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Identification of the Differentiation-Associated Na+/PITransporter as a Novel Vesicular Glutamate Transporter Expressed in a Distinct Set of Glutamatergic Synapses

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Varoqui, Hélène, Schäfer, Martin K.-H., Zhu, Heming, Weihe, Eberhard, Erickson, Jeffrey D.·2002·The Journal of Neuroscience

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Glutamate transport into synaptic vesicles is a prerequisite for its regulated neurosecretion. Here we functionally identify a second isoform of the vesicular glutamate transporter (VGLUT2) that was previously identified as a plasma membrane Na+-dependent inorganic phosphate transporter (differentiation-associated Na+/P I transporter). Studies using intracellular vesicles from transiently transfected PC12 cells indicate that uptake by VGLUT2 is highly selective for glutamate, is H+dependent, and requires Cl−ion. Both the vesicular membrane potential (Δψ) and the proton gradient (ΔpH) are important driving forces for vesicular glutamate accumulation under physiological Cl−concentrations. Using an antibody specific for VGLUT2, we also find that this protein is enriched on synaptic vesicles and selective for a distinct class of glutamatergic nerve terminals. The pathway-specific, complementary expression of two different vesicular glutamate transporters suggests functional diversity in the regulation of vesicular release at excitatory synapses. Together, the two isoforms may account for the uptake of glutamate by synaptic vesicles from all central glutamatergic neurons.

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Authors
Varoqui, H., Schäfer, M. K.-H., Zhu, H., Weihe, E., & Erickson, J. D.
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2002-01-01
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
142-155
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
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W2110705999
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451
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76
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13.02
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journal article
Language
en
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Varoqui, H., Schäfer, M. K.-H., Zhu, H., Weihe, E., & Erickson, J. D. (2002). Identification of the Differentiation-Associated Na+/PITransporter as a Novel Vesicular Glutamate Transporter Expressed in a Distinct Set of Glutamatergic Synapses. The Journal of Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.22-01-00142.2002

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