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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-2-20
pubmed:abstractText
A decrease of glomerular filtration rate can be observed during accelerated catabolism of ATP in kidney. It has been proposed that this effect is due to the increase in the renal production of adenosine from ATP. The last reaction in the pathway concerned is the conversion of 5'-AMP to adenosine. We found that brush border membranes purified from homogenates of the rat renal cortex carry out this reaction. The enzyme involved in the hydrolysis has the characteristic properties of ecto-5'-nucleotidases: It is inhibited by ATP, ADP, and by alpha, beta-methyleneadenosine-5'-diphosphate, and it is not stimulated by magnesium. All catalytic sites are accessible from the outside of the vesicles. The Km of the enzyme for 5'-AMP is 5.77 microM. The enrichment of the 5'-AMP-hydrolyzing activity in the brush border fraction as compared to the homogenate is 9.2 +/- 1.5 times. Histochemical staining of kidney sections reveals hydrolysis of 5'-AMP only at the brush border of the proximal tubule. We conclude that the brush border of the proximal tubule of the rat kidney possesses an ecto-5'-nucleotidase which has the same properties as the ecto-5'-nucleotidases in other tissues.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0378-5858
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
321-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Properties of an ecto-5'-nucleotidase of the renal brush border.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't