Intrinsic phosphatase activity of bovine brain calcineurin requires a tightly bound trace metal |
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| Authors: | R C Gupta R L Khandelwal P V Sulakhe |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Physiology, College of medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon S7N 0W0, Canada;2. Department of Biochemistry, College of medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon S7N 0W0, Canada |
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| Abstract: | The divalent metal requirement of intrinsic phosphatase activity was investigated using native and trypsinized calcineurin. This was assessed by examining (1) the stimulation of the enzyme by various metals, (2) the inhibition of the enzyme activity by metal chelators (EDTA and EGTA), and (3) the restoration by various metals of the activity of the EDTA-inhibited calcineurin phosphatase. The results supported the view that a tightly bound trace metal is necessary for expression of the phosphatase activity of calcineurin and implicate Mn2+ as the tightly bound metal. |
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| Keywords: | Calcineurin Phosphatase Divalent cation |
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