ORCID
- King, Nicola: 0000-0001-6989-5760
Abstract
Integral membrane proteins PEPT1 and PEPT2 are essential for reabsorbing almost all hydrolysed or filtered di- and tripeptides alongside a wide range of peptidomimetic drugs in the kidney. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential use of the fluorophore-conjugated dipeptide β-Ala-Lys (AMCA) as a biosensor for measuring peptide transport activity in brush border membrane vesicles isolated from the outer cortex (BBMV-OC) and outer medulla (BBMV-OM) (representing PEPT1 and PEPT2 respectively). The vesicles were isolated using a dual magnesium precipitation and centrifugation technique. Intravesicular fluorescence accumulation was measured after incubating extra-vesicular media at pH6.6 and different concentrations of β-Ala-Lys (AMCA) with vesicles pre-equilibrated at pH7.4. Both BBMV-OC and BMMV-OM showed accumulation of an intravesicular fluorescence signal after 20min incubation. Changing the extra-vesicular pH to 7.4 caused a significant reduction in the β-Ala-Lys (AMCA) uptake into BBMV-OC at concentrations >100μM. When different concentrations of dipeptide, Gly-Gln was added, there was a significant inhibition of 100μM β-Ala-Lys (AMCA) uptake into BBMV-OC and BMMV-OM, reaching 69% and 80%, respectively. Kinetic analysis of β-Ala-Lys (AMCA) at 20min showed that the Kmand Vmaxwere 783.7±115.7μM and 2191.2±133.9ΔF/min/mg for BBMV-OC, while BMMV-OM showed significantly higher affinity, but lower capacity at Km=93.6±21.9μM and Vmax=935.8±50.2ΔF/min/mg. These findings demonstrate the applicability of β-Ala-Lys (AMCA) as a biosensor to measure the transport activity of the renal-type PEPT1 and PEPT2 in BBMV-OC and BMMV-OM respectively.
DOI
10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.12.021
Publication Date
2018-05-01
Publication Title
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes
Volume
1860
Issue
5
First Page
960
Last Page
964
ISSN
0005-2736
Embargo Period
2018-12-30
Organisational Unit
School of Biomedical Sciences
Keywords
BBMV, Gly-Gln, PEPT co-transporters, β-Ala-Lys (AMCA)
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Recommended Citation
Alghamdi, O. A., King, N., Jones, G., & Moens, P. (2018) 'A new use of β-Ala-Lys (AMCA) as a transport reporter for PEPT1 and PEPT2 in renal brush border membrane vesicles from the outer cortex and outer medulla.', Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, 1860(5), pp. 960-964. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.12.021
