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MEMBRANE TRANSPORTERS, ION CHANNELS, AND PUMPS

Zip3 plays a major role in zinc uptake into mammary epithelial cells and is regulated by prolactin

Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, California

Submitted 23 September 2004 ; accepted in final form 29 December 2004

During lactation, a substantial amount of Zn²⁺ is transferred by the mammary gland from the maternal circulation into milk; thus secretory mammary epithelial cells must tightly regulate Zn²⁺ transport to ensure optimal Zn²⁺ transfer to the suckling neonate. To date, six Zn²⁺ import proteins (Zip1–6) have been identified; however, Zip3 expression is restricted to tissues with unique requirements for Zn²⁺, such as the mammary gland, which suggests that it may play a specialized role in this tissue. In the present study, we have used a unique mammary epithelial cell model (HC11) to characterize the role of Zip3 in mammary epithelial cell Zn²⁺ transport. Confocal microscopy demonstrated that Zip3 is localized to the cell surface in mammary epithelial cells and transiently relocalized to an intracellular compartment in cells with a secretory phenotype. Total ⁶⁵Zn transport was higher in secreting cells, while gene silencing of Zip3 decreased ⁶⁵Zn uptake into mammary epithelial cells, particularly in those with a secretory phenotype. Finally, reduced expression of Zip3 ultimately resulted in cell death, indicating that mammary epithelial cells have a unique requirement for Zip3-mediated Zn²⁺ import, which may reflect the unique requirement for Zn²⁺ of this highly specialized cell type and thus provides a physiological explanation for the restricted tissue distribution of this Zn²⁺ importer.

zinc transport; mammary gland; lactation

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