Transmembrane Exchange of Fluorosugars: Characterization of Red Cell GLUT1 Kinetics Using 19F NMR

Dmitry Shishmarev*, Clément Q. Fontenelle, Ilya Kuprov, Bruno Linclau, Philip W. Kuchel

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    Abstract

    We have developed a new approach, to our knowledge, to quantify the equilibrium exchange kinetics of carrier-mediated transmembrane transport of fluorinated substrates. The method is based on adapted kinetic theory that describes the concentration dependence of the transmembrane exchange rates of two competing, simultaneously transported species. Using the new approach, we quantified the kinetics of membrane transport of both anomers of three monofluorinated glucose analogs in human erythrocytes (red blood cells) using 19F NMR exchange spectroscopy. An inosine-based glucose-free medium was shown to promote survival and stable metabolism of red blood cells over the duration of the experiments (several hours). Earlier NMR studies only yielded the apparent rate constants and transmembrane fluxes of the anomeric species, whereas we could categorize the two anomers in terms of the catalytic activity (specificity constants) of the glucose transport protein GLUT1 toward them. Differences in the membrane permeability of the three glucose analogs were qualitatively interpreted in terms of local perturbations in the bonding of substrates to key amino acid residues in the active site of GLUT1. The methodology of this work will be applicable to studies of other carrier-mediated membrane transport processes, especially those with competition between simultaneously transported species. The GLUT1-specific results can be applied to the design of probes of glucose transport or inhibitors of glucose metabolism in cells, including those exhibiting the Warburg effect.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1906-1919
    Number of pages14
    JournalBiophysical Journal
    Volume115
    Issue number10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 20 Nov 2018

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