ADP- and K+-sensitive phosphorylated intermediate of Na,K-ATPase

In the phosphoenzyme (EP) of the electric eel Na,K-ATPase, the sum of the ADP-sensitive EP and the K+-sensitive EP exceeds 150% of EP in the presence of 100 mM Na+. This unusual phenomenon can be explained by the formation of three phosphoenzymes: ADP-sensitive K+-insensitive (E1P), K+-sensitive ADP-insensitive (E2P), and ADP- and K+-sensitive (E*P) phosphoenzymes, as proposed by N?rby et al. (N?rby, J. G., Klodos, I., and Christiansen, N. O. (1983) J. Gen. Physiol. 82, 725-757). By applying a simple approximation method for the assay of E1P, E*P, and E2P, it was found that the phosphorylation of the enzyme was much faster than the conversion among each EP and the phosphoenzyme changed as E1NaATP----E1P----E*P----E2P. In the fragmental eel enzyme, the step of E*P to E2P was much slower than the step of E1P to E*P. In the steady state, the E1P was predominant above 400 mM Na+, whereas E*P and E2P were predominant between 60 and 300 mM Na+ and below 60 mM Na+, respectively. The characteristic difference of the eel enzyme from the beef brain enzyme and probably from the kidney enzyme seems to be that the dissociation constant of Na+ on the E1P-E*P equilibrium is higher than that on the E*P-E2P. The E*P and E1P both interacted with ADP to form ATP without formation of inorganic phosphate in the absence of free Mg2+. In the Na,K-ATPase proteoliposomes, the vesicle membrane interfered with the conversion of E1P to E2P, especially the change of E1P to E*P, and furthermore, the E1P content increased. This barrier effect was partially counteracted by monensin or carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone. Oligomycin reacted with E1P and probably with E*P, therefore inhibiting their conversion to E2P and interaction with K+.     

Na,K-ATPase in the nuclear envelope regulates Na+: K+ gradients in hepatocyte nuclei

Evidence is emerging that the nuclear envelope itself is responsible for transport and signaling activities quite distinct from those associated with the nuclear pore. For example, the envelope has a Ca2+-signaling pathway that, among other things, regulates meiosis in oocytes. The nuclear envelope's outer membrane also contains K+ channels. Here we show that Na+/K+ gradients exist between the nuclear envelope lumen and both cytoplasm and nucleoplasm in hepatocyte nuclei. The gradients are formed by Na,K-ATPases in the envelope's inner membrane, oriented with the ATP hydrolysis site in the nucleoplasm. We further demonstrate nucleoplasm/cytoplasm Na+ and K+ gradients, of which only the Na+ gradient is dissipated directly by Na,K-ATPase inhibition with ouabain. Finally, our results demonstrate that nuclear pores are not freely permeable to sodium and potassium. Based on these results and numerous in vitro studies, nuclear monovalent cation transporters and channels are likely to play a role in modulation of chromatin structure and gene expression.     

Cytoplasmic K+ effects on phosphoenzyme of Na,K-ATPase proteoliposomes and on the Na+-pump activity

Three phosphorylated reaction intermediates (EP) of Na,K-ATPase, and ADP-sensitive K+-insensitive EP (E1P), an ADP- and K+-sensitive EP (E*P), and a K+-sensitive ADP-insensitive EP (E2P), have been discovered at present. By using Na,K-ATPase proteoliposomes (PL) prepared from the electric eel enzyme, we found in this study that E*P existed even in the presence of K+ on both sides of the PL and that there was a sidedness difference in K+ sites between E*P and E2P. Cytoplasmic K+ (K+cyt) accelerated the conversion of E*P to E2P but did not dephosphorylate the E2P. Although the extracellular K+ accelerated the dephosphorylation of E2P, it did not interact with E*P directly. This K+cyt effect was also verified by the activation of Na+-pump in the Na+-K+ exchange mode. In the presence of K+cyt, both the ATP hydrolysis and Na+ uptake rates of the PL containing K+ inside vesicles increased sigmoidally with the concentrations of ATP and cytoplasmic Na+ (Na+cyt). However, in the absence of K+cyt, these Na+-pump reactions in PL containing K+ inside vesicles had only a hyperbolic curve. These results imply that the E*P to E2P conversion is one of the rate-limiting steps of the Na+-pump in the presence of a high concentration of ATP and that K+cyt may control this reaction step by enhancing the conversion rate of E*P to E2P.     

Two different phosphorylation-dephosphorylation cycles of Na,K-ATPase proteoliposomes accompanying Na+ transport in the absence of K+

The phosphorylated intermediate (EP) of the Na,K-ATPase proteoliposomes (PL) prepared from the electric eel enzyme is composed of an ADP-sensitive K+-insensitive form (E1P), an ADP- and K+-sensitive form (E*P), and a K+-sensitive ADP-insensitive form (E2P). The composition of the intermediate varied with the cholesterol content of the lipid bilayer. The PL containing less than 30 mol % cholesterol (LCPL) formed E2P-rich EP in the presence of 10 mM Na+ on both sides at 15 degrees C, while the PL containing more than 35 mol % cholesterol (HCPL) formed E*P-rich EP under the same condition. In the presence of ionophore (monensin, nigericin, A23187), the HCPL formed E2P-rich EP as reported in the preceding paper. The turnover rate of Na-ATPase activity (the ratio of Na-ATPase to the EP level) in the LCPL was lower than that in the HCPL, and the addition of 20 microM monensin or A23187 to the HCPL reduced the Na-ATPase activity. The coupling ratio of Na+ influx (cellular efflux):Na+ efflux (cellular influx):ATP hydrolysis was 2.8:1.8:1 in the LCPL, although 1.6:0.6:1 in the HCPL. The coupling ratio of Na+ influx:ATP hydrolysis in the HCPL increased to 2.8:1 in the presence of A23187. Moreover, the increase of ATP concentration enhanced not only the Na-ATPase activity in the LCPL and HCPL with monensin but also the Na+ influx in the LCPL. This ATP enhancement was not found, however, in the HCPL without ionophores. The ADP enhancement of the Na+ influx was not observed in either the HCPL or the LCPL. We conclude from these observations that there are at least two different phosphorylation-dephosphorylation cycles (an E2P cycle and an E*P cycle) in the PL in the absence of K+. The E2P cycle transports three Na+ from the extravesicular (cytoplasmic) to the intravesicular (extracellular) side and two Na+ in the opposite direction per cycle and is similar to the ATP-dependent Na+-Na+ exchange system already reported (Blostein, R. (1983) J. Biol. Chem. 258, 7948-7953; Cornelius, F., and Skou, J. C. (1985) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 818, 211-221). However, the E*P cycle transports one Na+ from the extravesicular to the intravesicular side/cycle and has not yet been previously reported.     

Na+ and K+ transport at basolateral membranes of epithelial cells. II. K+ efflux and stoichiometry of the Na,K-ATPase

Changes of 42K efflux (J23K) caused by ouabain and/or furosemide were measured in isolated epithelia of frog skin. From the kinetics of 42K influx (J32K) studied first over 8-9 h, K+ appeared to be distributed into readily and poorly exchangeable cellular pools of K+. The readily exchangeable pool of K+ was increased by amiloride and decreased by ouabain and/or K+-free extracellular Ringer solution. 42K efflux studies were carried out with tissues shortcircuited in chambers. Ouabain caused an immediate (less than 1 min) increase of the 42K efflux to approximately 174% of control in tissues incubated either in SO4-Ringer solution or in Cl-Ringer solution containing furosemide. Whereas furosemide had no effect on J23K in control tissues bathed in Cl-rich or Cl-free solutions, ouabain induced a furosemide-inhibitable and time-dependent increase of a neutral Cl-dependent component of the J23K. Electroconductive K+ transport occurred via a single-filing K+ channel with an n' of 2.9 K+ efflux before ouabain, normalized to post-ouabain (+/- furosemide) values of short-circuit current, averaged 8-10 microA/cm2. In agreement with the conclusions of the preceding article, the macroscopic stoichiometry of ouabain-inhibitable Na+/K+ exchange by the pump was variable, ranging between 1.7 and 7.2. With increasing rates of transepithelial Na+ transport, pump-mediated K+ influx saturated, whereas Na+ efflux continued to increase with increases of pump current. In the usual range of transepithelial Na+ transport, regulation of Na+ transport occurs via changes of pump-mediated Na+ efflux, with no obligatory coupling to pump-mediated K+ influx.     

Active transport of Na+ by modified Na,K-ATPase

The ability of ATP, CTP, ITP, GTP and UTP to induce ouabain-sensitive accumulation of Na+ by proteoliposomes with a reconstituted Na/K-pump was studied. At low Na+/K+ ratio (20 mM/50 mM), a correlation was observed between the proton-accepting capacity of the nucleotide and its efficiency as an active transport substrate. In order to test the hypothesis on the role of the negative charge in position 1 of the purine (3-pyrimidine) base of the nucleotide in the reversible transitions from the Na- to the K-conformations of Na,K-ATPase, two ATP analogs (N1-hydroxy-ATP possessing a proton-accepting ability and N1-methoxy-ATP whose molecule carries a negative charge quenched by a methyl group) were used. The first substrate provides for active accumulation of Na+ by proteoliposomes at a rate similar to that of ATP, whereas the second substrate is fairly ineffective.     

Na+ and K+ transport at basolateral membranes of epithelial cells. I. Stoichiometry of the Na,K-ATPase

The stoichiometry of pump-mediated Na/K exchange was studied in isolated epithelial sheets of frog skin. 42K influx across basolateral membranes was measured with tissues in a steady state and incubated in either beakers or in chambers. The short-circuit current provided estimates of Na+ influx at the apical membranes of the cells. 42K influx of tissues bathed in Cl- or SO4-Ringer solution averaged approximately 8 microA/cm2. Ouabain inhibited 94% of the 42K influx. Furosemide was without effect on pre-ouabain-treated tissues but inhibited a ouabain-induced and Cl--dependent component of 42K influx. After taking into account the contribution of the Na+ load to the pump by way of basolateral membrane recycling of Na+, the stoichiometry was found to increase from approximately 2 to 6 as the pump-mediated Na+ transport rate increased from 10 to 70 microA/cm2. Extrapolation of the data to low rates of Na+ transport (less than 10 microA/cm2) indicated that the stoichiometry would be in the vicinity of 3:2. As pump-mediated K+ influx saturates with increasing rates of Na+ transport, Na+ efflux cannot be obligatorily coupled to K+ influx at all rates of transepithelial Na+ transport. These results are similar to those of Mullins and Brinley (1969. Journal of General Physiology. 53:504-740) in studies of the squid axon.     

FXYD3 (Mat-8), a new regulator of Na,K-ATPase

Four of the seven members of the FXYD protein family have been identified as specific regulators of Na,K-ATPase. In this study, we show that FXYD3, also known as Mat-8, is able to associate with and to modify the transport properties of Na,K-ATPase. In addition to this shared function, FXYD3 displays some uncommon characteristics. First, in contrast to other FXYD proteins, which were shown to be type I membrane proteins, FXYD3 may have a second transmembrane-like domain because of the presence of a noncleavable signal peptide. Second, FXYD3 can associate with Na,K- as well as H,K-ATPases when expressed in Xenopus oocytes. However, in situ (stomach), FXYD3 is associated only with Na,K-ATPase because its expression is restricted to mucous cells in which H,K-ATPase is absent. Coexpressed in Xenopus oocytes, FXYD3 modulates the glycosylation processing of the beta subunit of X,K-ATPase dependent on the presence of the signal peptide. Finally, FXYD3 decreases both the apparent affinity for Na+ and K+ of Na,K-ATPase.     

Nonenzymatic glycation of Na,K-ATPase. Effects on ATP hydrolysis and K+ occlusion

Glycation of the Na,K-ATPase in vitro (formation of Schiff base with glucose followed by reduction with NaCNBH3) shows the presence of three classes of reactive amino groups that differentially affect catalysis and cation binding. Reaction in the absence of ATP results in irreversible inhibition of enzyme activity with a t1/2 of 53 min. This is due to modification of one class of amino groups that affect the catalytic domain of the enzyme. In the presence of ATP, glycation first results in a shift in the steady state kinetics of ATP hydrolysis from substrate activation to Michaelis-Menten kinetics accompanied by an increase in the apparent affinity for K+ in the p-nitrophenylphosphatase reaction. This change in kinetic properties occurs with a t1/2 of 9 min and results in the complete loss of K+ occlusion. Incorporation of glucose is into the catalytic subunit, remote from the N-terminal end. Apparent total inhibition of K+ occlusion occurs with a stoichiometry 0.8 mol of glucose incorporated per mol of enzyme. Therefore, there is a rapidly reacting amino group that affects the cation binding domain of the Na,K-ATPase. More slowly, with a t1/2 of 9 h, the ATP hydrolysis kinetics change from Michaelis-Menten to substrate inhibition without recovery of K+ occlusion, showing that, in the E1 conformation, there is a third, slower reacting class of amino groups in the Na,K-ATPase that affects low affinity nucleotide interaction with the catalytic subunit.     

Fluorescent labeling of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase by 5-iodoacetamidofluorescein

5-Iodoacetamidofluorescein (5-IAF) covalently labels dog kidney (Na+ + K+)-ATPase with approximately 2 moles incorporated per mole of enzyme. ATPase and K+-phosphatase activities are fully retained after reaction, and the kinetic parameters for Na+, K+, Mg2+, ATP and p-nitrophenyl phosphate are likewise not significantly affected. The fluorescence of the bound 5-IAF is increased by ATP, Na+, and Mg2+, and decreased by K+. These fluorescence changes likely reflect ligand-induced stabilization of the E1 or E2 states of the enzyme.     

Amplification of DNA sequences coding for the Na,K-ATPase alpha-subunit in ouabain-resistant C+ cells.

We have studied the mechanism of cellular resistance to cardiac glycosides in C+ cells. C+ cells were resistant to ouabain and overproduced plasma membrane-bound Na,K-ATPase relative to parental HeLa cells. Overexpression of Na,K-ATPase in C+ cells correlated with increased ATPase mRNA levels and amplification (approximately 100 times) of the ATPase gene. Growth of C+ cells in ouabain-free medium resulted in a marked decline in ATPase mRNA and DNA levels. However, when cells were reexposed to ouabain, they proliferated and ATPase mRNA and DNA sequences were reamplified. Restriction analysis of C+ and other human DNA samples revealed the occurrence of rearrangements in the region of the Na,K-ATPase gene in C+ cells. Furthermore, C+ cells expressed an ATPase mRNA species not found in HeLa cells. These results suggest that amplification of the gene coding for Na,K-ATPase results in overproduction of Na,K-ATPase polypeptides. Amplification of the ATPase gene or the expression of new ATPase mRNA sequences or both may also be responsible for acquisition of the ouabain-resistant phenotype.     

Characterization of a new photoaffinity derivative of ouabain: labeling of the large polypeptide and of a proteolipid component of the Na, K-ATPase.

We have synthesized 2-nitro-5-azidobenzoyl (NAB) derivatives of ouabain as photoaffinity labels of the cardiac glyocoside binding site of Na, K-ATPase. [3HzNAB-ouabain was found to bind to the same number of sites on Na, K-ATPase (purified from pig kidney outer medulla) as ouabain (1.9 nmol/mg), with approximately the same affinity (Kk(ouabain)/Kd(NAB-ouabain) congruent to 1.6), and ouabain was fully competitive uith NAB-ouabain at these sites. NAB-ouabain binding and inhibition were reversible in the dark, but on exposure to ultraviolet light (310-370 nm) 30-40% of the binding and ihibition became irreversible; this binding was shown to be covalent by stability to trichloroacetic acid, organic solvents, and heat denaturation. Covalent labeling was prevented by photolysis of NAB-ouabain prior to the experiment, or by prior incubation of the enzyme with ouabain. On sodium dodecyl suffate-polyacrylamide gels of labeled Na,K-ATPase, about half of the covalently bound [3H]NAB-ouabain migrated with the large polypeptide (molecular weight congruent to 95 000), and half migrated with a small polypeptide (molecular weight congruent to 12 000); noncovalently bound NAB-ouabain (60-70% of total label) ran with the tracking dye. A similar labeling pattern was obtained utilizing NaI microsomes prepared from pig kidney outer medulla. The small polypeptide was characterized as an acidic proteolipid by extractability into acid chloroform/methanol; labeling of this component by NAB-ouabain is the first demonstration that it is directly associated with the Na,K-ATPase. The results of our characterization of NAB-ouabain show that it has the required specificity, covalency, and efficiency of labeling for application in structural studies of Na,K-ATPase subunit interactions.     

Protective effect of a low K+ cardioplegic solution on myocardial Na,K-ATPase activity.

Long duration ischemia in hypothermic conditions followed by reperfusion alters membrane transport function and in particular Na,K-ATPase. We compared the protective effect of two well-described cardioplegic solutions on cardiac Na,K-ATPase activity during reperfusion after hypothermic ischemia. Isolated perfused rat hearts (n = 10) were arrested with CRMBM or UW cardioplegic solutions and submitted to 12 hr of ischemia at 4 degrees C in the same solution followed by 60 min of reperfusion. Functional recovery and Na,K-ATPase activity were measured at the end of reperfusion and compared with control hearts and hearts submitted to severe ischemia (30 min at 37 degrees C) followed by reflow. Na,K-ATPase activity was not altered after 12 hr of ischemia and 1 hr reflow when the CRMBM solution was used for preservation (55 +/- 2 micromolPi/mg prot/hr) compared to control (53 +/- 2 micromol Pi/mg prot/hr) while it was significantly altered with UW solution (44 +/- 2 micromol Pi/mg prot/hr, p < 0.05 vs control and CRMBM). Better preservation of Na,K-ATPase activity with the CRMBM solution was associated with higher functional recovery compared to UW as represented by the recovery of RPP, 52 +/- 12% vs 8 +/- 5%, p < 0.05 and coronary flow (70 +/- 2% vs 50 +/- 8%, p < 0.05). The enhanced protection provided by CRMBM compared to UW may be related to its lower K+ content.     

Direct photoaffinity labeling of the primary region of the ouabain binding site of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase with [3H]ouabain, [3H]digitoxin and [3H]digitoxigenin.

The tritiated cardiotonic steroids, ouabain, digitoxin, and digitoxigenin are shown to photolabel the large polypeptide but not the glycoprotein or proteolipid component of the (Na+ + K+)-ATPase when they are bound to the inhibitory site and exposed to light of 220 or 254 nm. The extent of photolabeling is low, less than 1%, and is limited by photocross-linking of the enzyme. The mechanism of photoincorporation does not appear to be either photolysis of the lactone ring in ouabain or photolysis of tryptophan or tyrosine residues in the polypeptide.     

Mathematical modelling of ATP, K+ and Na+ interactions with (Na+ + K+)-ATPase occurring under equilibrium conditions.

The controlling effect of ATP, K+ and Na+ on the rate of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase inactivation by 7-chloro-4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole (NBD-C1) is used for the mathematical modelling of the interaction of the effectors with the enzyme under equilibrium conditions. 1. Of a series of conceivable interaction models, designed without conceptual restrictions to describe the effector control of inactivation kinetics, only one fits the experimental data described in a preceding paper. 2. The model is characterized by the coexistence of two binding sites for ATP and the coexistence of two separate binding sites for K+ and Na+ on the enzyme-ATP complex. On the basis of this model, the effector parameters fitting the experimental data most closely are estimated by means of nonlinear least-squares fits. 3. The apparent dissociation constants for ATP fo the enzyme-ATP complex or of the enzyme-(ATP)2 complex are computed to lie near 0.0024 mM and 0.34 mM, respectively, irrespective of whether K+ and Na+ were absent or K+ and K+ plus Na+, respectively, were present in the experiments. 4. The origin of the high and the low affinity site for binding of ATP to the (Na+ + K+)-ATPase molecule is traced back to the coexistence of two catalytic centres which, although primarily equivalent as to the reactivity of their thiol groups with NBD-C1, are induced into anticooperative communication by ATP binding and thus show an induced geometric asymmetry. 5. On the basis of the interaction model outlined under item 2 the apparent dissociation constant for K+ or Na+ in the (K+ + Na+)-liganded enzyme-ATP complex are computed to be 1.7 mM and 3.5 mM, respectively. 6. The conclusions concerning the coexistence of two primarily equivalent but anticooperatively interacting catalytic centres and the coexistence of two separate ionophoric centres for Na+ and K+ correspond to the appropriate basic postulates of the flip-flop concept of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase mechanism.     

Effect of Fe3+ on Na,K-ATPase: Unexpected activation of ATP hydrolysis

Iron is a key element in cell function; however, its excess in iron overload conditions can be harmful through the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cell oxidative stress. Activity of Na,K-ATPase has been shown to be implicated in cellular iron uptake and iron modulates the Na,K-ATPase function from different tissues. In this study, we determined the effect of iron overload on Na,K-ATPase activity and established the role that isoforms and conformational states of this enzyme has on this effect. Total blood and membrane preparations from erythrocytes (ghost cells), as well as pig kidney and rat brain cortex, and enterocytes cells (Caco-2) were used. In E1-related subconformations, an enzyme activation effect by iron was observed, and in the E2-related subconformations enzyme inhibition was observed. The enzyme's kinetic parameters were significantly changed only in the Na⁺ curve in ghost cells. In contrast to Na,K-ATPase α2 and α3 isoforms, activation was not observed for the α1 isoform. In Caco-2 cells, which only contain Na,K-ATPase α1 isoform, the FeCl₃ increased the intracellular storage of iron, catalase activity, the production of H₂O₂ and the expression levels of the α1 isoform. In contrast, iron did not affect lipid peroxidation, GSH content, superoxide dismutase and Na,K-ATPase activities. These results suggest that iron itself modulates Na,K-ATPase and that one or more E1-related subconformations seems to be determinant for the sensitivity of iron modulation through a mechanism in which the involvement of the Na, K-ATPase α3 isoform needs to be further investigated.