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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-14
pubmed:abstractText
During kinetic studies of mutant rat Na,K-ATPases, we identified a spontaneous mutation in the first cytoplasmic loop between transmembrane helices 2 and 3 (H2-H3 loop) which results in a functional enzyme with distinct Na,K-ATPase kinetics. The mutant cDNA contained a single G950 to A substitution, which resulted in the replacement of glutamate at 233 with a lysine (E233K). E233K and alpha1 cDNAs were transfected into HeLa cells and their kinetic behavior was compared. Transport studies carried out under physiological conditions with intact cells indicate that the E233K mutant and alpha1 have similar apparent affinities for cytoplasmic Na+ and extracellular K+. In contrast, distinct kinetic properties are observed when ATPase activity is assayed under conditions (low ATP concentration) in which the K+ deocclusion pathway of the reaction is rate-limiting. At 1 microM ATP K+ inhibits Na+-ATPase of alpha1, but activates Na+-ATPase of E233K. This distinctive behavior of E233K is due to its faster rate of formation of dephosphoenzyme (E1) from K+-occluded enzyme (E2(K)), as well as 6-fold higher affinity for ATP at the low affinity ATP binding site. A lower ratio of Vmax to maximal level of phosphoenzyme indicates that E233K has a lower catalytic turnover than alpha1. These distinct kinetics of E233K suggest a shift in its E1/E2 conformational equilibrium toward E1. Furthermore, the importance of the H2-H3 loop in coupling conformational changes to ATP hydrolysis is underscored by a marked (2 orders of magnitude) reduction in vanadate sensitivity effected by this Glu233 --> Lys mutation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
272
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6341-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional consequences of a posttransfection mutation in the H2-H3 cytoplasmic loop of the alpha subunit of Na,K-ATPase.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't