Properties of a Zn2+-glycerophosphocholine cholinephosphodiesterase from bovine brain membranes |
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Authors: | Dai-Eun Sok |
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Affiliation: | (1) College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Yuseong-Ku, 305-764 Taejon, Korea |
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Abstract: | A Zn2+-glycerophosphocholine cholinephosphodiesterase was purified with a specific activity of 4.6 μmole/min·mg protein from bovine brain membranes by procedures involving PI-PLC solubilization, concanavalin A affinity chromatography, CM-sephadex chromatography and Sephadex G-150 chromatography. Based on molecular weight determination gel chromatography and SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, the phosphodiesterase activity appears to be a dimeric protein (110 kDa) composed of two subunits with a molecular weight of approximately 54 kDa. The Km value for p-nitrophenylphosphocholine and the optimum pH were found to be 16 μM and pH 10.5, respectively. The phosphodiesterase was inhibited by Cu2+, but not the other divalent metal ions. The activity of the apoenzyme was remarkably activated by Co2+ or Zn2+, but not Mn2+ or Mg2+. In addition, the inactivation of the enzyme in glycine buffer was prevented by Mn2+ or Zn2+, but not Co2+ or Mg2. In a separate experiment, comparing properties of the purified and membrane-bound phosphodiesterases, the forms of two enzymes were quite similar except in stability. Both enzymes were more stable at pH 7.4 than pH 5 or 10. However, the membrane-bound enzyme was more stable than the soluble enzyme at all three pHs. These data suggest that the activity of the phosphodiesterase may be stabilized in-vivo. |
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Keywords: | Zn2+-Glycerophosphocholine cholinephosphodiesterase activity stability Cu2+ Mn2+ |
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