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. 1978 Apr;277:325–339. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1978.sp012274

Nucleoside transport in sheep erythrocytes: genetically controlled transport variation and its influence on erythrocyte ATP concentrations.

J D Young
PMCID: PMC1282391  PMID: 650536

Abstract

1. The permeability of sheep erythrocytes to purine and pyrimidine nucleosides was investigated. Erythrocytes from most sheep (nucleoside-impermeable) were almost completely impermeable to 5 mM inosine whereas cells from approximately 5% of the animals studied (nucleoside-permeable) showed a rapid inosine uptake. Cells from both types of animal were permeable to 5 mM adenosine, although transport was slower in nucleoside-impermeable erythrocytes. 2. Two distinct nucleoside transport routes were present in nucleoside-permeable erythrocytes; a high affinity (apparent Km congruent to 0.2 mM) facilitated diffusion system which transported both purine and pyrimidine nucleosides, and a non-saturable uptake route selective for adenosine. The high affinity system was the major route of adenosine transport at physiological concentrations. 3. Transport by the high affinity system was completely inhibited by micromolar concentrations of dipyridamole and nitrobenzylthioinosine. Dipyridamole had no effect on the non-saturable component of adenosine uptake. 4. The transport differences between nucleoside-permeable and impermeable erythrocytes were due to the absence of the high affinity system from nucleoside-impermeable cells. 5. Nucleoside-permeable cells had a higher intracellular ATP concentration than nucleoside-impermeable erythrocytes, suggesting that the high affinity transport system participates in the energy metabolism of the cell.

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