Enzymes
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- Name help_outline choline Identifier CHEBI:15354 (CAS: 62-49-7) help_outline Charge 1 Formula C5H14NO InChIKeyhelp_outline OEYIOHPDSNJKLS-UHFFFAOYSA-N SMILEShelp_outline C[N+](C)(C)CCO 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 56 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline H+ Identifier CHEBI:15378 Charge 1 Formula H InChIKeyhelp_outline GPRLSGONYQIRFK-UHFFFAOYSA-N SMILEShelp_outline [H+] 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 9,932 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
Cross-references
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Publications
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Choline is transported by vesicular acetylcholine transporter.
Bravo D.T., Kolmakova N.G., Parsons S.M.
Previously published results appeared to show that vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) does not transport choline (Ch). Because it is uniquely suited to detect transport of weakly bound substrates, a recently developed assay that detects transmembrane reorientation of the substrate binding ... >> More
Previously published results appeared to show that vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) does not transport choline (Ch). Because it is uniquely suited to detect transport of weakly bound substrates, a recently developed assay that detects transmembrane reorientation of the substrate binding site was used to re-examine transport selectivity. Rat VAChT was expressed in PC12(A1237) cells, postnuclear supernatant-containing microvesicles was prepared, and the reorientation assay was conducted with unlabeled Ch and tetramethylammonium (TMA). Also, [(14)C]Ch and [(3)H]acetylcholine (ACh) were used in an optimized accumulation assay. The results demonstrate that Ch is transported at least as well as ACh is, but with sevenfold lower affinity. Even TMA is transported, but with 26-fold lower affinity. Ch transport by VAChT is of interest in view of the possibilities that Ch (i) occurs at higher concentration than ACh does in terminal cytoplasm under some conditions, and (ii) is an agonist for alpha 7 nicotinic receptors. << Less
J. Neurochem. 91:766-768(2004) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]
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