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. 1998 Jan 15;329(Pt 2):289–293. doi: 10.1042/bj3290289

Serine-294 and threonine-295 in the exofacial loop domain between helices 7 and 8 of glucose transporters (GLUT) are involved in the conformational alterations during the transport process.

H Doege 1, A Schürmann 1, H Ohnimus 1, V Monser 1, G D Holman 1, H G Joost 1
PMCID: PMC1219043  PMID: 9425111

Abstract

The role of a conserved polar motif (STS) in the exofacial loop between helices 7 and 8 of GLUT4 for transporter function was investigated by site-directed mutagenesis and expression of the constructs in COS-7 cells. Reconstituted glucose-transport activity, cytochalasin B binding and photolabelling with the exofacial label 2-N4-(1-azi-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)benzoyl-1, 3-bis-(d-mannosyloxy)-2-propylamine (ATB-BMPA) were assayed in membranes from transfected cells and corrected for immunoreactivity of expressed transporters. Replacement of Ser-294 with Ala or Thr suppressed transport activity and cytochalasin B binding. ATB-BMPA photolabelling was normal in S294A mutants, and even increased in S294T mutants. Replacement of Thr-295 with Ala suppressed transport activity and cytochalasin B binding, whereas ATB-BMPA photolabelling was normal; substitution of Ser failed to alter the investigated parameters. Similarly, exchanging Ser-296 for Ala generated a normally functioning protein. The data suggest that Ser-294 and Thr-295 are involved in the conformational change in GLUT during the transport process, and that their substitution may arrest the transporter in an outward-facing conformation.

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