The Choline Transporter Resurfaces: New Roles for Synaptic Vesicles?

Table 1.

Rapid CHT Regulation: A Conserved Relationship with Cholinergic Activation

Tissue Preparation Species Treatment Effect References
Preganglionic sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons; forebrain cholinergic neurons Cat, chicken, rat Electrical stimulation Parallel modulation of choline uptake and ACh synthesis (10, 55, 5961, 163)
Various forebrain preparations Rat In vivo pharmacological modulation of ACh release CHT Vmax and Bmax for HC-3 binding regulated in parallel with ACh release (56, 57, 63, 71, 75)
Various CNS preparations Rat, mouse, horseshoe crab Depolarization of sample with high [K+] buffer Increased CHT Vmax and Bmax for HC-3 binding (64, 65, 76, 138, 164)
Striatal plasma membrane enriched preparation Rat Treatment of membranes with PLA2 or arachidonic acid Increased Bmax for HC-3 binding (132, 136, 137)
Hippocampal synaptosomes Rat Preincubation with serine– threonine phosphatase inhibitors Decreased CHT Vmax (101)
Electric organ synaptosomes Torpedo Preincubation with cyclosporine A Deceased choline uptake (88)
Striatal membranes Rat Preincubation of membranes ± Mg2+ and ATP Altered affinity for HC-3 binding (38, 143)
Brain synaptosomes Locust Preincubation with cAMP analogues Increased HC-3 binding (165)
Brain synaptosomes Rat Disruption of microtubules with colchicine Decreased choline uptake (130)
Hippocampal synaptosomes and membrane preparations Mouse Transgenic mice over- expressing AChE Increased HC-3 binding and choline uptake (150, 151)
Hippocampal and cortical synaptosomes Rat and mouse Behavioral training (Including radial maze and T maze) Increased choline uptake (6771)

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  1. MI February 2004 vol. 4 no. 1 22-37