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Query: EC:3.1.3.1 (alkaline phosphatase)
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Several transmembrane transporters of organic compounds are regulated by phosphorylation/dephosphorylation mechanisms. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible regulation of the human extraneuronal monoamine transporter, hEMT, by these mechanisms. The experiments were performed using HEK293 cells stably transfected with pcDNA3hEMT (293hEMT). The characteristics of hEMT-mediated uptake of [3H]1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ([3H]MPP+) were studied by incubating the cells at 37 degrees C for 1 min with 200 nM [3H]MPP+. Uptake of [3H]MPP+ by 293hEMT cells was not affected or only slightly reduced by modulators of protein kinase A, protein kinase C, or protein kinase G. It was not affected by an inhibitor of protein tyrosine kinase and was reduced by mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitors. Uptake of [3H]MPP+ by 293hEMT cells was independent of extracellular Ca2+ and strongly reduced by Ca2+/calmodulin pathway inhibitors. Uptake of [3H]MPP+ by 293hEMT cells was strongly reduced in the presence of non-selective phosphodiesterase inhibitors (IBMX, caffeine, theophylline). The effect of IBMX was independent of extracellular Ca2+ its IC50 was found to be 82.0 microM (66.2-101.6 microM; n=4), and its inhibitory effect resulted from a significant decrease in the maximal velocity of [3H]MPP+ uptake, with no change in the Michaelis-Menten constant. [3H]MPP+ uptake was reduced by 8-methoxy-methyl-IBMX, a selective inhibitor of the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent phosphodiesterase (PDE1), but not by zaprinast, a selective inhibitor of PDE5. Uptake of [3H]MPP+ by 293hEMT cells was strongly reduced by protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors, by an alkaline phosphatase inhibitor and, by contrast. showed an increase in the presence of exogenous alkaline phosphatase. In conclusion, these results suggest that hEMT is regulated by phosphorylation/dephosphorylation mechanisms, being active in the dephosphorylated state.
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PMID:Regulation of human extraneuronal monoamine transporter (hEMT) expressed in HEK293 cells by intracellular second messenger systems. 1177 2

Recent studies on the intestinal uptake of the organic cation 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) showed that transport of this compound occurs through human extraneuronal monoamine transporter (hEMT). Moreover, it was recently described that alkaline phosphatase (ALP), an ecto-phosphatase anchored to the plasma membrane and able to dephosphorylate extracellular substrates or cell-surface proteins, is directly or indirectly involved in the modulation of MPP+ uptake by Caco-2 cells. The present study investigated a putative modulation of MPP+ intestinal apical uptake and ecto-ALP activity by thiamine (T+) and thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP, a T+ dietary precursor). For this purpose, we used Caco-2 cells, an enterocyte-like cell line derived from a human colonic adenocarcinoma, as an intestinal model. Ecto-ALP activity and N-[methyl-3H]-4-phenylpyridinium acetate (3H-MPP+) uptake were evaluated in intact Caco-2 cells. T+ and TPP were able to increase ecto-ALP activity, with an equal potency, and to decrease 3H-MPP+ apical uptake, with a similar potency. The effects of both compounds on ecto-ALP activity and 3H-MPP+ uptake were concentration-dependent. The results suggest that the effect of T+ and TPP on ecto-ALP activity may lead to inhibition of the intestinal absorption of other organic cations present in the diet. Another important conclusion is that the intestinal absorption of T+ may occur through hEMT, in Caco-2 cells.
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PMID:Effect of thiamine on 3H-MPP+ uptake by Caco-2 cells. 1452 22

Vitamins are crucial components in the diet of animals and many other living organisms. One of these essential nutrients, thiamin, is known to be involved in several cell functions, including energy metabolism and the degradation of sugars and carbon skeletons. Other roles that are connected to this vitamin are neuronal communication, immune system activation, signaling and maintenance processes in cells and tissues, and cell-membrane dynamics. Because of the key functions of thiamin, uptake and transport through the body are crucial. Its uptake route is relatively complex, encompassing a variety of protein families, including the solute carrier anion transporters, the alkaline phosphatase transport system, and the human extraneuronal monoamine transporter family, some of which are multispecific proteins. There are two known structures of protein (subunits) involved in thiamin uptake in prokaryotes. Binding of thiamin to these proteins is strongly guided by electrostatic interactions. The lack of structural information about thiamin binding proteins for higher organisms remains a bottleneck for understanding the uptake process of thiamin in atomic detail. This review includes recent data on thiamin metabolism, related deficiencies and pathologies, and the latest findings on thiamin binding transporters.
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PMID:Thiamin function, metabolism, uptake, and transport. 2446 Apr 61