＣＭＢＳ浓度高于０．３ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ时,细胞悬浮液在１０ｓ之前光密度下降过快,偏离理论拟合方程且不受ＤＩＤＳ抑制．半胱氨酸对ｐＣＭＢＳ引起的效应有恢复作用。结果表明ｐＣＭＢＳ和股骨架蛋白上特殊－ＳＨ基相互作用,导致ｂａｎｄ３构象改变,致使改变膜时阴离子的通透性。     

A Novel Transporter of SLC22 Family Specifically Transports Prostaglandins and Co-localizes with 15-Hydroxyprostaglandin Dehydrogenase in Renal Proximal Tubules

We identified a novel prostaglandin (PG)-specific organic anion transporter (OAT) in the OAT group of the SLC22 family. The transporter designated OAT-PG from mouse kidney exhibited Na⁺-independent and saturable transport of PGE₂ when expressed in a proximal tubule cell line (S₂). Unusual for OAT members, OAT-PG showed narrow substrate selectivity and high affinity for a specific subset of PGs, including PGE₂, PGF_2α, and PGD₂. Similar to PGE₂ receptor and PGT, a structurally distinct PG transporter, OAT-PG requires for its substrates an α-carboxyl group, with a double bond between C13 and C14 as well as a (S)-hydroxyl group at C15. Unlike the PGE₂ receptor, however, the hydroxyl group at C11 in a cyclopentane ring is not essential for OAT-PG substrates. Addition of a hydroxyl group at C19 or C20 impairs the interaction with OAT-PG, whereas an ethyl group at C20 enhances the interaction, suggesting the importance of hydrophobicity around the ω-tail tip forming a “hydrophobic core” accompanied by a negative charge, which is essential for substrates of OAT members. OAT-PG-mediated transport is concentrative in nature, although OAT-PG mediates both facilitative and exchange transport. OAT-PG is kidney-specific and localized on the basolateral membrane of proximal tubules where a PG-inactivating enzyme, 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase, is expressed. Because of the fact that 15-keto-PGE₂, the metabolite of PGE₂ produced by 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase, is not a substrate of OAT-PG, the transport-metabolism coupling would make unidirectional PGE₂ transport more efficient. By removing extracellular PGE₂, OAT-PG is proposed to be involved in the local PGE₂ clearance and metabolism for the inactivation of PG signals in the kidney cortex.     

The Yeast Mitochondrial Citrate Transport Protein: MOLECULAR DETERMINANTS OF ITS SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY*

The objective of this study was to identify the role of individual amino acid residues in determining the substrate specificity of the yeast mitochondrial citrate transport protein (CTP). Previously, we showed that the CTP contains at least two substrate-binding sites. In this study, utilizing the overexpressed, single-Cys CTP-binding site variants that were functionally reconstituted in liposomes, we examined CTP specificity from both its external and internal surfaces. Upon mutation of residues comprising the more external site, the CTP becomes less selective for citrate with numerous external anions able to effectively inhibit [¹⁴C]citrate/citrate exchange. Thus, the site 1 variants assume the binding characteristics of a nonspecific anion carrier. Comparison of [¹⁴C]citrate uptake in the presence of various internal anions versus water revealed that, with the exception of the R189C mutant, the other site 1 variants showed substantial uniport activity relative to exchange. Upon mutation of residues comprising site 2, we observed two types of effects. The K37C mutant displayed a markedly enhanced selectivity for external citrate. In contrast, the other site 2 mutants displayed varying degrees of relaxed selectivity for external citrate. Examination of internal substrates revealed that, in contrast to the control transporter, the R181C variant exclusively functioned as a uniporter. This study provides the first functional information on the role of specific binding site residues in determining mitochondrial transporter substrate selectivity. We interpret our findings in the context of our homology-modeled CTP as it cycles between the outward-facing, occluded, and inward-facing states.     

Anion secretion by the isolated rabbit pancreas

The isolated rabbit pancreas secretes a fluid containing chloride and bicarbonate in about equal concentrations. Replacement of bicarbonate by acetate, phosphate or isethionate, replacement of Na⁺ by Li⁺ and addition of ouabain to the bathing medium of the pancreas inhibit the secretion of fluid, chloride and bicarbonate in a similar fashion and by maximally 100%. Replacement of chloride by isethionate inhibits fluid secretion by maximally 50%, chloride secretion by 90% and bicarbonate secretion by 20%. It is concluded that fluid secretion is based on a Na⁺-gradient-dependent bicarbonate influx or proton efflux in the ductular cell, and that the secretion of chloride is secondary to that of bicarbonate.     

Anion inhibition study of the β-class carbonic anhydrase (PgiCAb) from the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis

The oral pathogenic bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis, encodes for two carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) one belonging to the β-class (PgiCAb) and another one to the γ-class (PgiCA). This last enzyme has been characterized earlier for its inhibition profile with various classes of CA inhibitors, such as the sulfonamides and anions, whereas for PgiCAb such data were not yet reported. Here we show that PgiCAb has a good catalytic activity for the CO₂ hydration reaction, with k_cat 2.8 × 10⁵ s⁻¹ and k_cat/K_m of 1.5 × 10⁷ M⁻¹ × s⁻¹, being inhibited by cyanate and diethyldithiocarbamate in the submillimolar range (K_Is of 0.23–0.76 mM) and more efficiently by sulfamide, sulfamate, phenylboronic acid and phenylarsonic acid (K_Is of 60–78 μM). The anion inhibition profile of the two P. gingivalis enzymes is very different. Identification of selective inhibitors of PgiCAb/PgiCA may lead to pharmacological tools useful for understanding the physiological role(s) of these enzymes, since this bacterium is the main causative agent of periodontitis and few treatment options are presently available.     

Characterization of ion channels in the plasma membrane of epidermal cells of expanding pea (Pisum sativum arg) leaves

Ion channels in isolated patches of the plasma membrane of pea (Pisum sativum arg) epidermal cells were studied with the patch-clamp technique. One anion and one cation channel were dominantly present in most trials. The anion channel conducts nitrate, halides and malate, with a conductance in symmetrical 100 mm Cl^– of 300 pS and can be blocked by SITS when applied to the cytoplasmic side of the membrane. The cation channel poorly discriminates between potassium, sodium and lithium, is not blocked by either TEA or Ba²⁺, and has a conductance of 35 pS in symmetrical 100 mm K⁺. The open probability of the cation channel increases with increase of the Ca²⁺ concentration on the cytoplasmic side of the membrane from 0.1 to 1 m. The possible role of these two channels in the physiology of epidermal cells is discussed.This work was supported by NSF grant DCB-890 3744 to E.V.     

Inhibition of the β-carbonic anhydrase from Streptococcus pneumoniae by inorganic anions and small molecules: Toward innovative drug design of antiinfectives?

The Gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae is a human respiratory tract pathogen that contributes significantly to global mortality and morbidity. It was recently shown that this bacterial pathogen depends on a conserved ??-carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) for in vitro growth in environmental ambient air and during intracellular survival in host cells. Hence, it is to be expected that this pneumococcal carbonic anhydrase (PCA) contributes to transmission and pathogenesis of the bacterium, making it a potential therapeutic target. In this study, purified recombinant PCA has been further characterized kinetically and for inhibition with a series of inorganic anions and small molecules useful as leads. PCA has appreciable activity as catalyst for the hydration of CO₂ to bicarbonate, with a k_cat of 7.4 × 10⁵ s⁻¹ and k_cat/K_m of 6.5 × 10⁷ M⁻¹ s⁻¹ at an optimum pH of 8.4. Inorganic anions such as chloride, bromide, iodide, cyanate, selenocyanate, trithiocarbonate, and cyanide were effective inhibitors of PCA (K_Is of 21-98 ??M). Sulfamide, sulfamic acid, phenylboronic, phenylarsonic acid, and diethyldithiocarbamate showed inhibition constants in the low micromolar/submicromolar range (K_Is of 0.61-6.68 ??M), whereas that of the sulfonamide acetazolamide was in the nanomolar range (K_Is 89 nM). In conclusion, our results show that PCA can effectively be inhibited by a range of molecules that could be interesting leads for obtaining more potent PCA inhibitors. PCA might be a novel target for designing antimicrobial drugs with a new mechanism of action.     

Anion-selectivity of the Swelling-activated Osmolyte Channel in Eel Erythrocytes

Osmotic swelling of fish erythrocytes activates a broad-specificity permeation pathway that mediates the volume-regulatory efflux of taurine and other intracellular osmolytes. This pathway is blocked by inhibitors of the erythrocyte band 3 anion exchanger, raising the possibility that band 3 is involved in the volume-regulatory response. In this study of eel erythrocytes, a quantitative comparison of the pharmacology of swelling-activated taurine transport with that of band 3-mediated SO²⁻ ₄ transport showed there to be significant differences between them. N-ethylmaleimide and quinine were effective inhibitors of swelling-activated taurine transport but caused little, if any, inhibition of band 3. Conversely, DIDS was a more potent inhibitor of band 3-mediated SO²⁻ ₄ flux than of swelling-activated taurine transport. In cells in isotonic medium, pretreated then co-incubated with 0.1 mm DIDS, the band 3-mediated transport of SO²⁻ ₄ and Cl⁻ was reduced to a low level. Exposure of these cells to a hypotonic medium containing 0.1 mm DIDS was followed by the activation of a Cl⁻ permeation pathway showing the same inhibitor sensitivity as swelling-activated taurine transport. The data are consistent with swelling-activated transport of taurine and Cl⁻ being via a common pathway. A comparison of the swelling-activated transport rates for taurine and Cl⁻ with those for several other solutes was consistent with the hypothesis that this pathway is an anion-selective channel, similar to those that mediate the volume-regulatory efflux of Cl⁻ and organic osmolytes from mammalian cells. Received: 7 July 1995/Revised: 2 September 1995     

Molecular Pd(II) and Pt(II) triangles containing 4,5-dicyanoimidazolate and diimine ligands: Self-assembly, spectroscopic, and photophysical properties

Two isostructural molecular triangles, [M(d-t-bpy)(im-CN₂)]₃(ClO₄)₃ (M ≡ Pd 1, Pt 2; d-t-bpy ≡ 4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine, im-CN₂ ≡ 4,5-dicyanoimidazolate), were synthesized and characterized by the X-ray diffraction study. Both 1 and 2 show molecular capsule-like structures in the solid state, which were built from two triangles in a head-to-tail manner and one anion entrapped inside the cavity. It is noted that there are some anion?π and -CN?π interactions as an origin of electrostatic forces found in both 1 and 2, and these weak interactions with non-classical hydrogen bonding are most likely responsible for the formation of molecular capsules. In addition, 2 shows a vibronic-structured emission at ca. 457, 486, and 520 nm in solution, which is absent in 1. The observed vibronic spacing of 1200-1400 cm⁻¹ is within the expected stretching frequencies of aromatic diimines in the excited state, and the vibronic emission is thus suggested due to an intraligand transition of d-t-bpy possibly mixing with a metal-to-ligand charge-transfer transition.     

The anion recognition properties of hydrazone derivatives containing anthracene

A series of artificial receptors, hydrazone derivatives containing anthracene, have been designed and synthesized. The interaction of these receptors with biologically important anions was determined by UV–vis, fluorescence and ¹H NMR titration experiments and theoretical investigation. Results indicate that the receptor (1) without NO₂ shows no binding ability for various anions. The other receptors (2 and 3) show the highest binding ability for acetate (AcO⁻) among studied anions (fluoride (F⁻), dihydrogen phosphate (H₂PO₄⁻), chloride (Cl⁻), bromide (Br⁻), iodide (I⁻)); and the binding ability for AcO⁻ is not interfered by the existence of other anions. The additions of AcO⁻, F⁻ and H₂PO₄⁻ can arouse different degrees of fluorescence quenching. ¹H NMR titration shows that the interaction between the receptor 2 and F⁻ firstly depends on the hydrogen-bond formation; later the interacted site NH is deprotonated and the added F⁻ forms hydrogen bond with the near CH in Schiff base. Moreover, visual color changes accompany guest binding, enabling this system to act as colorimetric anion sensors.