Transbilayer movement of phosphatidylserine in erythrocytes. Inhibitors of aminophospholipid transport block the association of photolabeled lipid to its transporter

Jerome Connor, Alan J. Schroit

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Abstract

The ability to cross-link [125I]iodo-azido-phosphatidylserine (125IN3-PS) to the putative 32-kDa aminophospholipid transporter of human red blood cells (RBC) has been examined by SDS-PAGE. In the absence of transport inhibitors, 125I-N3-PS preferentially labeled the 32-kDa polypeptide, whereas treatment of the cells with pyridyldithioethylamine (PDA), a potent inhibitor of the aminophospholipid translocate, abrogated the association of the probe to this protein. ATP-depletion, low temperature, and diamide or 5,5′-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid), inhibitors that oxidize an endofacial sulfhydryl distinct from the PDA-sensitive site (Connor, J. and Schroit, A.J. (1990) Biochemistry 29, 37-43), also blocked association of the PS analogue to the protein. One 125I-N3-PS became associated with the transporter, however, only PDA was able to partially displace it. These data suggest that sulfhydryl reactive reagents inhibit PS transport by blocking the association of PS with its transporter, a process that is also ATP- and temperature-dependent.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)37-42
Number of pages6
JournalBBA - Biomembranes
Volume1066
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 1991

Keywords

  • Lipid asymmetry
  • Phosphatidylserine
  • Red blood cell

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology

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