State of aggregation of the (Ca2+ + Mg2+)-ATPase studied using chemical cross-linking |
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Authors: | R M Napier J M East A G Lee |
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Institution: | Department of Biochemistry, University of Southampton, UK. |
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Abstract: | We have studied cross-linking of the (Ca2+ + Mg2+)-ATPase in sarcoplasmic reticulum and in reconstituted systems, using glutaraldehyde, cupric-1,10-phenanthroline and 3,3'-dithiobis (sulphosuccinimidylpropionate). All reagents produce extensive cross-linking, forming aggregates too large to enter polyacrylamide gels. Only traces of cross-linked dimeric ATPase species are formed. Saturation transfer electron spin resonance spectra of spin-labelled sarcoplasmic reticulum cross-linked with glutaraldehyde are also consistent with the formation of extensively cross-linked aggregates in the membrane. The results are interpreted in terms of dynamic clusters of ATPase molecules in the membrane, probably in the form of rows of ATPase molecules. |
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