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J Shimizu

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PubMed1980

ATP dependent reversible conformational change of Na+,K+-ATPase modified with N-(p-(2-benzimidazoly)phenyl)maleimide.

Na+,K+-ATPase [EC 3.6.1.3] from pig kidneys was treated with the fluorescent reagent N-(p-(2-benzimidazolyl)phenyl)maleimide (BIPM) in the presence of CKl. The resultant preparation showed 70% of the activity with only a small change in the apparent affinity for ligands of the enzyme. The addition of Na+ to the treated preparation induced a -2.1 +/- 0.1% change of the total fluorescence intensity observed in the absence of Na+. Further addition of both Mg2+ and ATP transiently increased the fluorescence to +0.5 +/- 0.1%. After the exhaustion of ATP, the fluorescence decreased to -3.1 +/- 0.1%. This cycle can be repeated by the readdition of ATP but not by ADP. Ouabain inhibits the fluorescence change. The ligands used reduced the fluorescence intensity as follows: Mg2+ + Na+ + ATP approximately K+, none, Mg2+ approximately ATP, Na+ + ATP, Na+ approximately Na+ + Mg2+, Na+ + Mg2+ + ADP approximately Na+ + ADP. The data indicate the presence of multiple conformational states of the enzyme.

Adenosine Triphosphatases↗
PubMed1980

Purification and molecular characteristics of mitochondrial phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase from bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) liver.

Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase from bullfrog liver mitochondria has been purified to electrophoretical and immunological homogeneity by an improved method using hydrophobic chromatography on Sepharose-hexane-GMP and affinity chromatography on phosphocellulose. The molecular weight was determined to be 70,000 by SDS-gel electrophoresis, 65,000 by Sephadex G-100 gel filtration and 72,000 by glycerol gradient centrifugation. The isoelectric point was determined to be 6.2, differing from that of the cytosol enzyme. The rabbit IgG fraction against the mitochondrial PEP carboxykinase precipitated not only the mitochondrial but also the cytosol enzyme. The dissociation constant of the nucleotide-enzyme complex was determined to be 3 microM for GTP, 8.5 microM for GDP, and 171 microM for GMP. The affinity of GTP for the enzyme was reduced in the presence of phosphoenolpyruvate or Mn2+, whereas that of GDP was not changed. GMP inhibited the enzyme competitively with GDP for the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylation and competitively with GTP for the exchange reaction between [14C]HCO3- and oxaloacetate. The purified enzyme was found to have a cysteine residue which reacted with iodoacetamide to form inactive enzyme. Guanine nucleotides or IDP and Mn2+ at a lower concentration prevented the inactivation by iodoacetamide of the enzyme in a competitive manner. Binding of guanine nucleotide to the enzyme and the relation of the sulfhydryl group to the nucleotide binding are discussed.

Animals↗
PubMed1979

Purification and characterization of cytosol phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase from bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) liver.

Cytosol PEP carboxykinase has been purified to electrophoretic homogeneity from bullfrog liver homogenate. The enzyme is a single polypeptide chain with a molecular weight of approximately 72,000-75,000. The purified enzyme catalyzed oxaloacetate decarboxylation (nucleoside triphosphate-supported), phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylation, and an exchange reaction between oxaloacetate and [14C]HCO3-in the presence of ITP or CTP. Manganese is absolutely required for the enzyme-catalyzed phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylation, whereas it can be replaced by Mg2+ for the oxaloacetate decarboxylation and the exchange reaction. The optimal pH of each reaction is dependent on the divalent metal ion used. The dependence of the enzyme activity on Mn2+ is markedly different in the phosphoenolpyuvate carboxylation and the oxaloacetate decarboxylation reactions.

Amino Acids↗