Abstract
Electrophysiological and pharmacological studies of a cloned human dopamine transporter (hDAT) were undertaken to investigate the mechanisms of transporter function and the actions of drugs at this target. Using two-electrode voltage-clamp techniques with hDAT-expressingXenopus laevisoocytes, we show that hDAT can be considered electrogenic by two criteria. (1) Uptake of hDAT substrates gives rise to a pharmacologically appropriate “transport-associated” current. (2) The velocity of DA uptake measured in oocytes clamped at various membrane potentials was voltage-dependent, increasing with hyperpolarization. Concurrent measurement of transport-associated current and substrate flux in individual oocytes revealed that charge movement during substrate translocation was greater than would be expected for a transport mechanism with fixed stoichiometry of 2 Na+and 1 Cl−per DA+molecule. In addition to the transport-associated current, hDAT also mediates a constitutive leak current, the voltage and ionic dependencies of which differ markedly from those of the transport-associated current. Ion substitution experiments suggest that alkali cations and protons are carried by the hDAT leak conductance. In contrast to the transport-associated functions, the leak does not require Na+or Cl−, and DAT ligands readily interact with the transporter even in the absence of these ions. The currents that hDAT mediates provide a functional assay that readily distinguishes the modes of action of amphetamine-like “DA-releasing” drugs from cocaine-like translocation blockers. In addition, the voltage dependence of DA uptake suggests a mechanism through which presynaptic DA autoreceptor activation may accelerate the termination of dopaminergic neurotransmissionin vivo.
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@article{Sonders_1997, title={Multiple Ionic Conductances of the Human Dopamine Transporter: The Actions of Dopamine and Psychostimulants}, volume={17}, ISSN={1529-2401}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.17-03-00960.1997}, DOI={10.1523/jneurosci.17-03-00960.1997}, number={3}, journal={The Journal of Neuroscience}, publisher={Society for Neuroscience}, author={Sonders, Mark S. and Zhu, Si-Jia and Zahniser, Nancy R. and Kavanaugh, Michael P. and Amara, Susan G.}, year={1997}, month=feb, pages={960–974} }