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The alanine-serine-cysteine-1 (Asc-1) transporter controls glycine levels in the brain and is required for glycinergic inhibitory transmission

  • Hazem Safory
  • , Samah Neame
  • , Yoav Shulman
  • , Salman Zubedat
  • , Inna Radzishevsky
  • , Dina Rosenberg
  • , Hagit Sason
  • , Simone Engelender
  • , Avi Avital
  • , Swen Hülsmann
  • , Jackie Schiller
  • , Herman Wolosker

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Abstract

Asc-1 (SLC7A10) is an amino acid transporter whose deletion causes neurological abnormalities and early postnatal death in mice. Using metabolomics and behavioral and electrophysiological methods, we demonstrate that Asc-1 knockout mice display a marked decrease in glycine levels in the brain and spinal cord along with impairment of glycinergic inhibitory transmission, and a hyperekplexia-like phenotype that is rescued by replenishing brain glycine. Asc-1 works as a glycine and L-serine transporter, and its transport activity is required for the subsequent conversion of L-serine into glycine in vivo. Asc-1 is a novel regulator of glycine metabolism and a candidate for hyperekplexia disorders.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)590-598
Number of pages9
JournalEMBO Reports
Volume16
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2015
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • D-serine
  • GlyT2
  • glycine receptor
  • hyperekplexia
  • non-ketotic hyperglycinemia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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