Differential Transport of Cytosine-Containing Nucleosides by Recombinant Human Concentrative Nucleoside Transporter Protein hCNT1

Abstract
The transportability of cytosine-containing nucleosides by recombinant hCNT1 was investigated in transfected mammalian cells. Apparent Km values for hCNT1-mediated transport of uridine, cytidine and deoxycytidine were, respectively, 59, 140 and 150 μM. Uridine transport was inhibited 89, 32 and 11%, respectively, by 500 μM gemcitabine, cytarabine and lamivudine, demonstrating that, unlike gemcitabine (a high-affinity hCNT1 permeant), cytarabine and lamivudine are poor hCNT1 permeants.

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