Vesicular glutamate transporters are H+-anion exchangers that operate at variable stoichiometry

Bettina Kolen, Bart Borghans, Daniel Kortzak, Victor Lugo, Cora Hannack, Raul E. Guzman, Ghanim Ullah and Christoph Fahlke ()
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Bettina Kolen: Molekular- und Zellphysiologie (IBI-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich
Bart Borghans: Molekular- und Zellphysiologie (IBI-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich
Daniel Kortzak: Molekular- und Zellphysiologie (IBI-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich
Victor Lugo: Molekular- und Zellphysiologie (IBI-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich
Cora Hannack: Molekular- und Zellphysiologie (IBI-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich
Raul E. Guzman: Molekular- und Zellphysiologie (IBI-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich
Ghanim Ullah: University of South Florida
Christoph Fahlke: Molekular- und Zellphysiologie (IBI-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Abstract Vesicular glutamate transporters accumulate glutamate in synaptic vesicles, where they also function as a major Cl- efflux pathway. Here we combine heterologous expression and cellular electrophysiology with mathematical modeling to understand the mechanisms underlying this dual function of rat VGLUT1. When glutamate is the main cytoplasmic anion, VGLUT1 functions as H+-glutamate exchanger, with a transport rate of around 600 s−1 at −160 mV. Transport of other large anions, including aspartate, is not stoichiometrically coupled to H+ transport, and Cl- permeates VGLUT1 through an aqueous anion channel with unitary transport rates of 1.5 × 105 s−1 at −160 mV. Mathematical modeling reveals that H+ coupling is sufficient for selective glutamate accumulation in model vesicles and that VGLUT Cl- channel function increases the transport efficiency by accelerating glutamate accumulation and reducing ATP-driven H+ transport. In summary, we provide evidence that VGLUT1 functions as H+-glutamate exchanger that is partially or fully uncoupled by other anions.

Date: 2023
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