Expression of the System N transporter (SNAT5/SN2) during development indicates its plausible role in glutamatergic neurotransmission

Neurochemistry International
Angelina RodríguezFrancisco Zafra

Abstract

Solute neutral amino acid transporter 5 (SNAT5/SN2) is a member of the System N family, expressed in glial cells in the adult brain, able to transport glutamine, histidine or glycine among other substrates. Its tight association with synapses and its electroneutral mode of operation that allows the bidirectional movement of substrates, supports the idea that this transporter participates in the function of the glutamine-glutamate cycle between neurons and glia. Moreover, SNAT5/SN2 might contribute to the regulation of glycine concentration in glutamatergic synapses and, therefore, to the functioning of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) subtype of glutamate receptors. Ontogenic maturation of these synapses occurs postnatally through the coordinate expression of a large number of receptors, transporters, structural and regulatory proteins that ensure the correct operation of the excitatory pathways in the central nervous system. Since the temporal pattern of expression of SNAT5/SN2 is unknown, we analyzed it by immunoblot and immunohistochemical techniques. Results indicate that the expression of SNAT5/SN2 is triggered between the second and third postnatal week in the cerebral cortex, in parallel to the expression of the vesicular...Continue Reading

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