Seasonal differences in activity of perch (Perca flavescens) gill Na/K ATPase |
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Authors: | Randall K Packer Jeffrey L Garvin |
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Institution: | aDepartment of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington D.C. 20052, USA;bHypertension and Vascular Research Division, Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit MI, USA |
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Abstract: | We measured Na+/K+ ATPase activity in homogenates of gill tissue prepared from field caught, winter and summer acclimatized yellow perch, Perca flavescens. Water temperatures were 2–4°C in winter and 19–22°C in summer. Na+/K+ ATPase activity was measured at 8, 17, 25, and 37°C. Vmax values for winter fish increased from 0.48±0.07 μmol P mg−1 protein h−1 at 8°C to 7.21±0.79 μmol P mg−1 protein h−1 at 37°C. In summer fish it ranged from 0.46±0.08 (8°C) to 3.86±0.50 (37°C) μmol P mg−1 protein h−1. The Km for ATP and for Na+ at 8°C was ≈1.6 and 10 mM, respectively and did not vary significantly with assay temperature in homogenates from summer fish. The activation energy for Na+/K+ ATPase from summer fish was 10 309 (μmol P mg−1 h−1) K−1. In winter fish, the Km for ATP and Na+ increased from 0.59±0.08 mM and 9.56±1.18 mM at 8°C to 1.49±0.11 and 17.88±2.64 mM at 17°C. The Km values for ATP and Na did not vary from 17 to 37°C. A single activation energy could not be calculated for Na/K ATPase from winter fish. The observed differences in enzyme activities and affinities could be due to seasonal changes in membrane lipids, differences in the amount of enzyme, or changes in isozyme expression. |
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Keywords: | fish adenosine triphosphatase |
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