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Membrane composition influences the conformation and function of the dopamine transporter in vivo

Authors :
Kevin Erreger
Se Joon Choi
Christopher W. Johnson
Wendy M. Fong
Eugene V. Mosharov
Jonathan A. Javitch
Aurelio Galli
Ai Yamamoto
India A. Reddy
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2019.

Abstract

SummaryThe biophysical and biochemical properties of membrane lipids can alter the conformation and function of membrane-spanning proteins, yet the specific, physiological consequence in vivo of changing the membrane milieu for a specific protein has been rarely investigated. Using various genetic approaches to eliminate expression of the membrane-associated protein Flotillin-1, we have found that the lipid environment of the dopamine transporter (DAT) is necessary for mice to respond to amphetamine but not cocaine, because the localization of DAT to cholesterol-rich membranes is required for a DAT conformation that is essential for reverse transport of dopamine. Furthermore, a conditional rather than constitutive loss-of-function approach was necessary to reveal this phenotype, indicating a broader role for membrane-protein interactions that are modulated by Flotillin-1. Taken together, these findings demonstrate how interaction of a transmembrane protein with its membrane environment can regulate distinct events in the vertebrate brain that give rise to specific behavioral outcomes.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....c5cc72a2e38cd7f44e5217a56812ad81
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1101/755819