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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
26
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-10-11
pubmed:abstractText
mRNAs from the alpha- and beta-subunits (mRNA alpha and mRNA beta, respectively) of Torpedo californica (Na,K)-ATPase were injected into Xenopus laevis oocytes either separately or in combination, and the properties of the two subunits synthesized were studied. The alpha-subunit synthesized in oocytes injected with mRNA alpha alone was recovered in both the membrane and cytosol fractions and was susceptible to tryptic attack. When mRNA beta was coinjected with mRNA alpha, almost all the alpha-subunit was found in the membrane fraction and was resistant to trypsin. In all cases, essentially all of the beta-subunit was recovered in the membrane fraction and was resistant to trypsin. As the amount of mRNA beta coinjected increased, the amounts of both the alpha- and beta-subunits as well as (Na,K)-ATPase activity of the membrane fraction increased. These results suggest that the beta-subunit facilitates the correct assembly of the alpha-subunit into the membrane probably by forming a stable complex with the nascent alpha-subunit.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
265
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
15991-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
A possible role of the beta-subunit of (Na,K)-ATPase in facilitating correct assembly of the alpha-subunit into the membrane.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't