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Calcium ions are accumulated by intact mitochondria isolated from Ehrlich ascites tumour cells in a buffered system supplemented with ATP or succinate. In the ATP-supplemented system, the tumour mitochondria, in contrast to rat liver mitochondria, retain the accumulated Ca2+, do not exhibit a marked “irreversible” ATPase and do not swell. In the succinate-supplemented system, added Ca2+ stimulates respiration in either the absence or presence of added inorganic phosphate. Whereas respiration by rat liver mitochondria, measured in the presence of added phosphate, remains continuously activated after the addition of only a small amount of Ca2+, that by the tumour mitochondria can be stimulated by several successive additions of 100 μM Ca2+ and at all times exhibit appreciable activation ratios.  相似文献   

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The data presented in this paper concern a kinetic study of the calcium uptake by sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles and of the hydrolysis of the substrates which support the process. The results show that substrates which are different from ATP, acetylphosphate, and carbamylphosphate are able to support calcium transport. The technique used to follow the process allows us to detect continuously the changes in the concentration of the calcium present in the external medium. In our experimental conditions the calcium uptake supported by all the high energy substrates tested proceeds for several seconds at a constant rate, presumably corresponding to the “steady state” of the process; furthermore the calcium transport is clearly Ca2+ and Mg2+ dependent: the lowering of the Ca+ concentration in the medium from 10?4 to 10?5m causes a remarkable reduction of the V of the calcium transport and an apparent increase of the affinity of the sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles for the acylphosphates; in the absence of Mg2+, none of the substrates is able to support the calcium uptake which increases in the presence of rising amounts of Mg2+ in the reaction medium. Furthermore, both the calcium transport and the substrate hydrolysis appear to follow the Michaelis-Menten kinetics in the presence of acylphosphates but not in the presence of ATP. The hydrolytic activity of sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles on ATP and acylphosphates reveals a clear Mg2+ dependence; furthermore, in the absence of free Ca2+ and in the presence of 5 mm Mg2+, the high energy substrates tested reveal a different susceptibility to the hydrolitic attack by sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles.  相似文献   

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Europium luminescence from europium bound to sarcoplasmic reticulum (Ca2+ Mg2+)-ATPase indicates that there are two high affinity calcium binding sites. Furthermore, the two calcium ions at the binding sites are highly coordinated by the protein as the number of H2O molecules surrounding the Ca2+ ions are 3 and 0.5. In the presence of ATP, calcium ions are occluded even further down to 2 and zero H2O molecules, respectively. The Ca2+ - Ca2+ intersite distance is estimated to be 8–9 Å and the average distance from the Ca2+ sites to CrATP is about 18 Å.Digestion of the (Ca2+ + Mg2+)-ATPase at the T2 site (Arg 198) causes uncoupling of Ca2+-transport from ATPase activity while calcium occlusion due to E1-P formation remains unchanged. Further tryptic digestion beyond T2 and in the presence of ATP diminishes Ca2+ occlusion to zero while 50% of the ATPase hydrolytic activity remains. Tryptic digestion beyond T2 and in the absence of ATP diminishes ATPase hydrolytic activity to 50% of normal while Ca2+ occlusion remains intact. These data are consistent with a mechanism in which the functional enzyme must be in the dimeric form for occlusion and calcium uptake to occur, but each monomer can hydrolyze ATP.  相似文献   

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The binding of ATP and Ca2+ by the Ca2+ pump protein of sarcoplasmic reticulum from rabbit skeletal muscle has been studied and correlated with the formation of a phoshorylated intermediate. The Ca2+ pump protein has been found to contain one specific ATP and two specific Ca2+ binding sites per phosphorylation site. ATP binding is dependent on Mg2+ and is severely decreased when a phosphorylated intermediate is formed by the addition of Ca2+. In the presence of Mg2+ and the absence of Ca2+, ATP and ADP bind completely to the membrane. Pre-incubation with N-ethylmaleimide results in inhibition of ATP binding and decrease of Ca2+ binding. In the absence of ATP, Ca2+ binding is noncooperative at pH 6–7 and negatively cooperative at pH 8. Mg2+, Sr2+ and La3+, in that order, decrease Ca2+ binding by the Ca2+ pump protein. The affinity of the Ca2+ pump protein for both ATP and Ca2+ increases when the pH is raised from 6 to 8. At the infection point (pH ≈ 7.3) the binding constants of the Ca2+ pump protein-MgATP2? and Ca2+ pump protein-calcium complexes are approx. 0.25 and 0.5 μM?1, respectively. The unphosphorylated Ca2+ pump protein does not contain a Mg2+ binding site with an affinity comparable to those of the ATP and Ca2+ binding sites.The affinity of the Ca2+ pump protein for Ca2+ is not appreciably changed by the addition of ATP. The ratio of phosphorylated intermediate formed to bound Ca2+ is close to 2 over a 5-fold range of phosphoenzyme concentration. The equilibrium constant for phosphoenzyme formation is less than one at saturating levels of Ca2+. The phosphoenzyme is thus a “high-energy” intermediate, whose energy may then be used for the translocation of the two Ca2+.A reaction scheme is discussed showing that phosphorylation of sarcoplasmic reticulum proceeds via an enzyme-Ca22+-MgATP2? complex. This complex is then converted to a phosphoenzyme intermediate which binds two Ca2+ and probably Mg2+.  相似文献   

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Ryanodine receptor type 1 (RyR1) releases Ca2+ ions from the sarcoplasmic reticulum of skeletal muscle cells to initiate muscle contraction. Multiple endogenous and exogenous effectors regulate RyR1, such as ATP, Ca2+, caffeine (Caf), and ryanodine. Cryo-EM identified binding sites for the three coactivators Ca2+, ATP, and Caf. However, the mechanism of coregulation and synergy between these activators remains to be determined. Here, we used [3H]ryanodine ligand-binding assays and molecular dynamics simulations to test the hypothesis that both the ATP- and Caf-binding sites communicate with the Ca2+-binding site to sensitize RyR1 to Ca2+. We report that either phosphomethylphosphonic acid adenylate ester (AMPPCP), a nonhydrolyzable ATP analog, or Caf can activate RyR1 in the absence or the presence of Ca2+. However, enhanced RyR1 activation occurred in the presence of Ca2+, AMPPCP, and Caf. In the absence of Ca2+, Na+ inhibited [3H]ryanodine binding without impairing RyR1 activation by AMPPCP and Caf. Computational analysis suggested that Ca2+-, ATP-, and Caf-binding sites modulate RyR1 protein stability through interactions with the carboxyterminal domain and other domains in the activation core. In the presence of ATP and Caf but the absence of Ca2+, Na+ is predicted to inhibit RyR1 by interacting with the Ca2+-binding site. Our data suggested that ATP and Caf binding affected the conformation of the Ca2+-binding site, and conversely, Ca2+ binding affected the conformation of the ATP- and Caf-binding sites. We conclude that Ca2+, ATP, and Caf regulate RyR1 through a network of allosteric interactions involving the Ca2+-, ATP-, and Caf-binding sites.  相似文献   

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Calcium release for muscle contraction in skeletal muscle is mediated in part by the ryanodine receptor 1, RyR1, Ca2+-channel and is strongly affected by intrinsic modulators like Ca2+, Mg2+ and ATP. We showed differential effects on ATP binding in the presence of Ca2+ or Mg2+ ions using ESR spectroscopy and a spin-labeled ATP analog, SL-ATP (Dias et al. Biochemistry 45: 9408–9415, 2006). We here report the effects of RyR1 modulators like ryanodine, caffeine and dantrolene on the ATP binding of RyR1 using the same technique. We present evidence that the exogenous effectors induce changes within RyR1 that lead to different ATP binding characteristics: In the presence of the activating modulator, caffeine, or in the presence of ryanodine, which causes a half-open state of the channel, binding of eight ATP per RyR1 was observed, even in the presence of inhibitory Ca2+, suggestive of a stable “open” channel conformation. In the presence of the inhibitory modulator dantrolene, ATP binding affinity decreased in the presence of activating Ca2+, while in the presence of inhibitory Ca2+, ATP binding affinity increased, but at the same time the number of accessible sites decreased to four, suggestive of a closed conformation of the channel. The results imply that modulation of ATP binding to RyR1 as well as the overall number of accessible ATP binding sites on the channel are crucial for regulation and are in direct correlation with the modified activity of the channel induced by pharmacological agents.  相似文献   

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Summary Intracellular ATP-dependent Ca2+ sequestration mechanisms were studied in isolated dispersed rat pancreatic acini following treatment with saponin or digitonin to disrupt their plasma membranes. In the presence of45Ca2+ concentrations <10–6 mol/liter, addition of 5 mmol/liter ATP caused a rapid increase in45Ca2+ uptake exceeding the control by fivefold. ADP mimicked the ATP effect by 50 to 60%, whereas other nucleotides such as AMP-PNP, AMP-PCP, CTP, UTP, ITP, GTP, cAMP and cGMP did not. Maximal ATP-promoted Ca2+ uptake was obtained at 10–5 mol/liter Ca2+ uptake by mitochondrial inhibitors was dependent on the Ca2+ concentration, indicating the presence of different Ca2+ storage systems. Whereas the apparent half-saturation constant found for mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake was 4.5×10–7 mol/liter, in the presence of antimycin and oligomycin (nonmitochondrial uptake) it was 1.4×10–8 mol/liter. In the absence of Mg2+ both ATP- and ADP-promoted Ca2+ uptake was nearly abolished. The Ca2+ ionophore and mersalyl blocked Ca2+ uptake. Electron microscopy showed electrondense precipitates in the rough endoplasmic reticulum of saponintreated cells in the presence of Ca2+, oxalate and ATP, which were absent in intact cells and in saponin-cells without ATP or pretreated with A23187. The data suggest the presence of mitochondrial and nonmitochondrial ATP-dependent Ca2+ storage systems in pancreatic acini. The latter is likely to be located in the rough endoplasmic reticulum.  相似文献   

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Abstract: Choline uptake by cholinergic nerve terminals is increased by depolarization; the literature suggests that this results from either the appearance of occult transporters or the increased activity of existing ones. The present experiments attempt to clarify the mechanism by which choline transport is regulated by testing if the preexposure of synaptosomes to choline mustard aziridinium ion prevents the stimulation-induced appearance of hemicholinium-3 binding sites and/or choline transport activity. Choline mustard inhibited irreversibly most of the “ground-state” (basal) high-affinity choline transport but only 50% of “ground-state” hemicholinium-3 binding sites. Exposure of both striatal and hippocampal synaptosomes to the mustard, before stimulation, inhibited K+-stimulated increases in choline transport and of [3H]hemicholinium-3 binding. We conclude that the mechanism by which choline transport is regulated involves the increased activity of a pool of transport sites that are occluded to hemicholinium-3 but are available to choline mustard aziridinium ion, and presumably to choline, before stimulation. However, the concentration of mustard needed to inhibit the stimulation-induced increase of [3H]hemicholinium-3 binding and choline transport was lower for striatal synaptosomes than for hippocampal synaptosomes. In the absence of extracellular Ca2+ or presence of high Mg2+ levels, the choline mustard did not prevent the appearance of extra striatal hemicholinium-3 binding sites. Also, high Mg2+ levels removed the ability of the mustard to inhibit K+-stimulated increases of either [3H]hemicholinium-3 binding or choline transport by hippocampal synaptosomes. In contrast, the preexposure of hippocampal synaptosomes to the mustard in the presence of a calcium ionophore (A23187) reduced the concentration of inhibitor needed to prevent the activation of [3H]hemicholinium-3 binding and choline uptake. Thus, we conclude that the ability of the choline mustard to alkylate the pool of choline transporters that are activated by stimulation appears dependent on the entry of extracellular Ca2+.  相似文献   

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Summary. Calcium ion (Ca2+) uptake was measured in rod outer segments (ROS) isolated from rat retina in the presence of varying concentrations of CaCl2 in the incubation buffer (1.0–2.5 mM). It is known that taurine increases Ca2+ uptake in rat ROS in the presence of ATP and at low concentrations of CaCl2 (Lombardini, 1985a); taurine produces no significant effects when CaCl2 concentrations are increased to 1.0 and 2.5 mM. With the removal of both taurine and ATP, Ca2+ uptake in rat ROS increased significantly in the presence of 2.5 mM CaCl2. Taurine treatment in the absence of ATP was effective in decreasing Ca2+ uptake at the higher levels of CaCl2 (2.0 and 2.5 mM). Similar effects were observed with ATP treatment. The data suggest that taurine and ATP, alone or in combination, limit the capacity of the rat ROS to take up Ca2+ to the extent that a stable uptake level is achieved under conditions of increasing extracellular Ca2+, indicating a protective role for both agents against calcium toxicity. Received January 25, 2000/Accepted January 31, 2000  相似文献   

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The binding of ATP and Ca2+ by the Ca2+ pump protein of sarcoplasmic reticulum from rabbit skeletal muscle has been studied and correlated with the formation of a phoshorylated intermediate. The Ca2+ pump protein has been found to contain one specific ATP and two specific Ca2+ binding sites per phosphorylation site. ATP binding is dependent on Mg2+ and is severely decreased when a phosphorylated intermediate is formed by the addition of Ca2+. In the presence of Mg2+ and the absence of Ca2+, ATP and ADP bind completely to the membrane. Pre-incubation with N-ethylmaleimide results in inhibition of ATP binding and decrease of Ca2+ binding. In the absence of ATP, Ca2+ binding is noncooperative at pH 6–7 and negatively cooperative at pH 8. Mg2+, Sr2+ and La3+, in that order, decrease Ca2+ binding by the Ca2+ pump protein. The affinity of the Ca2+ pump protein for both ATP and Ca2+ increases when the pH is raised from 6 to 8. At the infection point (pH ≈ 7.3) the binding constants of the Ca2+ pump protein-MgATP2− and Ca2+ pump protein-calcium complexes are approx. 0.25 and 0.5 μM−1, respectively. The unphosphorylated Ca2+ pump protein does not contain a Mg2+ binding site with an affinity comparable to those of the ATP and Ca2+ binding sites.The affinity of the Ca2+ pump protein for Ca2+ is not appreciably changed by the addition of ATP. The ratio of phosphorylated intermediate formed to bound Ca2+ is close to 2 over a 5-fold range of phosphoenzyme concentration. The equilibrium constant for phosphoenzyme formation is less than one at saturating levels of Ca2+. The phosphoenzyme is thus a “high-energy” intermediate, whose energy may then be used for the translocation of the two Ca2+.A reaction scheme is discussed showing that phosphorylation of sarcoplasmic reticulum proceeds via an enzyme-Ca22+-MgATP2− complex. This complex is then converted to a phosphoenzyme intermediate which binds two Ca2+ and probably Mg2+.  相似文献   

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Summary Calpain I purified from human erythrocyte cytosol activates both the ATP hydrolytic activity and the ATP-dependent Ca2+ transport function of the Ca2+-translocating ATPase solubilized and purified from the plasma membrane of human erythrocytes and reconstituted into phosphatidylcholine vesicles. Following partial proteolysis of the enzyme by calpain I, both the initial rates of calcium ion uptake and ATP hydrolysis were increased to near maximal levels similar to those obtained upon addition of calmodulin. The proteolytic activation resulted in the loss of further stimulation of the rates of Ca2+ translocation or ATP hydrolysis by calmodulin as well as an increase of the affinity of the enzyme for calcium ion. However, the mechanistic Ca2+/ATP stoichiometric ratio was not affected by the proteolytic treatment of the reconstituted Ca2+-translocating ATPase. The proteolytic activation of the ATP hydrolytic activity of the reconstituted enzyme could be largely prevented by calmodulin. Different patterns of proteolysis were obtained in the absence or in the presence of calmodulin during calpain treatment: the 136-kDa enzyme was transformed mainly into a 124-kDa active ATPase fragment in the absence of calmodulin, whereas a 127-kDa active ATPase fragment was formed in the presence of calmodulin. This study shows that calpain I irreversibly activates the Ca2+ translocation function of the Ca2+-ATPase in reconstituted proteoliposomes by producing a calmodulin-independent active enzyme fragment, while calmodulin antagonizes this activating effect by protecting the calmodulin-binding domain against proteolytic cleavage by calpain.  相似文献   

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The capacity of excised internode sections of pea to grow and secrete protons in response to indoleacetic acid (IAA) and Ca2+ and K+ treatments was examined. By incubating unpeeled and unabraded sections in rapidly flowing solutions, it was shown that acidification of the external medium in the presence or absence of IAA is dependent on the presence of Ca2+ and K+. Similar results were obtained when unpeeled and unabraded sections were incubated in dishes with shaking. When peeled or abraded sections were incubated with shaking in IAA, H+ release was also dependent on the presence of Ca2+ and K+. The release of H+ from sections incubated in Ca2+ and K+ is not caused by displacement of H+ from binding sites in the cell wall. Rather, the release of protons from sections is temperature dependent, and it is concluded that this is a metabolically linked process. Although Ca2+ and K+ are essential for the release of H+ from isolated stem sections of peas, these cations do not influence elongation. Despite the large increase in proton release induced by Ca2+ and K+ either in the presence or absence of auxin, growth in the presence of these ions was never greater than it was in their absence. Furthermore, cations do not affect the neutral sugar or uronic acid composition of the solution which can be centrifuged from isolated sections. As is the case for growth, an increase in the neutral sugar and uronide composition of the cell wall solution is dependent only on IAA. It is concluded that IAA-induced growth of pea stem sections is independent of the secretion of protons.  相似文献   

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The directin vitro effects of alloxan on the Ca2+ handling by microsomal membranes isolated from dog mesenteric arteries were investigated. Preincubation of the vascular muscle microsomal membranes with alloxan showed a suppressive effect on both binding of Ca2+ (in the absence of ATP) and ATP-driven Ca2+ transport. Such an inhibition was time dependent, dose dependent, and temperature dependent. ATP-driven Ca2+ transport was much more susceptible to the inhibitory action of alloxan than Ca2+ binding under all experimental conditions examined. Alloxan inhibited ATP-driven Ca2+ transport at a comparable level over the entire period of Ca2+ uptake, but had no significant effect on the efflux of Ca2+ from preloaded microsomal membranes. This suggests that alloxan exerts its inhibitory effect on the ATP-driven Ca2+ transport via its action on the Ca-pump protein rather than the membrane permeability to Ca2+. Catalase and mannitol but not superoxide dismutase partially protected against such as inhibition by alloxan. The possible involvement of H2O2 mediating the inhibitory action of alloxan was further supported by the finding of a similarin vitro inhibitory effect of H2O2 on the ATP-driven Ca2+ transport by the vascular smooth muscle microsomes.  相似文献   

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Using a two-wave fluorescence probe, Fura-2, we studied changes in the intracellular concentration of calcium ions ([Ca2+]i) resulting from activation of muscarinic and purine receptors in single myocytes of the guinea-pig small intestine. Applications of the respective agonists added to the normal Krebs solution (1.0, 10.0, and 100.0 μM carbachol, CCh, as well as 10.0 and 100.0 μM ATP) induced a rise in the [Ca2+]i. Carbachol evoked an increase in the [Ca2+]i, including two components (a rapid and a plateaulike), while ATP under analogous conditions led only to a short-lasting rise in the [Ca2+]i. Transients induced by CCh or ATP applied in different concentrations, which exceeded a certain level, did not significantly differ from each other in their amplitudes, i.e., they were generated according to an all-or-none principle. In the nominally Ca-and Mg-free solution, CCh and ATP induced only rapid increases in the [Ca2+]i in myocytes. The absence of the slow component in the [Ca2+]i elevation upon the action of CCh under such conditions indicates that the effect of ATP, as compared with that of CCh, is not related to activation of the entry of Ca2+ ions into cells through voltage-operated calcium channels. After the addition of CCh, repeated application of CCh or ATP induced no effect, while application of CCh after the addition of ATP initiated a rise in the [Ca2+]i. These data show that intracellular calcium stores are depleted completely upon the action of CCh, while they are depleted only partially after the action of ATP. An inhibitor of phospholipase C (PLC), U-73122 (5.0 μM), completely blocked rises in the [Ca2+]i induced by both CCh and ATP; therefore, the release of Ca2+ ions from the intracellular calcium stores after application of these agonists is mediated by PLC. We hypothesize that the difference in the release of Ca2+ ions from the intracellular stores observed in our experiments upon activation of choline and purine receptors (partial and complete depletion of the stores upon the action of ATP and CCh, respectively) is responsible for the opposite functional effects of the above-mentioned neurotransmitters on smooth muscles. Neirofiziologiya/Neurophysiology, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 3–10, January–February, 2006.  相似文献   

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Stimulation of steroid production by isolated cat adrenocortical cells is partially dependent upon the presence of extracellular Ca2+ when elicited by prostacyclin (PGI2) and completely dependent upon extracellular Ca2+ when elicited by corticotropin. TMB-8, an intracellular Ca2+ antagonist, completely blocked PGI2-evoked steroid output in the absence of external Ca2+; this inhibition was partially reversed by the addition of Ca2+. The increase in secretion caused by corticotropin or PGI2 in the presence of Ca2+ was also reduced in a dose-dependent manner by TMB-8. The steroidogenic action of pregnenolone, which is induced by a Ca2+ independent mechanism, was not blocked by TMB-8, either in the presence or absence of Ca2+. Corticotropin significantly potentiated the Ca2+-independent aspect of PGI2 action. These studies provide evidence for an internal, PGI2-sensitive Ca2+ store in cat adrenocortical cells.  相似文献   

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Ca2+ stimulates the binding of a variety of prostaglandins (PG) to liver mitochondria. Optimal binding is observed at slightly acidic pH and at concentrations of Ca2+ between 200 and 500 μm. The stimulation of the binding requires the active transport of Ca2+ in mitochondria and is only observed in the absence of permeant anions. The maximal amount of PG bound is about 3 nmol/mg of mitochondrial protein. All PG tested induce efflux of the Ca2+ taken up by mitochondria without impairing the ability of mitochondria to actively accumulate it. Optimal stimulation of the efflux of Ca2+ requires concentrations of PG higher than those used in the PG-binding experiments and is associated with an evident uncoupling of the respiration that follows a Ca2+-induced O2 uptake jump. The “uncoupling” by PG is explained by postulating the entrance of protonated PG into mitochondria, followed by their exit from the organelle as 2:1 complexes with Ca2+.  相似文献   

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3-O-Methylfluorescein phosphate hydrolysis, catalyzed by purified erythrocyte Ca2+-ATPase in the absence of Ca2+, was slow in the basal state, activated by phosphatidylserine and controlled proteolysis, but not by calmodulin. p-Nitrophenyl phosphate competitively inhibits hydrolysis in the absence of Ca2+, while ATP inhibits it with a complex kinetics showing a high and a low affinity site for ATP. Labeling with fluorescein isothiocyanate impairs the high affinity binding of ATP, but does not appreciably modify the binding of any of the pseudosubstrates. In the presence of calmodulin, an increase in the Ca2+ concentration produces a bell-shaped curve with a maximum at 50 μM Ca2+. At optimal Ca2+ concentration, hydrolysis of 3-O-methylfluorescein phosphate proceeds in the presence of fluorescein isothiocyanate, is competitively inhibited by p-nitrophenyl phosphate and, in contrast to the result observed in the absence of Ca2+, it is activated by calmodulin. In marked contrast with other pseudosubstrates, hydrolysis of 3-O-methylfluorescein phosphate supports Ca2+ transport. This highly specific activity can be used as a continuous fluorescent marker or as a tool to evaluate partial steps from the reaction cycle of plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPases.  相似文献   

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Optimal concentrations of dibucaine and other structurally related tertiary amines, variously classified as local anesthetics, Ca2+ transport antagonists or calmodulin-directed agents greatly stimulate respiration and the motility of bovine spermatozoa in a reversible manner. Because dibucaine also increases lactate production by sperm made dependent upon glycolysis, the induced metabolic stimulation is probably a secondary response to the greater energy demands resulting from increased motility. Microscopic and time lapse photomicrographic examinations indicate that dibucaine increases the proportion of motile cells and alters the predominant linear swimming path to a peculiar figure eight pattern of movement. Frame by frame analysis of video recordings indicate that this pattern of movement closely resembles, or is identical to the characteristic “motility activation” that occurs during the capacitation sequence which obligatorily precedes fertilization of many, if not all, mammalian species. Dibucaine and the Ca2+ transport antagonists, D600 and TMB-8, inhibit the net uptake of Ca2+ by sperm suspensions. The dose-response relationships indicate that inhibition of Ca2+ uptake does not bear a causal relationship to the activation of motility and metabolism and further suggest a common action of these agents rather than selective effects of D600 and TMB-8 upon Ca2+ channels in the sperm plasma membrane. In addition, dibucaine and D600 each induce release of that Ca2+ which was accumulated by intact sperm in a preliminary incubation in the absence of the drugs and also inhibit uptake of Ca2+ by digitonin-treated sperm. Apparently, therefore, local anesthetics have a direct deleterious action on sperm mitochondrial function. Treatment with the high concentrations of local anesthetics that are required to inhibit uptake of Ca2+ completely results in a rapid and irreversible immobilization of the sperm. This loss of motility is either not mediated, or mediated indirectly, through an action of the drug on mitochondrial function because sperm similarly become immotile when a glycolytic substrate is supplied simultaneously.  相似文献   

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The presence of an Na+/Ca2+ exchange system in basolateral plasma membranes from rat small intestinal epithelium has been demonstrated by studying Na+ gradient-dependent Ca2+ uptake and the inhibition of ATP-dependent Ca2+ accumulation by Na+. The presence of 75 mM Na+ in the uptake solution reduces ATP-dependent Ca2+ transport by 45%, despite the fact that Na+ does not affect Ca2+-ATPase activity. Preincubation of the membrane vesicles with ouabain or monensin reduces the Na+ inhibition of ATP-dependent Ca2+ uptake to 20%, apparently by preventing accumulation of Na+ in the vesicles realized by the Na+-pump. It was concluded that high intravesicular Na+ competes with Ca2+ for intravesicular Ca2+ binding sites. In the presence of ouabain, the inhibition of ATP-dependent Ca2+ transport shows a sigmoidal dependence on the Na+ concentration, suggesting cooperative interaction between counter transport of at least two sodium ions for one calcium ion. The apparent affinity for Na+ is between 15 and 20 mM. Uptake of Ca2+ in the absence of ATP can be enhanced by an Na+ gradient (Na+ inside > Na+ outside). This Na+ gradient-dependent Ca2+ uptake is further stimulated by an inside positive membrane potential but abolished by monensin. The apparent affinity for Ca2+ of this system is below 1 μM. In contrast to the ATP-dependent Ca2+ transport, there is no significant difference in Na+ gradient-dependent Ca2+ uptake between basolateral vesicles from duodenum, midjejunum and terminal ileum. In duodenum the activity of ATP-driven Ca2+ uptake is 5-times greater than the Na+/Ca2+ exchange capacity but in the ileum both systems are of equal potency. Furthermore, the Na+/Ca2+ exchange mechanism is not subject to regulation by 1α,25-dihydroxy vitamin D-3, since repletion of vitamin D-deficient rats with this seco-steroid hormone does not influence the Na+/Ca2+ exchange system while it doubles the ATP-driven Ca2+ pump activity.  相似文献   

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45Ca2+ uptake by the human liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini is enhanced by praziquantel. The drug-induced 45Ca2+ uptake was dependent on the presence of Ca2+ and was attenuated in the presence of 10 mM Mg2+. La3+ and vanadate at concentration of 1mM partially reduced the amount of 45Ca2+ uptake into the liver fluke in response to praziquantel treatment. The stimulating effect of praziquantel was eliminated in the presence of 10 μM verapamil. These findings suggest that praziquantel increases the permeability of the liver fluke tegument to Ca2+ probably by interfering with the mechanism that regulates Ca2+ binding or trnasport across the tegumental membrane.  相似文献   

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