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Prostaglandin Extraction and Analysis in Caenorhabditis elegans
Published on: June 25, 2013
The prostaglandin transporter PGT transports PGH(2)
Yuling Chi1, Victor L Schuster
1Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
Abstract:
Prostaglandin H(2) not only serves as the common precursor of all other PGs, but also directly triggers signals (e.g. platelet aggregation), depending on its location and translocation. The prostaglandin carrier PGT mediates the transport of several prostanoids, such as PGE(2), and PGF(2alpha). Here we used PGT in the plasma membrane as a model system to test the hypothesis that PGT also transports PGH(2). Using wild-type and PGT-expressing MDCK cells, we show that PGH(2) uptake is mediated both by simple diffusion and by PGT. The PGH(2) influx permeability coefficient for diffusion is (5.66+/-0.63)x10(-6)cm/s. The kinetic parameters of PGH(2) transport by PGT are K(m)=376+/-34nM and V(max)=210.2+/-11.4 fmol/mg protein/s. PGH(2) transport by PGT can be inhibited by excess PGE(2) or by a PGT inhibitor. We conclude that PGT may play a role in transporting PGH(2) across cellular membranes.
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