PMID- 16427600 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20060414 LR - 20131121 IS - 0003-9861 (Print) IS - 0003-9861 (Linking) VI - 446 IP - 2 DP - 2006 Feb 15 TI - Cytoplasmic localization and efflux of endogenous D-aspartate in pheochromocytoma 12 cells. PG - 131-9 AB - In our previous reports [Z. Long, H. Homma, J.-A. Lee, T. Fukushima, T. Santa, T. Iwatsubo, R. Yamada, K. Imai, FEBS Lett. 434 (1998) 231-235; Z. Long, M. Sekine, M. Adachi, T. Furuchi, K. Imai, N. Nimura, H. Homma, Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 404 (2002) 92-97], we demonstrated for the first time that D-aspartate (D-Asp) is actually synthesized in cultured mammalian cells such as PC12, MPT1, and GH3 cells. After its synthesis, this unique amino acid is spontaneously and continuously released into the extracellular space during cell culture. In the current study, we characterized two different types of D-Asp efflux in PC12 cells. One is a spontaneous and continuous form of release of cytoplasmic origin that does not involve exocytotic efflux of vesicular origin. Endogenous D-Asp is predominantly localized to the cytoplasm of cells, and this form of D-Asp release presents a striking contrast to exocytotic, quantal discharge of vesicular dopamine. The other form of efflux is also of cytoplasmic origin and occurs through volume-sensitive organic anion channels that are opened upon hyposmotic stimuli. Interestingly, this latter form of efflux is potentiated by acetylcholine stimulation. FAU - Koyama, H AU - Koyama H AD - Laboratory of Biomolecular Science, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan. FAU - Adachi, M AU - Adachi M FAU - Sekine, M AU - Sekine M FAU - Katane, M AU - Katane M FAU - Furuchi, T AU - Furuchi T FAU - Homma, H AU - Homma H LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20060104 PL - United States TA - Arch Biochem Biophys JT - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics JID - 0372430 RN - 0 (Calcium Channel Blockers) RN - 0 (Calcium Channels) RN - 0 (SNARE Proteins) RN - 4SR0Q8YD1X (D-Aspartic Acid) RN - I9ZF7L6G2L (Nifedipine) RN - N9YNS0M02X (Acetylcholine) RN - VTD58H1Z2X (Dopamine) SB - IM MH - Acetylcholine/pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Biological Transport, Active MH - Calcium Channel Blockers/pharmacology MH - Calcium Channels/physiology MH - Cytoplasmic Vesicles/metabolism MH - Cytosol/*metabolism MH - D-Aspartic Acid/*metabolism MH - Dopamine/metabolism MH - Exocytosis MH - Ion Channel Gating MH - Nifedipine/pharmacology MH - Osmolar Concentration MH - PC12 Cells MH - Rats MH - SNARE Proteins/physiology EDAT- 2006/01/24 09:00 MHDA- 2006/04/15 09:00 CRDT- 2006/01/24 09:00 PHST- 2005/11/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2005/12/09 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2005/12/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2006/01/24 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/04/15 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/01/24 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0003-9861(05)00513-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.abb.2005.12.008 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arch Biochem Biophys. 2006 Feb 15;446(2):131-9. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2005.12.008. Epub 2006 Jan 4.