Functional diversity of excitatory amino acid transporters: ion channel and transport modes
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- DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1999.277.4.F481
Functional diversity of excitatory amino acid transporters: ion channel and transport modes
Abstract
Recent studies of glutamate transporters in the central nervous system indicate that in addition to their fundamental role in mediating neurotransmitter uptake, these proteins may contribute to the modulation of a variety of cellular processes. Activation of the excitatory amino acid (EAA) carriers generates an electrogenic current attibutable to ion-coupled cotransport. In addition to this transport-associated current, a substrate-gated thermodynamically uncoupled anion flux has been identified that has been proposed to dampen neuronal excitability. Arachidonic acid has been reported to modulate a variety of membrane proteins involved in cellular signaling. Here we discuss recent findings that indicate arachidonic acid stimulates a previously uncharacterized proton-selective conductance in the Purkinje cell-specific subtype, EAAT4. The unique channel-like porperties of the EAATs, their unexpected localization, and physiological evidence propose a modulatory role for the EAATs in neuronal signaling and suggest a broader role for glutamate transporters than simply the clearance of synaptically released glutamate. Thus, the identification of this arachidonate-stimulated proton conductance extends the complexity of mechanisms through which glutamate transporters modulate neuronal excitability.
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