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Cloning and characterization of a mammalian proton-coupled metal-ion transporter

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Metal ions are essential cofactors for a wealth of biological processes, including oxidative phosphorylation, gene regulation and free-radical homeostasis. Failure to maintain appropriate levels of metal ions in humans is a feature of hereditary haemochromatosis, disorders of metal-ion deficiency, and certain neurodegenerative diseases. Despite their pivotal physiological roles, however, there is no molecular information on how metal ions are actively absorbed by mammalian cells. We have now identified a new metal-ion transporter in the rat, DCT1, which has an unusually broad substrate range that includes Fe2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Co2+, Cd2+, Cu2+, Ni2+ and Pb2+. DCT1 mediates active transport that is proton-coupled and depends on the cell membrane potential. It is a 561-amino-acid protein with 12 putative membrane-spanning domains and is ubiquitously expressed, most notably in the proximal duodenum. DCT1 is upregulated by dietary iron deficiency, and may represent a key mediator of intestinal iron absorption. DCT1 is a member of the 'natural-resistance-associated macrophage protein' (Nramp) family and thus its properties provide insight into how these proteins confer resistance to pathogens.

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Authors
Gunshin, H., Mackenzie, B., Berger, U. V., Gunshin, Y., Romero, M. F., Boron, W. F., Nussberger, S., Gollan, J. L., & Hediger, M. A.
Affiliations
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Gunshin, Hiromi
Venue
Nature
Published
1997-07-31
Volume
388
Issue
6641
Pages
482-488
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W1568628619
Cited by
3,166
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30
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2026: 47 · 2025: 70 · 2024: 60 · 2023: 69 · 2022: 85 · 2021: 82 · 2020: 94 · 2019: 100 · 2018: 98 · 2017: 102 · 2016: 82 · 2015: 98 · 2014: 129 · 2013: 92 · 2012: 129
FWCI
68.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation
  • Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (F32DK009342)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Iron Metabolism and Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Trace Elements in Health
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
Keywords
metal transporters, intestinal iron absorption, Nramp family, dietary iron deficiency, proximal duodenum, metal homeostasis, membrane potential dependence
MeSH terms
Iron Deficiencies, Natural Resistance-associated Macrophage Protein 1, Solute Carrier Family 11, Member 2, Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Carrier Proteins, Cations, Divalent, Cells, Cultured, Cloning, Molecular, Humans, Iron, Membrane Potentials, Membrane Proteins, Metals, Molecular Sequence Data, Oocytes, Organ Specificity, RNA, Messenger, Xenopus, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Cation Transport Proteins, Iron-Binding Proteins, Rats

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