Jt. Lin et al., HIGH-LEVEL EXPRESSION OF NA+ D-GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER (SGLT1) IN A STABLY TRANSFECTED CHINESE-HAMSTER OVARY CELL-LINE/, Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes, 1373(2), 1998, pp. 309-320
The coding region of the high affinity Na+/D-glucose cotransporter (SG
LT1) was inserted into the eukaryotic expression vector GFP-N1 under t
he control of a CMV promoter. The plasmid was then stably transfected
into a Chinese hamster ovary cell line (CHO). Transcription and synthe
sis of SGLT1 were proved by Northern and Western blot analyses. Transp
ort activities of the transfected cells (G6D3) were examined by measur
ing the sodium-dependent uptake of alpha-methyl [C-14]D-glucoside (AMG
). Kinetic analysis revealed a V-max of 10.3 nmol/min/mg (total cell p
rotein) and a K-m of 0.26 +/- 0.09 mM, respectively. The concentration
of phlorizin required to inhibit AMG uptake by 50% in the presence of
0.1 mM AMG was 2.35 +/- 1.84 mu M. Electrophysiological studies showe
d that AMG induces a significant depolarization of membrane voltage in
stably transfected CHO cells, suggesting an electrogenic Na-AMG sympo
rt. Immunoprecipitation with an antipeptide antibody yielded a nearly
homogeneous polypeptide with a molecular mass of about 72 kDa. The amo
unt of SGLT1 present in the CHO cell plasma membranes represents at le
ast 1% of membrane protein, which is about 30-100 times higher than in
natural sources, such as renal brush border membranes. In conclusion,
the stably transfected G6D3 cells with a markedly high SGLT1 expressi
on can serve as a promising model for studying cellular events related
to Na+/D-glucose cotransport and for analyzing the structure and func
tion of the cotransporter itself. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All r
ights reserved.