Nucleoside transport systems in liver parenchymal cells. Isoform expression pattern in hepatocyte differentiation
Keywords:
Nucleoside, Transport, SPNT, cNTl, Liver, Hepatoma, FetusAbstract
Nucleoside uptake into rat hepatocytes is mediated by, at least, three independent
transport systems, a Na+-dependent purine-preferring system (NI-like), a Na+-dependent
pyrimidine-preferring transport system (N2-like) and, finally, a Na+-independent agency
which is NBTI-insensitive. The concentrative component oftransport is highly regulated,
since it is induced in liver hypertrophia and hyperplasia and up-regulated by pancreatic
hormones. Two different cDNAs, SPNT and cNTl , apparently related to NI and N2
transport activities respectively, have been characterized so far in liver. The SPNT
mRNA is more abundant than the cNTI mRNA, but the biological activities associated
with NI and N2 transport systems are rather equivalent. Transformed liver parenchymal
cells (hepatoma cell lines) and fetal hepatocytes show a different pattem of nucleoside
transport systems. These highly proliferative cells show high nucleoside transport
activity although this is mediated mostly by a Na+-independent transport component
which is mostly sensitive to NBTI inhibition. This equilibrative NBTI-sensitive transport
system is not detected in adult hepatocytes. We conclude that the translocation of
nucleosides across the plasma membrane of the hepatocyte involves a complex combination
of carrier proteins which may differ depending on the differentiated state of the cell
rather than by their proliferative status.
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