Structural highlights
Function
INDY1_DROME Cation-independent electroneutral transporter (not associated with membrane depolarization) of a variety of tricarboxylic and dicarboxylic acid-cycle intermediates. There is also small, but detectable, transport of monocarboxylics. Transport is through the epithelium of the gut and across the plasma membranes of organs involved in intermediary metabolism and storage. Affinity for substrates is citrate > succinate > pyruvate. Fumarate, a-ketoglutarate, and glutarate are also transported, but not lactate. Transport mechanism that is not coupled to Na(+), K(+), or Cl(-). Function is shown in Xenopus oocytes and human retinal pigment epithelial (HRPE) cell lines.[1] [2] [3]
References
- ↑ Rogina B, Reenan RA, Nilsen SP, Helfand SL. Extended life-span conferred by cotransporter gene mutations in Drosophila. Science. 2000 Dec 15;290(5499):2137-40. PMID:11118146 doi:10.1126/science.290.5499.2137
- ↑ Inoue K, Fei YJ, Huang W, Zhuang L, Chen Z, Ganapathy V. Functional identity of Drosophila melanogaster Indy as a cation-independent, electroneutral transporter for tricarboxylic acid-cycle intermediates. Biochem J. 2002 Oct 15;367(Pt 2):313-9. PMID:12186628 doi:10.1042/BJ20021132
- ↑ Knauf F, Rogina B, Jiang Z, Aronson PS, Helfand SL. Functional characterization and immunolocalization of the transporter encoded by the life-extending gene Indy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Oct 29;99(22):14315-9. PMID:12391301 doi:10.1073/pnas.222531899
