Divalent metal-ion transporter DMT1 mediates both H+ -coupled Fe2+ transport and uncoupled fluxes

Mackenzie, Bryan; Ujwal, M L; Chang, Min-Hwang; Romero, Michael F; Hediger, Matthias A (2006). Divalent metal-ion transporter DMT1 mediates both H+ -coupled Fe2+ transport and uncoupled fluxes. Pflügers Archiv : European journal of physiology, 451(4), pp. 544-58. Berlin: Springer-Verlag; http://www.springer.de 10.1007/s00424-005-1494-3

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The H(+) -coupled divalent metal-ion transporter DMT1 serves as both the primary entry point for iron into the body (intestinal brush-border uptake) and the route by which transferrin-associated iron is mobilized from endosomes to cytosol in erythroid precursors and other cells. Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of DMT1 will therefore increase our understanding of iron metabolism and the etiology of iron overload disorders. We expressed wild type and mutant DMT1 in Xenopus oocytes and monitored metal-ion uptake, currents and intracellular pH. DMT1 was activated in the presence of an inwardly directed H(+) electrochemical gradient. At low extracellular pH (pH(o)), H(+) binding preceded binding of Fe(2+) and its simultaneous translocation. However, DMT1 did not behave like a typical ion-coupled transporter at higher pH(o), and at pH(o) 7.4 we observed Fe(2+) transport that was not associated with H(+) influx. His(272) --> Ala substitution uncoupled the Fe(2+) and H(+) fluxes. At low pH(o), H272A mediated H(+) uniport that was inhibited by Fe(2+). Meanwhile H272A-mediated Fe(2+) transport was independent of pH(o). Our data indicate (i) that H(+) coupling in DMT1 serves to increase affinity for Fe(2+) and provide a thermodynamic driving force for Fe(2+) transport and (ii) that His-272 is critical in transducing the effects of H(+) coupling. Notably, our data also indicate that DMT1 can mediate facilitative Fe(2+) transport in the absence of a H(+) gradient. Since plasma membrane expression of DMT1 is upregulated in liver of hemochromatosis patients, this H(+) -uncoupled facilitative Fe(2+) transport via DMT1 can account for the uptake of nontransferrin-bound plasma iron characteristic of iron overload disorders.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine

UniBE Contributor:

Hediger, Matthias

ISSN:

0031-6768

ISBN:

16091957

Publisher:

Springer-Verlag; http://www.springer.de

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 14:49

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:15

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/s00424-005-1494-3

PubMed ID:

16091957

Web of Science ID:

000233939100006

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.20376

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/20376 (FactScience: 3664)

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