Effect of ATP on the intermediary steps of the reaction of the (Na+ plusK+)-dependent enzyme system. I. Studied by the use of N-ethylmaleimide inhibition as a tool

ATP-binding to P-type ATPases as revealed by biochemical, spectroscopic, and crystallographic experiments

P-type ATPases form a large family of cation translocating ATPases. Recent progress in crystallography yielded several high-resolution structures of Ca(2+)-ATPase from sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum (SERCA) in various conformations. They could elucidate the conformational changes of the enzyme, which are necessary for the translocation of cations, or the mechanism that explains how the nucleotide binding is coupled to the cation transport. However, crystals of proteins are usually obtained only under conditions that significantly differ from the physiological ones and with ligands that are incompatible with the enzyme function, and both of these factors can inevitably influence the enzyme structure. Biochemical (such as mutagenesis, cleavage, and labeling) or spectroscopic experiments can yield only limited structural information, but this information could be considered relevant, because measurement can be performed under physiological conditions and with true ligands. However, interpretation of some biochemical or spectroscopic data could be difficult without precise knowledge of the structure. Thus, only a combination of both these approaches can extract the relevant information and identify artifacts. Briefly, there is good agreement between crystallographic and other experimental data concerning the overall shape of the molecule and the movement of cytoplasmic domains. On the contrary, the E1-AMPPCP crystallographic structure is, in details, in severe conflict with numerous spectroscopic experiments and probably does not represent the physiological state. Notably, the E1-ADP-AlF(4) structure is almost identical to the E1-AMPPCP, again suggesting that the structure is primarily determined by the crystal-growth conditions. The physiological relevance of the E2 and E2-P structures is also questionable, because the crystals were prepared in the presence of thapsigargin, which is known to be a very efficient inhibitor of SERCA. Thus, probably only crystals of E1-2Ca conformation could reflect some physiological state. Combination of biochemical, spectroscopic, and crystallographic data revealed amino acids that are responsible for the interaction with the nucleotide. High sequence homology of the P-type ATPases in the cytoplasmic domains enables prediction of the ATP-interacting amino acids also for other P-type ATPases.

CadA, the Cd2+-ATPase from Listeria monocytogenes, can use Cd2+ as co-substrate

CadA is a membrane protein of the P-type ATPase family which is the major determinant of the resistance to Cd2+ in Listeria monocytogenes. During its catalytic cycle, CadA undergoes auto-phosphorylation from ATP at Asp398, which allows Cd2+ translocation across the membrane. In the reverse mode, Asp398 is phosphorylated from Pi. From the data obtained so far, the CadA catalytic mechanism is similar to that proposed for the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase, the model of the P-type ATPase family. We show here that CadA is sensitive to two different ranges of Cd2+ concentration. The 0.1-10 microM range of added CdCl2 corresponds to Cd2+ binding at the transport site of unphosphorylated CadA which induces the reaction of the enzyme with ATP and impairs its reaction with Pi. The 0.1-1 mM range of added CdCl2 could correspond to Cd2+ binding to the transport site accessible from the extracellular medium. In addition, although it is widely accepted that the actual substrate of P-type ATPases is the MgATP complex, we show here that CadA can also perform its cycle in the absence of Mg2+, using CdATP in the place of MgATP at the catalytic site.

Kinetics of K(+)-p-nitrophenyl phosphatase stimulation by a brain soluble fraction

We have already described the separation of two brain soluble fractions by Sephadex G-50, one of which stimulates (peak I) and the other inhibits (peak II) Na+, K(+)-ATPase and K(+)-p-nitrophenylphosphatase (K(+)-p-NPPase) activities. Here we examine the features of synaptosomal membrane p-NPPase activity in the presence and absence of brain peak I. It was observed that stimulation of Mg2+, K(+)-p-NPPase activity by peak I was concentration dependent. The ability of peak I to stimulate p-NPPase activity was lost by heat treatment followed by brief centrifugation. Pure serum albumin also stimulated enzyme activity. K(+)-p-NPPase stimulation by peak I proved dependent on K+ concentration but independent of Mg2+ and substrate p-nitrophenylphosphate concentrations. Since our determinations were performed in a non-phosphorylating condition reflecting the Na+, K(+)-ATPase Na+ site, it is suggested that peak I may stimulate the Na+-dependent enzyme phosphorylation known to take place from the internal cytoplasmic side.

Potent and reversible interaction of silver with pure Na,K-ATPase and Na,K-ATPase-liposomes

The Na,K-ATPase (EC 3.6.1.37) is the receptor for cardioactive steroids, the only specific inhibitors known at the present time for this unique membrane bound transport system. We report here that silver is the most rapid and potent inhibitor of isolated Na,K-ATPase ever described. Inhibition of Na,K-ATPase activity by silver is immediate and strikingly distinct from other inhibitors: addition of 1 mM of cysteine or DMPS reactivates the silver blocked-enzyme immediately. The results reveal that silver interacts with Na,K-ATPase and inhibits differently by an on-off mechanism involving most likely a few critical sulfhydryl groups. Inhibition of Na-K transport by silver has been demonstrated also in an artificial membrane, e.g., in liposomes reconstituted with pure Na,K-ATPase performing active transport. Silver inhibits the active 86Rb transport mediated by the pure Na,K-ATPase molecule. The Na,K-ATPase contained in the liposomes was labeled specifically with 110mAg and appeared to bind two silver ions. Taken together, the results show that the mechanism of silver interaction with Na,K-ATPase might be different from other metals, for instance, mercury. The unique action mechanism of silver suggests a fundamental role of a few critical sulfhydryl groups for Na,K-transport.

An endogenous factor which interacts with synaptosomal membrane Na+, K(+)-ATPase activation by K+

In previous papers, the isolation of brain soluble fractions able to modify neuronal Na+, K(+)-ATPase activity has been described. One of those fractions-peak I-stimulates membrane Na+, K(+)-ATPase while another-peak II-inhibits this enzyme activity, and has other ouabain-like properties. In the present study, synaptosomal membrane Na+, K(+)-ATPase was analyzed under several experimental conditions, using ATP or p-nitrophenylphosphate (p-NPP) as substrate, in the absence and presence of cerebral cortex peak II. Peak II inhibited K(+)-p-NPPase activity in a concentration dependent manner. Double reciprocal plots indicated that peak II uncompetitively inhibits K(+)-p-NPPase activity regarding substrate, Mg2+ and K+ concentration. Peak II failed to block the known K(+)-p-NPPase stimulation caused by ATP plus Na+. At various K+ concentrations, percentage K(+)-p-NPPase inhibition by peak II was similar regardless of the ATP plus Na+ presence, indicating lack of correlation with enzyme phosphorylation. Na+, K(+)-ATPase activity was decreased by peak II depending on K+ concentration. It is postulated that the inhibitory factor(s) present in peak II interfere(s) with enzyme activation by K+.

Role of protein conformation changes and transphosphorylations in the function of Na+/K(+)-transporting adenosine triphosphatase: an attempt at an integration into the Na+/K+ pump mechanism

The particular aim of the review on some basic facets of the mechanism of Na+/K(+)-transporting ATPase (Na/K-ATPase) has been to integrate the experimental findings concerning the Na(+)- and K(+)-elicited protein conformation changes and transphosphorylations into the perspective of an allosterically regulated, phosphoryl energy transferring enzyme. This has led the authors to the following summarizing evaluations. 1. The currently dominating hypothesis on a link between protein conformation changes ('E1 in equilibrium with E2') and Na+/K+ transport (the 'Albers-Post scheme') has been constructed from a variety of partial reactions and elementary steps, which, however, do not all unequivocally support the hypothesis. 2. The Na(+)- and K(+)-elicited protein conformation changes are inducible by a variety of other ligands and modulatory factors and therefore cannot be accepted as evidence for their direct participation in effecting cation translocation. 3. There is no evidence that the 'E1 in equilibrium with E2' protein conformation changes are moving Na+ and K+ across the plasma membrane. 4. The allosterically caused ER in equilibrium with ET ('E1 in equilibrium with E2') conformer transitions and the associated cation 'occlusion' in equilibrium with 'de-occlusion' processes regulate the actual catalytic power of an enzyme ensemble. 5. A host of experimental variables determines the proportion of functionally competent ER enzyme conformers and incompetent ET conformers so that any enzyme population, even at the start of a reaction, consists of an unknown mixture of these conformers. These circumstances account for the occurrence of contradictory observations and apparent failures in their comparability. 6. The modelling of the mechanism of the Na/K-ATPase and Na+/K+ pump from the results of reductionistically designed experiments requires the careful consideration of the physiological boundary conditions. 7. Na+ and K+ ligandation of Na/K-ATPase controls the geometry and chemical reactivity of the catalytic centre in the cycle of E1 in equilibrium with E2 state conversions. This is possibly effected by hinge-bending, concerted motions of three adjacent, intracellularly exposed peptide sequences, which shape open and closed forms of the catalytic centre in lock-and-key responses. 8. The Na(+)-dependent enzyme phosphorylation with ATP and the K(+)-dependent hydrolysis of the phosphoenzyme formed are integral steps in the transport mechanism of Na/K-ATPase, but the translocations of Na+ and K+ do not occur via a phosphate-cation symport mechanism.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

Selective inhibition of K(+)-stimulation of Na,K-ATPase by bretylium

1. The effects of bretylium were investigated on purified Na,K-ATPase from guinea-pig heart and on the Na/K pump in trout erythrocytes, with a view to further identifying the mechanism(s) associated with its antiarrhythmic effects. 2. Na,K-ATPase activity of the thiocyanate-dispersed enzyme was determined by the measurement of inorganic phosphate produced by ATP hydrolysis. 3. When the concentrations of each of the Na,K-ATPase activating components were varied in turn, bretylium (1-5 mmol l-1) exhibited competitive-type effects against K+ with a Ki of 1.4 mmol l-1 and noncompetitive-type effects against Na+, Mg2+ and ATP. 4. In K+ influx studies in trout erythrocytes with 86Rb+ used as the marker, the inhibition of total influx observed with bretylium (5 and 10 mmol l-1) was attributable to the bretylium cation selectively inhibiting the Na/K pump-mediated influx with the associated tosylate anion inhibiting Na/K cotransport. 5. The observed inhibition kinetics indicated that the bretylium cation (2-15 mmol l-1) competitively inhibited K+ stimulation of the Na/K pump at 6 and 1.25 mmol l-1 external K+ with a mean K1 of 2.3 mmol l-1. 6. The effects demonstrated on the functioning Na/K pump in erythrocytes confirmed the Na,K-ATPase findings, with bretylium selectively inhibiting K+ stimulation of the pump mechanism in both cases. 7. It is suggested that Na,K-ATPase inhibition may contribute to the antiarrhythmic and positive inotropic effects of bretylium with the cardiac accumulation of bretylium also possibly being a further important factor.

Assembly of the alpha-subunit of Torpedo californica Na+/K(+)-ATPase with its pre-existing beta-subunit in Xenopus oocytes

The alpha- and beta-subunits of Torpedo californica Na+/K(+)-ATPase were expressed in turn in single oocytes by alternately microinjecting the specific mRNAs for the alpha- and beta-subunits. The mRNA first injected was degraded prior to the injection of the second mRNA by injecting the antisense oligonucleotide specific for the first mRNA. The pre-existing beta-subunit, which had been synthesized by injecting mRNA for the beta-subunit, could assemble with the alpha-subunit expressed later in the single oocytes and the resulting alpha beta complex acquired both ouabain-binding and Na+/K(+)-ATPase activities. On the other hand, formation of the alpha beta complex was not detected when the alpha-subunit was expressed first, followed by the beta-subunit. These data suggest that the beta-subunit acts as a receptor or a stabilizer for the alpha-subunit upon the biogenesis of Na+/K(+)-ATPase.

ATP-sensitive potassium channels in adult mouse skeletal muscle: characterization of the ATP-binding site

Single K+-selective channels were studied in excised inside-out membrane patches from dissociated mouse toe muscle fibers. Channels of 74 pS conductance in symmetrical 160 mM KCl solutions were blocked reversibly by 10 microM internal ATP and thus identified as ATP-sensitive K+ channels. The channels were also blocked reversibly by mM concentrations of internal adenosine, adenine and thymine, but not by cytosine and uracil. The efficacy of the reversible channel blockers was higher when they were present in internal NaCl instead of KCl solutions. An irreversible inhibition of ATP-sensitive K+ channels was observed after application of several sulphydryl-modifying substances in the internal solution: 0.5 mM chloramine-T, 50 mM hydrogen peroxide or 2 mM N-ethylmaleimide (NEM). Large-conductance Ca-activated K+ channels were not affected by these reagents. The presence of 1 mM internal ATP prevents the irreversible inhibition of ATP-sensitive K+ channels by NEM. The results suggest that internal Na+ ions increase the affinity of the ATP-sensitive K+ channel to ATP and to other reversible channel blockers and that a functionally important SH-group is located at or near the ATP-binding site.

Localization and characterization of binding sites with high affinity for [3H]ouabain in cerebral cortex of rabbit brain using quantitative autoradiography

[3H]Ouabain binding was studied in sections of rabbit somatosensory cortex by quantitative autoradiography and in rabbit brain microsomal membranes using a conventional filtration assay. KD values of 8-12 nM for specific high-affinity binding of [3H]ouabain were found by both methods. High-affinity binding was not uniformly distributed in somatosensory cortex and was localized predominantly to laminae 1, 3, and 4. [3H]Ouabain binding in tissue sections was stimulated by the ligands Mg2+/Pi or Mg2+/ATP/Na+ and was inhibited by K+ (IC50 = 0.7-0.9 mM), N-ethylmaleimide, 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid), and erythrosin B. We conclude that [3H]ouabain is reversibly and specifically bound with high affinity in rabbit brain tissue sections under conditions that favor phosphorylation of Na+,K+-ATPase. Quantitative autoradiography is a powerful tool for assessing the affinity and number of specific ouabain binding sites in brain tissue.

Difference between neuronal and nonneuronal (Na+ + K+)-ATPases in their conformational equilibrium

Several experiments were carried out to study the difference between two isozymes (alpha(+) and alpha) of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase in the conformational equilibrium. Rat brain (Na+ + K+)-ATPase was much more thermolabile than the kidney enzyme. Both enzymes were protected from heat inactivation not only by Na+ and K+, but also by choline in varying degrees, though there was a difference between the two enzymes in the protection by the ligands. The brain enzyme was partially protected from N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) inactivation by both Na+ and K+, but the effects of the ligands on NEM inactivation of the kidney enzyme were more complex. Though ligands differentially affected the thermostability and NEM sensitivity of the two enzymes, the effects were not simply related to the conformational states. The sensitivity of phosphoenzyme (EP) formed in the presence of ATP, Na+, and Mg2+ to ADP or K+ and K+-p-nitrophenyl phosphatase (pNPPase) was then studied as a probe of the differences in the conformational equilibrium between the two isozymes. The EP of the brain enzyme was partially sensitive to ADP, while those of the heart and kidney enzymes were not. At physiological Na+ concentrations the percentages of E1P formed by the brain and kidney enzymes were determined to be about 40-50 and 10-20% of the total EP, respectively. The hydrolytic activity of pNPP in the presence of Li+, a selective activator at catalytic sites of the reaction, was much higher in the kidney enzyme than in the brain enzyme. The inhibition of K+-stimulated pNPPase by ATP and Na+ was greater in the latter enzyme than in the former. These results suggest that neuronal and nonneuronal (Na+ + K+)-ATPases differ in their conformational equilibrium: the E1 or E1P may be more stable in the alpha(+) than in the alpha during the turnover, and conversely the E2 or E2P may be more stable in the latter than in the former.

Expression of functional (Na+ + K+)-ATPase from cloned cDNAs

Functional (Na+ + K+)-ATPase is formed in Xenopus oocytes injected with alpha- and beta-subunit-specific mRNAs derived from cloned Torpedo californica cDNAs. Both the mRNAs are required for the expression of functional (Na+ + K+)-ATPase.

Inhibition of (Na+,K+)-ATPase by dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. Evidence for two carboxyl groups that are essential for enzymatic activity

N,N'-Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCCD), a reagent that reacts with carboxyl groups under mild conditions, irreversibly inhibits (Na+,K+)-ATPase activity (measured by using 1 mM ATP) with a pseudo-first-order rate constant of 0.084 min-1 (0.25 mM DCCD and 37 degrees C). The partial activities of the enzyme, including (Na+,K+)-ATPase at 1 microM ATP, Na+-ATPase, and the formation of enzyme-acyl phosphate (E-P), decayed at about one-third the rate at which (Na+,K+)-ATPase at 1 mM ATP was lost. The formation of E-P from inorganic phosphate was unaffected by DCCD while K+-phosphatase activity decayed at the same rate as (Na+,K+)-ATPase measured at 1 mM ATP. The enzyme's substrates (i.e., sodium, potassium, magnesium, and ATP) all decreased the rate of DCCD inactivation of (Na+,K+)-ATPase activity measured at either 1 mM or 1 microM ATP. The concentration dependence of the protection afforded by each substrate is consistent with its binding at a catalytically relevant site. DCCD also causes cross-linking of the enzyme into species of very high molecular weight. This process occurs at about one-tenth the rate at which (Na+,K+)-ATPase activity measured at 1 mM ATP is lost, too slowly to be related to the loss of enzymatic activity. Labeling of the enzyme with [14C]DCCD shows the incorporation of approximately 1 mol of DCCD per mole of large subunit; however, the incorporation is independent of the loss of enzymatic activity. The results presented here suggest that (Na+,K+)-ATPase contains two carboxyl groups that are essential for catalytic activity, in addition to the previously known aspartate residue which is involved in formation of E-P.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Involvement of sulfhydryl groups in the inhibition of brain (Na+ + K+)-ATPase by pyrithiamin

Brain (Na+ + K+)-ATPase was protected by low concentrations of GSH from the inhibitory effect of pyrithiamin. The possible involvement of sulfhydryl groups in the inhibition was then studied by comparing the effect of pyrithiamin with that of N-ethylmaleimide on the enzyme. The treatment of rat brain (Na+ + K+)-ATPase with thesee inhibitors caused a significant decrease in reactivity of the enzyme to N-ethyl[3H]maleimide. N-Ethylmaleimide, like pyrithiamin, inhibited the partial reactions of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase system in parallel with the inhibition of the overall reaction. An SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis procedure indicated that pyrithiamin and N-ethylmaleimide inhibited Na+-dependent phosphorylation of the alpha(+) form of rat brain (Na+ + K+)-ATPase more than that of alpha, though the selectivity for the alpha(+) seemed to be higher with the former inhibitor than in the latter. The treatment also decreased sensitivity of the enzyme to ouabain inhibition. However, pyrithiamin- and N-ethylmaleimide-induced inactivations of the enzyme differed in the efficacy of GSH for protection and in the effect of the kind of ligands present during the reaction. Furthermore, pyrithiamin did not appear to interact directly with sulfhydryl groups, but caused the formation of disulfide in bovine brain (Na+ + K+)-ATPase. In contrast to N-ethylmaleimide, pyrithiamin did not affect the sulfhydryl-enzymes such as alcohol dehydrogenase and L-alanine dehydrogenase. It is concluded that pyrithiamin modifies the functional sulfhydryl groups of brain (Na+ + K+)-ATPase in a way different from N-ethylmaleimide and causes a structural change and inactivation of the enzyme.

The effect of K+ on the equilibrium between the E2 and the K+-occluded E2 conformation of the (Na+ + K+)-ATPase

The rate of the transition from the E2 form to the E1 form of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase (ATP phosphohydrolase, EC 3.6.1.3) has been monitored by the fluorescence changes of eosin. The equilibrium between E1 and E2 is poised towards E2 in the absence of added cations. A stopped-flow tracing of the transition from E2 in the presence of 2 microM K+ (contamination) to E1 (in 150 mM Na+) is multiexponential with a large, rapidly decaying component (t 1/2 about 50 ms) and a smaller component which has a t 1/2 of about 2 s. KCl in microM concentrations decreases the amplitude of the rapidly decaying component and increases the amplitude of the slow component. The stopped-flow tracings can be satisfactorily fitted by a sum of three exponentials. An apparent Kd for K+ of about 5 microM is obtained for the conversion of the rapidly decaying component to the slowly decaying component. The experiments show that the E2 form is a mixture of at least two enzyme conformations. One E2 conformation - without K+ bound, (E2) - is transferred rapidly to the E1 conformation when Na+ is added, whereas the other E2-conformation--with K+ bound with an apparent high affinity, Kocc E2--is transferred slowly to the E1 conformation.

The effect of Na+ and K+ on the thermal denaturation of Na+ and + K+-dependent ATPase

To increase our understanding of the physical nature of the Na+ and K+ forms of the Na+ + K+-dependent ATPase, thermal-denaturation studies were conducted in different types of ionic media. Thermal-denaturation measurements were performed by measuring the regeneration of ATPase activity after slow pulse exposure to elevated temperatures. Two types of experiments were performed. First, the dependence of the thermal-denaturation rate on Na+ and K+ concentrations was examined. It was found that both cations stabilized the pump protein. Also, K+ was a more effective stabilizer of the native state than was Na+. Secondly, a set of thermodynamic parameters was obtained by measuring the temperature-dependence of the thermal-denaturation rate under three ionic conditions: 60 mM-K+, 150 mM-Na+ and no Na+ or K+. It was found that ion-mediated stabilization of the pump protein was accompanied by substantial increases in activation enthalpy and entropy, the net effect being a less-pronounced increase in activation free energy.

The effects of several ligands on the potassium-vanadate interaction in the inhibition of the (Na+ + K+)-ATPase and the Na+, K+ pump

Inhibition by vanadate of the K+-dependent p-nitrophenylphosphatase activity catalyzed by the (Na+ + K+)-ATPase partially purified from pig kidney showed competitive behavior with the substrate, K+ and Mg2+ acted as cofactors in promoting that inhibition. Ligands which inhibited the K+-dependent p-nitrophenyl phosphate hydrolysis (Na+, nucleotide polyphosphates, inorganic phosphate) protected against inhibition by vanadate. The magnitude of that protection was proportional to the inhibition produced in the absence of vanadate. In the presence of only p-nitrophenyl phosphate and Mg2+, or when the protective ligands were tested alone, the activation of p-nitrophenyl phosphate hydrolysis by K+ followed a sigmoid curve in the presence as well in the absence of vanadate. However, the combination of 100 mM NaCl and 3 mM ATP resulted in a biphasic effect of K+ on the p-nitrophenyl phosphate hydrolysis in the presence of vanadate. After an initial rise at low K+ concentration, the p-nitrophenylphosphatase activity declined at high K+ concentrations; this decline became more pronounced as the vanadate concentration was increased. This biphasic response was not seen when a nonphosphorylating ATP analog was combined with Na+ (which favors the nucleotide binding) or with inorganic phosphate (a requirement for K+ - K+ exchange). Experiments with inside-out resealed vesicles from human red cells showed that in the absence of Na+ plus ATP, K+ promoted vanadate inhibition of p-nitrophenylphosphatase activity in a nonbiphasic manner, acting at cytoplasmic sites. On the other hand, in the presence of Na+ plus ATP, the biphasic response of p-nitrophenyl phosphate hydrolysis is due to K+ acting on extracellular sites. In vanadate-poisoned intact red blood cells, the biphasic response of the ouabain-sensitive Rb+ influx as a function of the external Rb+ concentration failed to develop when there was no Na+ in the extracellular media. In addition, in the absence of extracellular Na+, external Rb+ did not influence the magnitude of inhibition. The present findings indicate that external K+ favors vanadate inhibition by displacing Na+ from unspecified extracellular membrane sites.

Characterization of partially purified (Na+ + K+)-ATPase from porcine lens

The partial purification of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase from pig lens has been achieved by treatment with deoxycholate followed by density gradient centrifugation. The specific activity of the final preparation, ranging from 300 to 500 nmol/h per mg protein, is increased approx. 100-fold compared to the homogenate. A parallel increase in rho-nitrophenylphosphatase activity is also observed. Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) gel electrophoresis reveals six major protein bands, one of which is the 93 kDa alpha subunit of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase which can be phosphorylated by reaction with [gamma-32P]ATP. A second band contains a glycoprotein which displays an apparent molecular weight of 51000 and thus appears to be the beta subunit of the enzyme. The enzyme is sensitive to ouabain with the I50 for (Na+ + K+)-ATPase and rho-nitrophenylphosphatase inhibition being 1.2 and 1.3 microM, respectively. Several agents which inhibit (Na+ + K+)-ATPase from other tissues such as oligomycin, Ca2+, vanadate, N-ethylmaleimide, rho-chloromercuribenzenesulfonic acid (PCMBS) and 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) also inhibit the lens enzyme. Monovalent cations other than K+ are partially effective in activating the (Na+ + K+)-ATPase and rho-nitrophenylphosphatase activities. The K+ congeners were relatively more effective in supporting (Na+ + K+)-ATPase compared to rho-nitrophenylphosphatase activity. Other kinetic properties of the lens enzyme are also comparable to those of the enzyme from other tissues. Utilizing the partially purified membrane bound enzyme, discontinuities in Arrhenius plots of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase activity, rho-nitrophenylphosphatase activity and fluorescence polarization of the fluidity probe, 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH), are observed near the physiological temperature of lens. The possible significance of these observations for the mechanism of cataract formation are discussed.

High-affinity 86Rb-binding and structural changes in the alpha-subunit of Na+,K+-ATPase as detected by tryptic digestion and fluorescence analysis

High-affinity 86Rb-binding has been related to tryptic cleavage and fluorescence from intrinsic and extrinsic probes in order to examine the relationship of cation binding to structural transitions in the alpha-subunit of pure membrane-bound Na+,K+-ATPase from the outer renal medulla. Native Na+,K+-Atpase binds two Rb+ ions per alpha-subunit (12.3 nmol/mg protein) with high affinity (Kd = 7.5 microM) in 25 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5. Enzyme with one molecule of covalently attached fluorescein per alpha-subunit has the same capacity (12.8 nmol/mg protein) but a much lower affinity for Rb+ (Kd = 29.2 microM). The changes in conformational state of the protein are correlated with occupancy of the high-affinity sites for Rb+, also at concentrations of Rb+ below the Kd. Titration at varying ionic strength suggests that the E2-form is the relaxed or native conformation of the alpha-subunit. Changes in tryptic digestion pattern and in fluorescence are parallel events both in the conditions of the binding assay and at physiological ionic strength. Reversible blocking of sulfhydryl groups with Thimerosal (ethylmercurythiosalicylate) abolishes the fluorescence responses to K+ or Rb+ without affecting the capacity or the affinity for binding of 86Rb. The demonstration of high-affinity binding of Rb+ without coupling to a conformational change suggests that the E1-form of the protein exposes sites for tight binding of K+ or Rb+ at the cytoplasmic membrane surface.

Sulphydryl groups of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase from rectal glands of Squalus acanthias. Detection of ligand-induced conformational changes

1. Modification of the Class II sulphydryl groups on the (Na+ + K+)-ATPase from rectal glands of Squalus acanthias with N-ethylmaleimide has been used to detect conformational changes in the protein. The rates of inactivation of the enzyme and the incorporation of N-ethylmaleimide depend on the ligands present in the incubation medium. With 150 mM K+ the rate of inactivation is largest (k1 = 1.73 mM-1 . min-1) and four SH groups per alpha-subunit are modified. The rate of inactivation in the presence of 150 mM Na+ is smaller (k1 = 1.08 mM-1 . min-1) but the incorporation of N-ethylmaleimide is the same as with K+. 2. ATP in micromolar concentrations protects the Class II groups in the presence of Na+ (k1 = 0.08 mM-1 . min-1 at saturating ATP) and the incorporation is drastically reduced. ATP in millimolar concentrations protects the Class II groups partially in the presence of K+ (k1 = 1.08 mM-1 . min-1) and three SH groups are labelled per alpha subunit. 3. The K+-dependent phosphatase is inhibited in parallel to the (Na+ + K+)-ATPase under all conditions, and the ligand-dependent incorporation of N-ethylmaleimide was on the alpha-subunit only. 4. It is shown that the difference between the Na+ and K+ conformations sensed with N-ethylmaleimide depends on the pH of the incubation medium. At pH 6 there is a very small difference between the rates of inactivation in the presence of Na+ and K+, but at higher pH the difference increases. It is also shown that the rate of inactivation has a minimum at pH 6.9, which suggests that the conformation of the enzyme changes with pH. 5. Modification of the Class III groups with N-ethylmaleimide--whereby the enzyme activity is reduced from about 16% to zero--shows that these groups are also sensitive to conformational changes. As with the Class II groups, ATP in micromolar concentrations protects in the presence of Na+ relative to Na+ or K+ alone. ATP in millimolar concentrations with K+ present increases the rate of inactivation relative to K+ alone, in contrast to the effect on the Class II groups. 6. Modification of the Class II groups with a maleimide spin label shows a difference between Class II groups labelled in the presence of Na+ (or K+) and Class II groups labelled in the presence of K + ATP, in agreement with the difference in incorporation of N-ethylmaleimide. The spectra suggest that the SH group protected by ATP in the presence of K+ is buried in the protein. 7. The results suggest that at least four different conformations of the (Na+ + K+)-ATPase can be sensed with N-ethylmaleimide: (i) a Na+ form of the enzyme with ATP bound to a high-affinity site (E1-Na-ATP); (ii) a Na+ form without ATP bound (E1-Na); (iii) a K+ form without ATP bound (E2-K); and (iv) an enzyme form with ATP bound to a low-affinity site in the presence of K+, probably and E1-K-ATP form.

Sulphydryl groups of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase from rectal glands of Squalus acanthias. Titrations and classification

1. (Na+ + K+)-ATPase from rectal glands of Squalus acanthias contains 34 SH groups per mol (Mr 265000). 15 are located on the alpha subunit (Mr 106000) and two on the beta subunit (Mr 40000). The beta subunit also contains one disulphide bridge. 2. The reaction of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase with N-ethylmaleimide shows the existence of at least three classes of SH groups. Class I contains two SH groups on each alpha subunit and one on each beta subunit. Reaction of these groups with N-ethylmaleimide in the presence of 40% glycerol or sucrose does not alter the enzyme activity. Class II contains four SH groups on each alpha subunit, and the reaction of these groups with 0.1 mM N-ethylmaleimide in the presence of 150 mM K+ leads to an enzyme species with about 16% activity. The remaining enzyme activity can be completely abolished by reaction with 5-10 mM N-ethylmaleimide, indicating a third class of SH groups (Class III). This pattern of inactivation is different from that of the kidney enzyme, where only one class of SH groups essential to activity is observed. 3. It is also shown that N-ethylmaleimide and DTNB inactivate by reacting with the same Class II SH groups. 4. Spin-labelling of the (Na+ + K+)-ATPase with a maleimide derivative shows that Class II groups are mostly buried in the membrane, whereas Class I groups are more exposed. It is also shown that spin label bound to the Class I groups can monitor the difference between the Na+- and K+-forms of the enzyme.

ATPases: common and unique features within a group of enzymes

An attempt is made to survey ATPases with respect to features common to all or some of them and features peculiar to each individual enzyme of the group. Clues are presented for a tentative classification of ATPases and a simple system is suggested for the designation of interaction of ATPases with ions which is often used as the main feature of identification of individual ATPases.

Ligand-dependent reactivity of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase with showdomycin

Showdomycin inhibited pig brain (Na+ + K+)-ATPase with pseudo first-order kinetics. The rate of inhibition by showdomycin was examined in the presence of 16 combinations of four ligands, i.e., Na+, K+, Mg2+ and ATP, and was found to depend on the ligands added. Combinations of ligands were divided into five groups in terms of the magnitude of the rate constant; in the order of decreasing rate constants these were: (1) Na+ + Mg2+ + ATP, (2) Mg2+, Mg2+ + K+, K+ and none, (3) Na+ + Mg2+, Na+, K+ + Na+ and Na+ + K+ + Mg2+, (4) Mg2+ + K+ + ATP, K+ + ATP and Mg2+ + ATP, (5) K+ + Na + + ATP, Na+ + ATP, Na+ + K+ + Mg2+ + ATP and ATP. The highest rate was obtained in the presence of Na+, Mg2+ and ATP. The apparent concentrations of Na+, Mg2+ and ATP for half-maximum stimulation of inhibition (KS0.5) were 3 mM, 0.13 mM and 4 MicroM, respectively. The rate was unchanged upon further increase in Na+ concentration from 140 to 1000 mM. The rates of inhibition could be explained on the basis of the enzyme forms present, including E1, E2, ES, E1-P and E2-P, i. e., E2 has higher reactivity with showdomycin than E1, while E2-P has almost the same reactivity as E1-P. We conclude that the reaction of (Na+ + K+)- ATPase proceeds via at least four kinds of enzyme form (E1, E2, E1 . nucleotide and EP), which all have different conformations.

The steady-state kinetic mechanism of ATP hydrolysis catalyzed by membrane-bound (Na+ + K+)-ATPase from ox brain. I. Substrate identity

A detailed steady-state kinetic investigation of the hydrolysis of ATP catalyzed by (Na+ + K+)-ATPase is reported. The activity was studied in the presence of (i) Na+ (130 mM), K+ (20 mM) and micromolar ATP concentrations and Na+ (150 mM) the ('Na+-enzyme'). The data obtained lead to the following results: 1. The action of each enzyme may be described by a simple kinetic mechanism with one (Na+-enzyme) or two ((Na+ + K+)-enzyme) dead-end Mg complexes. 2. For both enzymes, both MgATP and free ATP are substrates, with Mg2+, in the latter case, as the second substrate. 3. For each enzyme, the complete set of kinetic constants (seven for the Na+-enzyme, eight for the (Na+ + K+)-enzyme) are determined from the data. 4. For each enzyme it is shown that, in the alternate substrate mechanism obtained, the ratio of net steady-state flux along the 'MgATP pathway' to that of the 'ATP-Mg pathway' increases linearly with the concentration of free Mg2+. The parameters of this function are determined from the data. As a result of this, at high (greater than 3 mM) free Mg2+ concentrations the alternate substrate mechanism degenerates into a 'limiting' kinetic mechanism, with MgATP as the (essentially) sole substrate, and Mg2+ as an uncompetitive (Na+-enzyme) or non-competitive ((Na+ + K+)-enzyme) inhibitor.

Interaction of catecholamines and ethanol on the kinetics of rat brain (Na+ + K+)-ATPase

The effects of catecholamines (CA) and ethanol (EtOH), singly and in combination, on the kinetics of rat brain (Na+ + K+)-ATPase were studied. Addition of 0.05 M EtOH alone did not change Vmax or Km for K+, Na+, Mg2+ and ATP. Addition of 0.1 mM dopamine (DA) or noradrenaline (NA) alone stimulated the enzyme activity in presence of vanadium-containing ATP as substrate, but not with vanadium-free ATP except in the presence of high Mg2+ : ATP ratios. CA alone decreased the Km slightly for K+ and by about 50% for ATP, increased it for Mg2+ and did not change it for Na+. However, the combination of DA or NA + EtOH produced a marked inhibition which was competitive for K+, and uncompetitive or mixed for Mg2+, Na+ and ATP. The inhibitory effect of NA + EtOH was abolished in 20 mM K+. These findings suggest that NA sensitizes the enzyme to EtOH inhibition at physiological K+ concentrations, by conformational change away from the outwardly facing K+-binding E2P for to the inwardly facing Na+-binding E1P form.

Studies on (Na+ + K+)-activated ATPase. XLVI. Effect of cation-induced conformational changes on sulfhydryl group modification

(1) (Na+ + K+)-ATPase (ATP phosphohydrolase, EC 3.1.6.3) contains 34 sulfhydryl groups on the catalytic subunit, and two on the glycoprotein subunit. Under native conditions, only sulfhydryl groups on the catalytic subunit are accessible to modifying reagents. (2) The degree of inhibition of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase activity by N-ethylmaleimide and 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) depends on the cations present in the reaction medium. Mg2+ strongly enchances the inhibitory effects of both sulfhydryl reagents. The effects of Mg2+ on the inhibition by 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) are counteracted by the addition of Na+ or K+. Na+ has no more effect than choline on the inhibition by 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid), but it enhances the inhibitory effect of N-ethylmaleimide at low Na+ concentrations (less than 10 mM). Low concentrations of K+ (less than 10 mM) slightly protect the enzyme against modification. (3) Titration of residual sulfhydryl groups reveals that these ions do not only influence modification of essential sulfhydryl groups, but also that of sulfhydryl groups which are not essential for the enzyme activity. (4) These results indicate that Na+, K+ and Mg2+ have marked effects on the conformation of the catalytic subunit of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase. Various enzyme conformations can be induced, depending on the concentration and the kind of cation added. The largest effects are observed after addition of Mg2+.

Effects of ATP and protons on the Na : K selectivity of the (Na+ + K+)-ATPase studied by ligand effects on intrinsic and extrinsic fluorescence

The effect of pH and of ATP on the Na : K selectivity of the (Na+ + K+)-ATPase has been tested under equilibrium conditions. The Na+ : K+-induced change in intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence and in fluorescence of eosin maleimide bound to the system has been used as a tool. 1 mol of eosin maleimide per mol of enzyme gives no loss in either ATPase or phosphatase activity and the fluorescence in the presence of Na+ is about 30% higher than in the presence of K+. Choline, protonated Tris, protonated histidine and Mg2+ have an 'Na+' effect on the extrinsic fluorescence, while Rb+, Cs+ and NH4+ have a 'K+' effect. Choline and protonated Tris have an Na+ effect on intrinsic fluorescence. A close correlation between the effect of Na+ compared to K+ on the fluorescence change and on Na+ activation of hydrolysis indicates that the observed changes in fluorescence are due to an effect of Na+ and of K+ on the internal sites of the system. The equilibrium between the two conformations, which are reflected by the difference in fluorescence with Na+ and K+, respectively, is highly influenced by the concentration of protons. At a given Na+ : K+ ratio, an increase in the proton concentration shifts the equilibrium towards the 'K+' fluorescence form while a decrease shifts the equilibrium towards the 'Na+' fluorescence form, i.e., protons increase the apparent affinity for K+ and vice versa, K+ increases pK values of importance for the Na+ : K+ selectivity. Conversely, a decrease in protons increases the apparent affinity for Na+ and vice versa, Na+ decreases the pK. ATP decreases the apparent pK for the protonation-deprotonation, i.e., ATP facilitates the deprotonation which accompanies Na+ binding. The results suggest two effects of ATP for the hydrolysis in the presence of Na+ and K+ : (i) at low ATP concentrations (K0.5 < 10 microM) on the K+-Na+ exchange on the internal sites and (ii) at higher, substrate, concentrations on the activation by K+ on the external sites.

Studies on (K+ + H+)-ATPase. I. Essential arginine residue in its substrate binding center

1. A membrane vesicle fraction containing a high (K+ + H+)-ATPase activity was isolated from porcine gastric mucosa. The enzyme has a pH optimum of 7.0 and is stimulated by T1+, K+, Rb+ and NH4+ with KA values of 0.13, 2.7, 7.6 and 26 mM, respectively, at this pH. 2. Incubation of the isolated membrane fraction with butanedione leads to inactivation of the (K+ + H+)-ATPase activity. The pH-dependence of the (K+ + H+)-ATPase activity. The pH-dependence of the inactivation and the reversibility of the reaction, observed after removal of excess butanedione and borate, indicate that modification of arginine is involved. 3. The inactivation of (K+ + H+)-ATPase activity by butanedione is time-dependent and follows second-order kinetics. From the dependence of the inactivation rate on the reagent concentration it appears that a single arginine residue is involved in the inactivation of the (K+ + H+)-ATPase activity. 4. ATP, deoxy-ATP, ADP and adenylyl imidodiphosphate (AMPPNP), but not CTP, GTP and ITP which are poor substrates, protect the enzyme against butanedione inactivation, suggesting that the essential arginine residue is located in the ATP binding centre. 5. In the presence of Mg2+ the butanedione inactivation is increased, and the protection by ATP, deoxy-ATP and ADP (but not that by AMPPNP) is less pronounced. This suggests that Mg2+ induces a conformational change in the enzyme, exposing the arginine group and coinciding with phosphorylation and subsequent release of ADP from its binding site.

Acute and chronic catecholamine-ethanol interactions on rat brain (Na+ + K+)-ATPase

Noradrenaline (N) sensitizes rat brain (Na+ + K+)-ATPase to inhibition by low concentrations of ethanol (E). Only 1-N and not d-N was effective. The sensitization is also produced by other alpha-adrenergic agonists (adrenaline, phenylephrine), but not by isoproterenol, and is prevented by phentolamine but not by propranolol. The sensitization is greater with partially purified enzyme than with crude homogenates. N + E, like much higher concentrations of E alone, produced competitive inhibition with respect to K+ but uncompetitive or mixed inhibition with respect to Na+, Mg++ and ATP, and a reduced "physiological efficiency" of ATP utilization. All these changes were abolished by increasing K+ to 20 mM. After 3-week E treatment, with or without withdrawal, the N + E interaction was markedly reduced, though basal ATPase activity was increased only after withdrawal. Temperature-dependence studies (Arrhenius plots) indicated that sensitization occurs by alteration of activation energy only above the transition temperature. These findings suggest that alpha-agonists fluidize membrane lipids and thus facilitate conformational change of the enzyme by E, resulting in inhibition.

Effects of ATP on the intermediary steps of the reaction of the (Na+ + K+)-ATPase. IV. Effect of ATP on K0.5 for Na+ and on hydrolysis at different pH and temperature

The pH optimum for (Na+ + K+)-ATPase (ATP phosphohydrolase, EC 3.6.1.3) depends on the combination of monovalent cations, on the ATP concentration and on temperature. ATP decreases the Na+ concentration necessary for half maximum activation, K0.5 for Na+ (Na+ + K+ = 150 mM), and the effect is pH and temperature dependent. At a low ATP concentration a decrease in pH leads to an increase in K0.5 for Na+, while at the high ATP concentration it leads to a decrease. K0.5 for ATP for hydrolysis decreases with an increase in pH. The fractional stimulation by K+ in the presence of Na+ decreases with the ATP concentration, and at a low ATP concentration K+ becomes inhibitory, this being most pronounced at 0 degrees C. The results suggest that (a) ATP at a given pH has two different effects: it increases the Na+ relative to K+ affinity on the internal site (K0.5 for ATP at pH 7.4, 37 degrees C, is less than 10 microM); it increases the molar activity in the presence of Na+ + K+ (K0.5 for ATP at pH 7.4, 37 degrees , is 127 microM), (b) binding of the cations to the external as well as the internal sites leads to pK changes (Bohr effect) which are different for Na+ and for K+, i.e. the selectivity for Na+ relative to K+ depends both on ATP and on the degree of protonation of certain groups on the system, (c) ATP involves an extra dissociable group in the determination of the selectivity of the internal site, and thereby changes the effect of an increase in protonation of the system from a decrease to an increase in selectivity for Na+ relative to K+.

Mathematical modelling of ATP, K+ and Na+ interactions with (Na+ + K+)-ATPase occurring under equilibrium conditions

The controlling effect of ATP, K+ and Na+ on the rate of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase inactivation by 7-chloro-4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole (NBD-C1) is used for the mathematical modelling of the interaction of the effectors with the enzyme under equilibrium conditions. 1. Of a series of conceivable interaction models, designed without conceptual restrictions to describe the effector control of inactivation kinetics, only one fits the experimental data described in a preceding paper. 2. The model is characterized by the coexistence of two binding sites for ATP and the coexistence of two separate binding sites for K+ and Na+ on the enzyme-ATP complex. On the basis of this model, the effector parameters fitting the experimental data most closely are estimated by means of nonlinear least-squares fits. 3. The apparent dissociation constants for ATP fo the enzyme-ATP complex or of the enzyme-(ATP)2 complex are computed to lie near 0.0024 mM and 0.34 mM, respectively, irrespective of whether K+ and Na+ were absent or K+ and K+ plus Na+, respectively, were present in the experiments. 4. The origin of the high and the low affinity site for binding of ATP to the (Na+ + K+)-ATPase molecule is traced back to the coexistence of two catalytic centres which, although primarily equivalent as to the reactivity of their thiol groups with NBD-C1, are induced into anticooperative communication by ATP binding and thus show an induced geometric asymmetry. 5. On the basis of the interaction model outlined under item 2 the apparent dissociation constant for K+ or Na+ in the (K+ + Na+)-liganded enzyme-ATP complex are computed to be 1.7 mM and 3.5 mM, respectively. 6. The conclusions concerning the coexistence of two primarily equivalent but anticooperatively interacting catalytic centres and the coexistence of two separate ionophoric centres for Na+ and K+ correspond to the appropriate basic postulates of the flip-flop concept of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase mechanism.