Differentiation induces up-regulation of plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPase and concomitant increase in Ca(2+) efflux in human neuroblastoma cell line IMR-32

Precise regulation of intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) is achieved by the coordinated function of Ca(2+) channels and Ca(2+) buffers. Neuronal differentiation induces up-regulation of Ca(2+) channels. However, little is known about the effects of differentiation on the expression of the plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPase (PMCA), the principal Ca(2+) extrusion mechanism in neurons. In this study, we examined the regulation of PMCA expression during differentiation of the human neuroblastoma cell line IMR-32. [Ca(2+)](i) was monitored in single cells using indo-1 microfluorimetry. When the Ca(2+)-ATPase of the endoplasmic reticulum was blocked by cyclopiazonic acid, [Ca(2+)](i) recovery after small depolarization-induced Ca(2+) loads was governed primarily by PMCAs. [Ca(2+)](i) returned to baseline by a process described by a monoexponential function in undifferentiated cells (tau = 52 +/- 4 s; n = 25). After differentiation for 12-16 days, the [Ca(2+)](i) recovery rate increased by more than threefold (tau = 17 +/- 1 s; n = 31). Western blots showed a pronounced increase in expression of three major PMCA isoforms in IMR-32 cells during differentiation, including PMCA2, PMCA3 and PMCA4. These results demonstrate up-regulation of PMCAs on the functional and protein level during neuronal differentiation in vitro. Parallel amplification of Ca(2+) influx and efflux pathways may enable differentiated neurons to precisely localize Ca(2+) signals in time and space.     

RNA--induced silencing of the plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase 2 in neuronal cells: effects on Ca2+ homeostasis and cell viability

Intraneuronal calcium ([Ca(2+)](i)) regulation is altered in aging brain, possibly because of the changes in critical Ca(2+) transporters. We previously reported that the levels of the plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPase (PMCA) and the V(max) for enzyme activity are significantly reduced in synaptic membranes in aging rat brain. The goal of these studies was to use RNA(i) techniques to suppress expression of a major neuronal isoform, PMCA2, in neurons in culture to determine the potential functional consequences of a decrease in PMCA activity. Embryonic rat brain neurons and SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells were transfected with in vitro--transcribed short interfering RNA or a short hairpin RNA expressing vector, respectively, leading to 80% suppression of PMCA2 expression within 48 h. Fluorescence ratio imaging of free [Ca(2+)](i) revealed that primary neurons with reduced PMCA2 expression had higher basal [Ca(2+)](i), slower recovery from KCl-induced Ca(2+) transients, and incomplete return to pre-stimulation Ca(2+) levels. Primary neurons and SH-SY5Y cells with PMCA2 suppression both exhibited significantly greater vulnerability to the toxicity of various stresses. Our results indicate that a loss of PMCA such as occurs in aging brain likely leads to subtle disruptions in normal Ca(2+) signaling and enhanced susceptibility to stresses that can alter the regulation of Ca(2+) homeostasis.     

Dibutyryl-Cyclic GMP Stimulation of Ca2+-ATPase Activity in Rat Brain Synaptic Membranes

The effects of dibutyryl cyclic AMP (db-cAMP) and dibutyryl cyclic GMP (db-cGMP) were tested on Ca2+-ATPase, Mg2+-ATPase, and (Ca2+ + Mg2+)-ATPase activities in lysed synaptosomes prepared from whole rat brains (minus cerebellum). At concentrations from 0.1 to 2.0 mM, db-cGMP produced a selective, concentration-dependent increase in Ca2+-ATPase activity. Both db-cGMP and db-cAMP slightly reduced Mg2+-ATPase activity, whereas neither compound had concentration-dependent effects on (Ca2+ + Mg2+)-ATPase activity. These findings suggest that the Mg2+-independent, Ca2+-ATPase activity in rat brain is regulated by a cyclic GMP-dependent process. Further, the data provide evidence that the Ca2+-ATPase activity in lysed synaptosomal membranes represents an enzyme that is distinguishable from both the Mg2+ -and (Ca2+ + Mg2+)-ATPase.     

Sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum and plasmalemmal Ca(2+)-ATPase activities in cremaster muscles and sacs differ according to the associated inguinal pathology

Sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA) and plasmalemmal Ca(2+)-ATPase (PMCA) activities in cremaster muscles and sacs, which have been subjected to different autonomic tonuses, were determined and compared. Samples of cremaster muscles and sacs associated with male or female inguinal hernia, hydrocele or undescended testis were obtained from children during operations and activities of SERCA and PMCA were determined. While highest SERCA and PMCA activities were encountered among cremaster muscles and sacs associated with undescended testis, least activities were encountered among structures associated with hydrocele. The alterations in SERCA and PMCA activities in cremaster muscles associated with undescended testis appear to reflect the attempts at maintaining the levels of cytosolic calcium. Despite similar total calcium contents, lower SERCA and PMCA activities were found in sacs associated with hydrocele compared to those associated with undescended testis suggest a difference among the levels of cytosolic calcium.     

Functional and immunocytochemical evidence for the expression and localization of the secretory pathway Ca2+-ATPase isoform 1 (SPCA1) in cerebellum relative to other Ca2+ pumps

Membrane fractions of pig cerebellum show Ca2+-ATPase activity and Ca2+ transport due to the presence of the secretory pathway Ca2+-ATPase (SPCA). The SPCA1 isoform shows a wide distribution in the neurons of pig cerebellum, where it is found in the Golgi complex of the soma of Purkinje, stellate, basket and granule cells, and also in more distal components of the secretory pathway associated with a synaptic localization such as in cerebellar glomeruli. The SPCA1 may be involved in loading the Golgi complex and the secretory vesicles of these specific neuronal cell types with Ca2+ and also Mn2+. This study of the cellular and subcellular localization of SPCA1 pumps relative to the sarco(endo) plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase and plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase pumps hints to a possible specific role of SPCA1 in controlling the luminal secretory pathway Ca2+ (or Mn2+) levels as well as the local cytosolic Ca2+ levels. In addition, it helps to specify the zones that are most vulnerable to Ca2+ and/or Mn2+ dyshomeostasis, a condition that is held responsible of an increasing number of neurological disorders.     

Partitioning of the plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase into lipid rafts in primary neurons: effects of cholesterol depletion

Spatial and temporal alterations in intracellular calcium [Ca(2+)](i) play a pivotal role in a wide array of neuronal functions. Disruption in Ca(2+) homeostasis has been implicated in the decline in neuronal function in brain aging and in neurodegenerative disorders. The plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPase (PMCA) is a high affinity Ca(2+) transporter that plays a crucial role in the termination of [Ca(2+)](i) signals and in the maintenance of low [Ca(2+)](i) essential for signaling. Recent evidence indicates that PMCA is uniquely sensitive to its lipid environment and is stimulated by lipids with ordered acyl chains. Here we show that both PMCA and its activator calmodulin (CaM) are partitioned into liquid-ordered, cholesterol-rich plasma membrane microdomains or 'lipid rafts' in primary cultured neurons. Association of PMCA with rafts was demonstrated in preparations isolated by sucrose density gradient centrifugation and in intact neurons by confocal microscopy. Total raft-associated PMCA activity was much higher than the PMCA activity excluded from these microdomains. Depletion of cellular cholesterol dramatically inhibited the activity of the raft-associated PMCA with no effect on the activity of the non-raft pool. We propose that association of PMCA with rafts represents a novel mechanism for its regulation and, consequently, of Ca(2+) signaling in the central nervous system.     

Expression of Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger isoforms (NCX1 and NCX3) and plasma membrane Ca(2+) ATPase during osteoblast differentiation

The ability to deliver calcium to the osteoid is critical to osteoblast function as a regulator of bone calcification. There are two known transmembrane proteins capable of translocating calcium out of the osteoblast, the Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger (NCX) and the plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPase (PMCA). In this study, we reveal the presence of the NCX3 isoform in primary osteoblasts and examine the expression of NCX1, NCX3, and PMCA1 during osteoblast differentiation. The predominant NCX isoform expressed by osteoblasts is NCX3. NCX1 also is expressed, but at low levels. Both NCX isoforms are expressed at nearly static levels throughout differentiation. In contrast, PMCA expression peaks at 8 days of culture, early in osteoblast differentiation, but declines thereafter. Immunocytochemical co-detection of NCX and PMCA reveal that NCX is positioned along surfaces of the osteoblast adjacent to osteoid, while PMCA is localized to plasma membrane sites distal to the osteoid. The expression pattern and spatial distribution of NCX support a role as a regulator of calcium efflux from osteoblasts required for calcification. The expression pattern and spatial distribution of PMCA makes its role in the mineralization process unlikely and suggests a role in calcium homeostasis following signaling events.     

Expression and role of calcium-ATPase pump and sodium-calcium exchanger in differentiated trophoblasts from human term placenta

Although placental transfer of maternal calcium (Ca(2+)) is a crucial process for fetal development, the biochemical mechanisms are not completely elucidated. Especially, mechanisms of syncytiotrophoblast Ca(2+) extrusion into fetal circulation remain to be established. In the current study we have investigated the characteristics of Ca(2+) efflux in syncytiotrophoblast-like structure originating from the differentiation of cultured trophoblasts isolated from human term placenta. Time-courses of Ca(2+) uptake by differentiated human trophoblasts displayed rapid initial entry (initial velocity (V(i)) of 8.82 +/- 0.86 nmol/mg protein/min) and subsequent establishment of a plateau. Ca(2+) efflux studies with (45)Ca(2+)-loaded cells also showed rapid decline of cell-associated (45)Ca(2+) with a V(i) of efflux (V(ie)) of 8.90 +/- 0.96 nmol/mg protein/min. Expression of membrane systems responsible for intracellular Ca(2+) extrusion from differentiated human trophoblast were investigated by RT-PCR. Messenger RNAs of four known isoforms of PMCA (PMCA 1-4) were detected. Messenger RNAs of two cloned human NCX isoforms (NCX1 and NCX3) were also revealed. More specifically, both splice variants NCX1.3 and NCX1.4 were amplified by PCR with total RNA of differentiated human trophoblast cells. Ca(2+) flux studies in Na-free incubation medium indicated that NCX played a minimal role in the cell Ca(2+) fluxes. However, erythrosine B (inhibitor of PMCA) time- and dose-dependently increased cell associated (45)Ca(2+) suggesting a principal role of plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPase (PMCA) in the intracellular Ca(2+) extrusion of syncytiotrophoblast-like structure originating from the differentiation of cultured trophoblast cells isolated from human term placenta.     

Involvement of the plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase in the short-term response of Arabidopsis thaliana cultured cells to oligogalacturonides

Treatment of Arabidopsis thaliana cells with oligogalacturonides (OG) initiates a transient production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), the concentration of which in the medium peaks after about 20 min of treatment. The analysis of OG effects on Ca (2+) fluxes shows that OG influence both Ca (2+) influx and Ca (2+) efflux (measured as (45)Ca (2+) fluxes) in a complex way. During the first 10 - 15 min, OG stimulate Ca (2+) influx and decrease its efflux, while at successive times of treatment, OG cause an increase of Ca (2+) efflux and a slight decrease of its influx. Treatment with sub- micro M concentrations of eosin yellow (EY), which selectively inhibits the Ca (2+)-ATPase of plasma membrane (PM), completely prevents the OG-induced increase in Ca (2+) efflux. EY also suppresses the transient feature of OG-induced ROS accumulation, keeping the level of ROS in the medium high. The biochemical analysis of PM purified from OG-treated cells indicates that treatment with OG for 15 to 45 min induces a significant decrease in Ca (2+)-ATPase activation by exogenous calmodulin (CaM), and markedly increases the amount of CaM associated with the PM. During the same time span, OG do not influence the expression of At-ACA8, the main isoform of PM Ca (2+)-ATPase in suspension-cultured A. thaliana cells, and of CaM genes. Overall, the reported results demonstrate that the PM Ca (2+)-ATPase is involved in the response of plant cells to OG and is essential in regulation of the oxidative burst.     

Anticipating antiport in P-type ATPases

Cation-transporting P-type ATPases show a high degree of structural and functional homology. Nevertheless, for many members of this large family, the molecular mechanism of transport is unclear; namely, whether transport is electrogenic or not and if countertransport is involved remains to be established. In a few well-studied cases such as the Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase, plasma membrane Ca(2+) ATPase (PMCA) and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) ATPase (SERCA) countertransport has been clearly demonstrated. New data based on the crystal structure of SERCA now strongly indicate that countertransport could be mandatory for all P-type ATPases. This concept should be verified for other known and for all newly characterized P-type ATPases.     

质膜钙离子ATP酶

钙离子(Ca2+)是重要的第二信使,通过与效应蛋白的结合和解离,以及在不同细胞器之间的穿梭运动而精确调控细胞活动,参与多种重要生命过程。细胞内具有精确调节Ca2+时空分布的调控系统。在静息状态下,细胞内的游离Ca2+浓度约为100 nmol/L;而当细胞受到信号刺激后,胞内的Ca2+浓度可上升至1000 nmol/L甚至更高。细胞中存在多种跨膜运送Ca2+的膜蛋白,以精确调节Ca2+浓度的时空动态变化,其中,细胞质膜上的多种Ca2+通道(包括电压门控通道、受体门控通道、储存控制通道等),以及内质网/肌质网和线粒体等胞内"钙库"膜上的雷诺丁受体、三磷酸肌醇受体等膜蛋白复合物,均可提升胞内Ca2+浓度,而细胞质膜上的钠钙交换体、质膜Ca2+-ATP酶、"钙库"膜上的内质网Ca2+-ATP酶、线粒体Ca2+单向转运体等,可将Ca2+浓度降低至静息态水平。质膜钙ATP酶是向细胞外运送Ca2+的关键膜蛋白,本文将对其结构、功能及其酶活性的调控机制做一简要综述。     

The plant Ca2+ -ATPase repertoire: biochemical features and physiological functions

Ca(2+)-ATPases are P-type ATPases that use the energy of ATP hydrolysis to pump Ca(2+) from the cytoplasm into intracellular compartments or into the apoplast. Plant cells possess two types of Ca(2+) -pumping ATPase, named ECAs (for ER-type Ca(2+)-ATPase) and ACAs (for auto-inhibited Ca(2+)-ATPase). Each type comprises different isoforms, localised on different membranes. Here, we summarise available knowledge of the biochemical characteristics and the physiological role of plant Ca(2+)-ATPases, greatly improved after gene identification, which allows both biochemical analysis of single isoforms through heterologous expression in yeast and expression profiling and phenotypic analysis of single isoform knock-out mutants.     

Characterization of Calcium-Activated and Magnesium-Activated ATPases of Brain Nerve Endings

The properties of Ca2+-activated and Mg2+-activated ATPases of nerve endings from mouse brain were investigated. Ca2+ and Mg2+ each can activate ATP hydrolysis in synaptosomes and its subfractions. Both Ca2+-ATPase and Mg2+-ATPase exhibit high and low affinity for their respective cations. At millimolar concentrations of Ca2+ or Mg2+, several nucleoside triphosphates could serve as substrate for the two enzymes and their specific activities were about three to four times higher in synaptic vesicles than in synaptosomal plasma membranes (SPM). Both in SPM and in synaptic vesicles the relative activity in the presence of Ca2+ was in the order of CTP greater than UTP greater than GTP = ATP, but with Mg2+ the activity was higher with ATP than with the other three triphosphates. Mg2+-ATPase was more active than Ca2+-ATPase in SPM, but in synaptic vesicles the two enzymes exhibited similar activity. Kinetic studies revealed that Mg2+-ATPase was inhibited by excess ATP and not by excess Mg2+. The simultaneous presence of Na+ + K+ stimulated Mg2+-ATPase and inhibited Ca2+-ATPase activity in intact synaptosomes and SPM. The stimulation of Mg2+-ATPase by Na+ + K+ was further increased by increasing Mg2+ concentration and was inhibited by Ca2+ and by ouabain. When Ca2+ and Mg2+ are present together in SPM or synaptic vesicles, the total Pi liberated by the two cations may either increase or decrease, depending on their relative concentrations. Kinetic analyses indicate that Ca2+ and Mg2+ bind independently to the enzyme alone or together at different sites. The results suggest that Ca2+-ATPase and Mg2+-ATPase in SPM or synaptic vesicles may be separate and distinct systems.     

Calcium fluxes in human trophoblast (BeWo) cells: calcium channels,calcium-ATPase,and sodium-calcium exchanger expression

Although placental transfer of maternal calcium (Ca(2+)) is a crucial process for fetal development, the biochemical mechanisms are poorly understood. In the current study, we have investigated the characteristics of Ca(2+) fluxes in relation with cell Ca(2+) homeostasis in the human placental trophoblast cell line BeWo. Time-courses of Ca(2+) uptake by BeWo cells displayed rapid initial entry (initial velocity (V(i)) of 3.42 +/- 0.35 nmol/mg protein/min) and subsequent establishment of a plateau. Ca(2+) efflux studies with (45)Ca(2+)-loaded cells also showed rapid declined of cell-associated (45)Ca(2+) with a V(i) of efflux (Ve(i)) of 3.30 +/- 0.08 nmol/mg protein/min. Further identification of membrane gates for Ca(2+) entry in BeWo cells was carried out. Expression of Ca(2+) transporter/channel CaT1 and L-type alpha(1S) subunit was showed by RT-PCR. However, mRNA for CaT2 channel and L-type alpha(1C) and alpha(1D) subunits were not revealed. Membrane systems responsible for intracellular Ca(2+) extrusion from BeWo cells were also investigated. Plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPases (PMCA) and Na/Ca exchangers (NCX) were detected by Western blot in BeWo cells. Expression of specific isoforms of PMCA and NCX was further investigated by RT-PCR. Messenger RNAs of four isoforms of PMCA (PMCA 1-4) were detected. The presence of messenger RNAs of two NCX isoforms (NCX1 and NCX3) was observed. Ca(2+) flux studies in Na-free incubation medium indicated that NCX played a minimal role in the cell Ca(2+) fluxes. Inorganic ions such as cadmium and manganese did not modify the Ca(2+) fluxes, however, barium increased cell-associated (45)Ca(2+) by, in part, by reducing radiolabel exit.     

吲哚丁酸通过蛋白磷酸化激活湖北海棠根系Ca2+-ATP酶

以湖北海棠(Malus hupehensis Rhed.)实生苗为试材,通过在砂培液中加入吲哚丁酸(IBA)和蛋白激酶抑制剂3,3’,4’,5,7-五羟黄酮(quercetin)研究了IBA对根系膜蛋白磷酸化和Ca2 -ATPase活性的影响.试验表明根系膜蛋白磷酸化反应主要发生在丝氨酸残基上100 μmol/L的IBA使蛋白激酶和Ca2 -ATPase活性在2～3h内升高数十倍,之后很快下降,蛋白激酶活性变化明显早于Ca2 -ATPase;蛋白激酶抑制剂quercetin不仅抑制根系膜蛋白的磷酸化,也显著削弱IBA对Ca2 -ATPase的激活作用.结果显示,在对IBA响应中Caa2 -ATPase是信号转导途径中的成员,IBA可能通过蛋白磷酸化激活根系Ca2 -ATPase而起作用.     

Temperature dependent contribution of Ca2+ transporters to relaxation in cardiac myocytes: important role of sarcolemmal Ca2+-ATPase.

Activities of Ca(2+) -ATPase of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SERCA) and Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger (NCX) involved in cellular Ca(2+) turnover greatly change in hypertrophied and failing hearts. Unfortunately, contribution of these proteins as well as of the sarcolemmal Ca(2+)-ATPase (PMCA) to cellular Ca(2+) turnover has been investigated almost exclusively at room temperature. PMCA is of particular interest since it may affect activity of calcineurin and nNOS. Therefore the objective of this study was to reinvestigate contribution of SERCA, NCX and PMCA to cell relaxation and the effect of PMCA on cell contraction at 37 degrees C. Myocytes isolated from the ventricles of guinea pig and rat hearts and incubated with Indo-1 were field stimulated at the rate of 60/min. Contribution of SERCA, NCX and PMCA was calculated from the rate constants of the decaying components of electrically stimulated Ca(2+) transients or of the transients initiated by caffeine dissolved in normal Tyrode or in 0Na, 0Ca Tyrode. Increase in temperature from 24 to 37 degrees C increased the relative contribution of NCX from 6.1% to 7.5% in rat and from 21.3 to 51.9% in guinea pig at the expense of SERCA. The contribution of the PMCA to relaxation in both species increased upon rise in temperature from 24% to 37 degrees C from negligible values to 3.7%. In both species amplitude of Ca(2+) transients was at 24 degrees C nearly twice as high as at 37 degrees C. It was nearly doubled by carboxyeosine (CE), a PMCA blocker at 37 degrees C but was hardly affected at 24 degrees C. The effects of CE were concentration-dependent and conformed with the degree of inhibition of activity of PMCA. Conclusions: PMCA plays an important role in regulation of myocardial contraction despite its small contribution to relaxation. In guinea pig but not in rat relative contribution of SERCA and NCX to relaxation is highly temperature dependent.     

Diving Into the Lipid Bilayer to Investigate the Transmembrane Organization and Conformational State Transitions of P-type Ion ATPases

Although membrane proteins constitute more than 20% of the total proteins, the structures of only a few are known in detail. An important group of integral membrane proteins are ion-transporting ATPases of the P-type family, which share the formation of an acid-stable phosphorylated intermediate as part of their reaction cycle. There are several crystal structures of the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) pump (SERCA) revealing different conformations, and recently, crystal structures of the H(+)-ATPase and the Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase were reported as well. However, there are no atomic resolution structures for other P-type ATPases including the plasma membrane calcium pump (PMCA), which is integral to cellular Ca(2+) signaling. Crystallization of these proteins is challenging because there is often no natural source from which the protein can be obtained in large quantities, and the presence of multiple isoforms in the same tissue further complicates efforts to obtain homogeneous samples suitable for crystallization. Alternative techniques to study structural aspects and conformational transitions in the PMCAs (and other P-type ATPases) have therefore been developed. Specifically, information about the structure and assembly of the transmembrane domain of an integral membrane protein can be obtained from an analysis of the lipid-protein interactions. Here, we review recent efforts using different hydrophobic photo-labeling methods to study the non-covalent interactions between the PMCA and surrounding phospholipids under different experimental conditions, and discuss how the use of these lipid probes can reveal valuable information on the membrane organization and conformational state transitions in the PMCA, Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase, and other P-type ATPases.     

Characterization of a High-Affinity Mg2+-Independent Ca2+-ATPase from Rat Brain Synaptosomal Membranes

A high-affinity Mg2+-independent Ca2+-ATPase (Ca2+-ATPase) has been differentiated from the Mg2+-dependent, Ca2+-stimulated ATPase (Ca2+,Mg2+-ATPase) in rat brain synaptosomal membranes. Using ATP as a substrate, the K0.5 of Ca2+ for Ca2+-ATPase was found to be 1.33 microM with a Km for ATP of 19 microM and a Vmax of 33 nmol/mg/min. Using Ca-ATP as a substrate, the Km for Ca-ATP was found to be 0.22 microM. Unlike Ca2+,Mg2+-ATPase, Ca2+-ATPase was not inhibited by N-ethylmaleimide, trifluoperazine, lanthanum, zinc, or vanadate. La3+ and Zn2+, in contrast, stimulated the enzyme activity. Unlike Ca2+, Mg2+-ATPase activity, ATP-dependent Ca2+ uptake was negligible in the absence of added Mg2+, indicating that the Ca2+ transport into synaptosomal endoplasmic reticulum may not be a function of the Ca2+-ATPase described. Ca2+-ATPase activity was not stimulated by the monovalent cations Na+ or K+. Ca2+, Mg2+-ATPase demonstrated a substrate preference for ATP and ADP, but not GTP, whereas Ca2+-ATPase hydrolyzed ATP and GTP, and to a lesser extent ADP. The results presented here suggest the high-affinity Mg2+-independent Ca2+-ATPase may be a separate form from Ca2+,Mg2+-ATPase. The capacity of Mg2+-independent Ca2+-ATPase to hydrolyze GTP suggests this protein may be involved in GTP-dependent activities within the cell.