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. 2002 Aug 23;277(34):31048-55.
doi: 10.1074/jbc.M204267200. Epub 2002 Jun 11.

Role of the N-terminal transmembrane region of the multidrug resistance protein MRP2 in routing to the apical membrane in MDCKII cells

Sara B Mateus Fernández  1 , Zsolt Holló, Andras Kern, Eva Bakos, Paul A Fischer, Piet Borst, Raymond Evers
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Role of the N-terminal transmembrane region of the multidrug resistance protein MRP2 in routing to the apical membrane in MDCKII cells

Sara B Mateus Fernández et al. J Biol Chem. .
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Abstract

In polarized cells, the multidrug resistance protein MRP2 is localized in the apical plasma membrane, whereas MRP1, another multidrug resistance protein (MRP) family member, is localized in the basolateral membrane. MRP1 and MRP2 are thought to contain an N-terminal region of five transmembrane segments (TMD(0)) coupled to 2 times six transmembrane segments via an intracellular loop (L(0)). We previously demonstrated for MRP1 that a mutant lacking TMD(0) but still containing L(0), called L(0)DeltaMRP1, was functional and routed to the lateral plasma membrane. To investigate the role of the TMD(0)L(0) region of MRP2 in routing to the apical membrane, we generated mutants similar to those made for MRP1. In contrast to L(0)DeltaMRP1, L(0)DeltaMRP2 was associated with an intracellular compartment, most likely endosomes. Co-expression with TMD(0), however, resulted in apical localization of L(0)DeltaMRP2 and transport activity. Uptake experiments with vesicles containing L(0)DeltaMRP2 demonstrated that the molecule is able to transport LTC(4). An MRP2 mutant without TMD(0)L(0), DeltaMRP2, was only core-glycosylated and localized intracellularly. Co-expression of DeltaMRP2 with TMD(0)L(0) resulted in an increased protein level of DeltaMRP2, full glycosylation of the protein, routing to the apical membrane, and transport activity. Our results suggest that the TMD(0) region is required for routing to or stable association with the apical membrane.

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