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Spontarelli K, Young VC, Sweazey R, Padro A, Lee J, Bueso T, Hernandez RM, Kim J, Katz A, Rossignol F, Turner C, Wilczewski CM, Maxwell GL, Holmgren M, Bailoo JD, Yano ST, Artigas P. ATP1A1-linked diseases require a malfunctioning protein product from one allele. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2024; 1871:119572. [PMID: 37659504 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2023.119572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/04/2023]
Abstract
Heterozygous germline variants in ATP1A1, the gene encoding the α1 subunit of the Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA), have been linked to diseases including primary hyperaldosteronism and the peripheral neuropathy Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT). ATP1A1 variants that cause CMT induce loss-of-function of NKA. This heterodimeric (αβ) enzyme hydrolyzes ATP to establish transmembrane electrochemical gradients of Na+ and K+ that are essential for electrical signaling and cell survival. Of the 4 catalytic subunit isoforms, α1 is ubiquitously expressed and is the predominant paralog in peripheral axons. Human population sequencing datasets indicate strong negative selection against both missense and protein-null ATP1A1 variants. To test whether haploinsufficiency generated by heterozygous protein-null alleles are sufficient to cause disease, we tested the neuromuscular characteristics of heterozygous Atp1a1+/- knockout mice and their wildtype littermates, while also evaluating if exercise increased CMT penetrance. We found that Atp1a1+/- mice were phenotypically normal up to 18 months of age. Consistent with the observations in mice, we report clinical phenotyping of a healthy adult human who lacks any clinical features of known ATP1A1-related diseases despite carrying a plasma-membrane protein-null early truncation variant, p.Y148*. Taken together, these results suggest that a malfunctioning gene product is required for disease induction by ATP1A1 variants and that if any pathology is associated with protein-null variants, they may display low penetrance or high age of onset.
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- Kerri Spontarelli
- Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, Center for Membrane Protein Research, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, Center for Membrane Protein Research, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, Center for Membrane Protein Research, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, Center for Membrane Protein Research, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- NIH Reverse Phenotyping Core, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- NIH Reverse Phenotyping Core, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- NIH Reverse Phenotyping Core, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA, USA
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- Molecular Neurophysiology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
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- National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; Molecular Neurophysiology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; Current address: Section of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, Center for Membrane Protein Research, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
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Fedosova NU, Habeck M, Nissen P. Structure and Function of Na,K-ATPase-The Sodium-Potassium Pump. Compr Physiol 2021; 12:2659-2679. [PMID: 34964112 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c200018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Na,K-ATPase is an ubiquitous enzyme actively transporting Na-ions out of the cell in exchange for K-ions, thereby maintaining their concentration gradients across the cell membrane. Since its discovery more than six decades ago the Na-pump has been studied extensively and its vital physiological role in essentially every cell has been established. This article aims at providing an overview of well-established biochemical properties with a focus on Na,K-ATPase isoforms, its transport mechanism and principle conformations, inhibitors, and insights gained from crystal structures. © 2021 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 11:1-21, 2021.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience - DANDRITE, Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience - DANDRITE, Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Lowry CA, Golod ME, Andrew RD, Bennett BM. Expression of Neuronal Na +/K +-ATPase α Subunit Isoforms in the Mouse Brain Following Genetically Programmed or Behaviourally-induced Oxidative Stress. Neuroscience 2020; 442:202-215. [PMID: 32653541 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The Na+/K+-ATPase is a transmembrane ion pump that has a critical homeostatic role within every mammalian cell; however, it is vulnerable to the effects of increased oxidative stress. Understanding how expression of this transporter is influenced by oxidative stress may yield insight into its role in the pathophysiology of neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases. In this study we investigated whether increased oxidative stress could influence Na+/K+-ATPase expression in various brain regions of mice. We utilized two different models of oxidative stress: a behavioural chronic unpredictable stress protocol and the Aldh2-/- mouse model of oxidative stress-based and age-related cognitive impairment. We identified distinct regional baseline mRNA and protein expression patterns of the Na+/K+-ATPase α1 and α3 isoforms within the neocortex, hippocampus, and brainstem of wildtype mice. Consistent with previous studies, there was a higher proportion of α3 expression relative to α1 in the brainstem versus neocortex, but a higher proportion of α1 expression relative to α3 in the neocortex versus the brainstem. The hippocampus had similar expression levels of both α1 and α3. Despite increased staining for oxidative stress in higher brain, no differences in α1 or α3 expression were noted in Aldh2-/- mice versus wildtype, or in mice exposed to a 28-day chronic unpredictable stress protocol. In both models of oxidative stress, gene and protein expression of Na+/K+-ATPase α1 and α3 isoforms within the higher and lower brain was remarkably stable. Thus, Na+/K+-ATPase function previously reported as altered by oxidative stress is not through induced changes in the expression of pump isoforms.
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- Chloe A Lowry
- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, 18 Stuart St., Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.
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- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, 18 Stuart St., Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.
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- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, 18 Stuart St., Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada; Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, 18 Stuart St., Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.
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- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, 18 Stuart St., Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada; Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, 18 Stuart St., Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.
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MacAulay N. Molecular mechanisms of K + clearance and extracellular space shrinkage-Glia cells as the stars. Glia 2020; 68:2192-2211. [PMID: 32181522 DOI: 10.1002/glia.23824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Neuronal signaling in the central nervous system (CNS) associates with release of K+ into the extracellular space resulting in transient increases in [K+ ]o . This elevated K+ is swiftly removed, in part, via uptake by neighboring glia cells. This process occurs in parallel to the [K+ ]o elevation and glia cells thus act as K+ sinks during the neuronal activity, while releasing it at the termination of the pulse. The molecular transport mechanisms governing this glial K+ absorption remain a point of debate. Passive distribution of K+ via Kir4.1-mediated spatial buffering of K+ has become a favorite within the glial field, although evidence for a quantitatively significant contribution from this ion channel to K+ clearance from the extracellular space is sparse. The Na+ /K+ -ATPase, but not the Na+ /K+ /Cl- cotransporter, NKCC1, shapes the activity-evoked K+ transient. The different isoform combinations of the Na+ /K+ -ATPase expressed in glia cells and neurons display different kinetic characteristics and are thereby distinctly geared toward their temporal and quantitative contribution to K+ clearance. The glia cell swelling occurring with the K+ transient was long assumed to be directly associated with K+ uptake and/or AQP4, although accumulating evidence suggests that they are not. Rather, activation of bicarbonate- and lactate transporters appear to lead to glial cell swelling via the activity-evoked alkaline transient, K+ -mediated glial depolarization, and metabolic demand. This review covers evidence, or lack thereof, accumulated over the last half century on the molecular mechanisms supporting activity-evoked K+ and extracellular space dynamics.
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- Nanna MacAulay
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Orlov SN, Tverskoi AM, Sidorenko SV, Smolyaninova LV, Lopina OD, Dulin NO, Klimanova EA. Na,K-ATPase as a target for endogenous cardiotonic steroids: What's the evidence? Genes Dis 2020; 8:259-271. [PMID: 33997173 PMCID: PMC8093582 DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2020.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
With an exception of few reports, the plasma concentration of ouabain and marinobufagenin, mostly studied cardiotonic steroids (CTS) assessed by immunoassay techniques, is less than 1 nM. During the last 3 decades, the implication of these endogenous CTS in the pathogenesis of hypertension and other volume-expanded disorders is widely disputed. The threshold for inhibition by CTS of human and rodent α1-Na,K-ATPase is ∼1 and 1000 nM, respectively, that rules out the functioning of endogenous CTS (ECTS) as natriuretic hormones and regulators of cell adhesion, cell-to-cell communication, gene transcription and translation, which are mediated by dissipation of the transmembrane gradients of monovalent cations. In several types of cells ouabain and marinobufagenin at concentrations corresponding to its plasma level activate Na,K-ATPase, decrease the [Na+]i/[K+]i-ratio and increase cell proliferation. Possible physiological significance and mechanism of non-canonical Na+i/K+i-dependent and Na+i/K+i-independent cell responses to CTS are discussed.
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- Sergei N Orlov
- MV Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234, Russia.,National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk, 634050, Russia.,Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, 634050, Russia
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- MV Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234, Russia.,National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk, 634050, Russia
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- MV Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234, Russia.,National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk, 634050, Russia
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- MV Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234, Russia
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- MV Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234, Russia.,National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk, 634050, Russia
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Differential expression patterns of sodium potassium ATPase alpha and beta subunit isoforms in mouse brain during postnatal development. Neurochem Int 2019; 128:163-174. [PMID: 31009649 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Revised: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
The sodium potassium ATPase (Na+/K+ ATPase) is essential for the maintenance of a low intracellular Na+ and a high intracellular K+ concentration. Loss of function of the Na+/K+ ATPase due to mutations in Na+/K+ ATPase genes, anoxic conditions, depletion of ATP or inhibition of the Na+/K+ ATPase function using cardiac glycosides such as digitalis, causes a depolarization of the resting membrane potential. While in non-excitable cells, the uptake of glucose and amino acids is decreased if the function of the Na+/K+ ATPase is compromised, in excitable cells the symptoms range from local hyper-excitability to inactivating depolarization. Although several studies have demonstrated the differential expression of the various Na+/K+ ATPase alpha and beta isoforms in the brain tissue of rodents, their expression profile during development has yet to be thoroughly investigated. An immunohistochemical analysis of postnatal day 19 mouse brain showed ubiquitous expression of Na+/K+ ATPase isoforms α1, β1 and β2 in both neurons and glial cells, whereas α2 was expressed mostly in glial cells and the α3 and β3 isoforms were expressed in neurons. Furthermore, we examined potential changes in the relative expression of the different Na+/K+ ATPase isoforms in different brain areas of postnatal day 6 and in adult 9 months old animals using immunoblot analysis. Our results show a significant up-regulation of the α1 isoform in cortex, hippocampus and cerebellum, whereas, the α2 isoform was significantly up-regulated in midbrain. The β3 isoform showed a significant up-regulation in all brain areas investigated. The up-regulation of the α3 isoform matched that of the β2 isoform which were both significantly up-regulated in cortex, hippocampus and midbrain, suggesting that the increased maturation of the neuronal network is accompanied by an increase in expression of α3/β2 complexes in these brain structures.
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Syeda SS, Sánchez G, Hong KH, Hawkinson JE, Georg GI, Blanco G. Design, Synthesis, and in Vitro and in Vivo Evaluation of Ouabain Analogues as Potent and Selective Na,K-ATPase α4 Isoform Inhibitors for Male Contraception. J Med Chem 2018; 61:1800-1820. [PMID: 29291372 PMCID: PMC5846083 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b00925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Na,K-ATPase α4 is a testis-specific
plasma membrane Na+ and K+ transporter expressed
in sperm flagellum.
Deletion of Na,K-ATPase α4 in male mice results in complete
infertility, making it an attractive target for male contraception.
Na,K-ATPase α4 is characterized by a high affinity for the cardiac
glycoside ouabain. With the goal of discovering selective inhibitors
of the Na,K-ATPase α4 and of sperm function, ouabain derivatives
were modified at the glycone (C3) and the lactone (C17) domains. Ouabagenin
analogue 25, carrying a benzyltriazole moiety at C17,
is a picomolar inhibitor of Na,K-ATPase α4, with an outstanding
α4 isoform selectivity profile. Moreover, compound 25 decreased sperm motility in vitro and in vivo and affected sperm
membrane potential, intracellular Ca2+, pH, and hypermotility.
These results proved that the new ouabagenin triazole analogue is
an effective and selective inhibitor of Na,K-ATPase α4 and sperm
function.
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- Shameem Sultana Syeda
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development, College of Pharmacy , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55414 , United States
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology , University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City , Kansas 66160 , United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development, College of Pharmacy , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55414 , United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development, College of Pharmacy , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55414 , United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development, College of Pharmacy , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55414 , United States
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology , University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City , Kansas 66160 , United States
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Ellman DG, Isaksen TJ, Lund MC, Dursun S, Wirenfeldt M, Jørgensen LH, Lykke-Hartmann K, Lambertsen KL. The loss-of-function disease-mutation G301R in the Na +/K +-ATPase α 2 isoform decreases lesion volume and improves functional outcome after acute spinal cord injury in mice. BMC Neurosci 2017; 18:66. [PMID: 28886701 PMCID: PMC5590116 DOI: 10.1186/s12868-017-0385-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Background The Na+/K+-ATPases are transmembrane ion pumps important for maintenance of ion gradients across the plasma membrane that serve to support multiple cellular functions, such as membrane potentials, regulation of cellular volume and pH, and co-transport of signaling transmitters in all animal cells. The α2Na+/K+-ATPase subunit isoform is predominantly expressed in astrocytes, which us the sharp Na+-gradient maintained by the sodium pump necessary for astroglial metabolism. Prolonged ischemia induces an elevation of [Na+]i, decreased ATP levels and intracellular pH owing to anaerobic metabolism and lactate accumulation. During ischemia, Na+/K+-ATPase-related functions will naturally increase the energy demand of the Na+/K+-ATPase ion pump. However, the role of the α2Na+/K+-ATPase in contusion injury to the spinal cord remains unknown. We used mice heterozygous mice for the loss-of-function disease-mutation G301R in the Atp1a2 gene (α2+/G301R) to study the effect of reduced α2Na+/K+-ATPase expression in a moderate contusion spinal cord injury (SCI) model. Results We found that α2+/G301R mice display significantly improved functional recovery and decreased lesion volume compared to littermate controls (α2+/+) 7 days after SCI. The protein level of the α1 isoform was significantly increased, in contrast to the α3 isoform that significantly decreased 3 days after SCI in both α2+/G301R and α2+/+ mice. The level of the α2 isoform was significantly decreased in α2+/G301R mice both under naïve conditions and 3 days after SCI compared to α2+/+ mice. We found no differences in astroglial aquaporin 4 levels and no changes in the expression of chemokines (CCL2, CCL5 and CXCL1) and cytokines (TNF, IL-6, IL-1β, IL-10 and IL-5) between genotypes, just as no apparent differences were observed in location and activation of CD45 and F4/80 positive microglia and infiltrating leukocytes. Conclusion Our proof of concept study demonstrates that reduced expression of the α2 isoform in the spinal cord is protective following SCI. Importantly, the BMS and lesion volume were assessed at 7 days after SCI, and longer time points after SCI were not evaluated. However, the α2 isoform is a potential possible target of therapeutic strategies for the treatment of SCI.
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- Ditte Gry Ellman
- Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000, Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.,Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease-PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000, Odense C, Denmark
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- Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000, Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, University of Southern Denmark/Odense University Hospital, Odense, 5000, Odense C, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark/Odense University Hospital, Odense, 5000, Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, University of Southern Denmark/Odense University Hospital, Odense, 5000, Odense C, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark/Odense University Hospital, Odense, 5000, Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark. .,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark. .,Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease-PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark. .,Department of Clinical Genetics, Aarhus University Hospital, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, 5000, Odense C, Denmark. .,Department of Neurology, Odense University Hospital, 5000, Odense C, Denmark. .,BRIDGE, Inter-Disciplinary Guided Excellence, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5000, Odense C, Denmark.
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On the Many Actions of Ouabain: Pro-Cystogenic Effects in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22050729. [PMID: 28467389 PMCID: PMC5688955 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22050729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Revised: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Ouabain and other cardenolides are steroidal compounds originally discovered in plants. Cardenolides were first used as poisons, but after finding their beneficial cardiotonic effects, they were rapidly included in the medical pharmacopeia. The use of cardenolides to treat congestive heart failure remained empirical for centuries and only relatively recently, their mechanisms of action became better understood. A breakthrough came with the discovery that ouabain and other cardenolides exist as endogenous compounds that circulate in the bloodstream of mammals. This elevated these compounds to the category of hormones and opened new lines of investigation directed to further study their biological role. Another important discovery was the finding that the effect of ouabain was mediated not only by inhibition of the activity of the Na,K-ATPase (NKA), but by the unexpected role of NKA as a receptor and a signal transducer, which activates a complex cascade of intracellular second messengers in the cell. This broadened the interest for ouabain and showed that it exerts actions that go beyond its cardiotonic effect. It is now clear that ouabain regulates multiple cell functions, including cell proliferation and hypertrophy, apoptosis, cell adhesion, cell migration, and cell metabolism in a cell and tissue type specific manner. This review article focuses on the cardenolide ouabain and discusses its various in vitro and in vivo effects, its role as an endogenous compound, its mechanisms of action, and its potential use as a therapeutic agent; placing especial emphasis on our findings of ouabain as a pro-cystogenic agent in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD).
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Holm TH, Lykke-Hartmann K. Insights into the Pathology of the α3 Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase Ion Pump in Neurological Disorders; Lessons from Animal Models. Front Physiol 2016; 7:209. [PMID: 27378932 PMCID: PMC4906016 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
The transmembrane Na(+)-/K(+) ATPase is located at the plasma membrane of all mammalian cells. The Na(+)-/K(+) ATPase utilizes energy from ATP hydrolysis to extrude three Na(+) cations and import two K(+) cations into the cell. The minimum constellation for an active Na(+)-/K(+) ATPase is one alpha (α) and one beta (β) subunit. Mammals express four α isoforms (α1-4), encoded by the ATP1A1-4 genes, respectively. The α1 isoform is ubiquitously expressed in the adult central nervous system (CNS) whereas α2 primarily is expressed in astrocytes and α3 in neurons. Na(+) and K(+) are the principal ions involved in action potential propagation during neuronal depolarization. The α1 and α3 Na(+)-/K(+) ATPases are therefore prime candidates for restoring neuronal membrane potential after depolarization and for maintaining neuronal excitability. The α3 isoform has approximately four-fold lower Na(+) affinity compared to α1 and is specifically required for rapid restoration of large transient increases in [Na(+)]i. Conditions associated with α3 deficiency are therefore likely aggravated by suprathreshold neuronal activity. The α3 isoform been suggested to support re-uptake of neurotransmitters. These processes are required for normal brain activity, and in fact autosomal dominant de novo mutations in ATP1A3 encoding the α3 isoform has been found to cause the three neurological diseases Rapid Onset Dystonia Parkinsonism (RDP), Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC), and Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy, and sensorineural hearing loss (CAPOS). All three diseases cause acute onset of neurological symptoms, but the predominant neurological manifestations differ with particularly early onset of hemiplegic/dystonic episodes and mental decline in AHC, ataxic encephalopathy and impairment of vision and hearing in CAPOS syndrome and late onset of dystonia/parkinsonism in RDP. Several mouse models have been generated to study the in vivo consequences of Atp1a3 modulation. The different mice show varying degrees of hyperactivity, gait problems, and learning disability as well as stress-induced seizures. With the advent of several Atp1a3-gene or chemically modified animal models that closely phenocopy many aspects of the human disorders, we will be able to reach a much better understanding of the etiology of RDP, AHC, and CAPOS syndrome.
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- Thomas H. Holm
- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus UniversityAarhus, Denmark
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease-PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, Aarhus UniversityAarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus UniversityAarhus, Denmark
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease-PUMPKIN, Danish National Research Foundation, Aarhus UniversityAarhus, Denmark
- Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Aarhus UniversityAarhus, Denmark
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Ruegsegger C, Maharjan N, Goswami A, Filézac de L'Etang A, Weis J, Troost D, Heller M, Gut H, Saxena S. Aberrant association of misfolded SOD1 with Na(+)/K(+)ATPase-α3 impairs its activity and contributes to motor neuron vulnerability in ALS. Acta Neuropathol 2016; 131:427-51. [PMID: 26619836 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-015-1510-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2015] [Revised: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult onset progressive motor neuron disease with no cure. Transgenic mice overexpressing familial ALS associated human mutant SOD1 are a commonly used model for examining disease mechanisms. Presently, it is well accepted that alterations in motor neuron excitability and spinal circuits are pathological hallmarks of ALS, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unresolved. Here, we sought to understand whether the expression of mutant SOD1 protein could contribute to altering processes governing motor neuron excitability. We used the conformation specific antibody B8H10 which recognizes a misfolded state of SOD1 (misfSOD1) to longitudinally identify its interactome during early disease stage in SOD1G93A mice. This strategy identified a direct isozyme-specific association of misfSOD1 with Na(+)/K(+)ATPase-α3 leading to the premature impairment of its ATPase activity. Pharmacological inhibition of Na(+)/K(+)ATPase-α3 altered glutamate receptor 2 expression, modified cholinergic inputs and accelerated disease pathology. After mapping the site of direct association of misfSOD1 with Na(+)/K(+)ATPase-α3 onto a 10 amino acid stretch that is unique to Na(+)/K(+)ATPase-α3 but not found in the closely related Na(+)/K(+)ATPase-α1 isozyme, we generated a misfSOD1 binding deficient, but fully functional Na(+)/K(+)ATPase-α3 pump. Adeno associated virus (AAV)-mediated expression of this chimeric Na(+)/K(+)ATPase-α3 restored Na(+)/K(+)ATPase-α3 activity in the spinal cord, delayed pathological alterations and prolonged survival of SOD1G93A mice. Additionally, altered Na(+)/K(+)ATPase-α3 expression was observed in the spinal cord of individuals with sporadic and familial ALS. A fraction of sporadic ALS cases also presented B8H10 positive misfSOD1 immunoreactivity, suggesting that similar mechanism might contribute to the pathology.
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- Céline Ruegsegger
- Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Neuroscience, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Division of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Research, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Neurodegeneration correlates with Alzheimer's disease (AD) symptoms, but the molecular identities of pathogenic amyloid β-protein (Aβ) oligomers and their targets, leading to neurodegeneration, remain unclear. Amylospheroids (ASPD) are AD patient-derived 10- to 15-nm spherical Aβ oligomers that cause selective degeneration of mature neurons. Here, we show that the ASPD target is neuron-specific Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase α3 subunit (NAKα3). ASPD-binding to NAKα3 impaired NAKα3-specific activity, activated N-type voltage-gated calcium channels, and caused mitochondrial calcium dyshomeostasis, tau abnormalities, and neurodegeneration. NMR and molecular modeling studies suggested that spherical ASPD contain N-terminal-Aβ-derived "thorns" responsible for target binding, which are distinct from low molecular-weight oligomers and dodecamers. The fourth extracellular loop (Ex4) region of NAKα3 encompassing Asn(879) and Trp(880) is essential for ASPD-NAKα3 interaction, because tetrapeptides mimicking this Ex4 region bound to the ASPD surface and blocked ASPD neurotoxicity. Our findings open up new possibilities for knowledge-based design of peptidomimetics that inhibit neurodegeneration in AD by blocking aberrant ASPD-NAKα3 interaction.
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Molecular and functional characterization of seven Na+/K+-ATPase β subunit paralogs in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis Kaup, 1858). Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2015; 182:14-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2014.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2014] [Revised: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Molecular characterization and transcriptional regulation of the Na +/K+ ATPase α subunit isoforms during development and salinity challenge in a teleost fish, the Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis). Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2014; 175:23-38. [PMID: 24947209 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2014.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2014] [Revised: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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In the present work, five genes encoding different Na(+),K(+) ATPase (NKA) α-isoforms in the teleost Solea senegalensis are described for the first time. Sequence analysis of predicted polypeptides revealed a high degree of conservation across teleosts and mammals. Phylogenetic analysis clustered the five genes into three main clades: α1 (designated atp1a1a and atp1a1b), α2 (designated atp1a2) and α3 (designated atp1a3a and atp1a3b) isoforms. Transcriptional analysis in larvae showed distinct expression profiles during development. In juvenile tissues, the atp1a1a gene was highly expressed in osmoregulatory organs, atp1a2 in skeletal muscle, atp1a1b in brain and heart and atp1a3a and atp1a3b mainly in brain. Quantification of mRNA abundance after a salinity challenge showed that atp1a1a transcript levels increased significantly in the gill of soles transferred to high salinity water (60 ppt). In contrast, atp1a3a transcripts increased at low salinity (5 ppt). In situ hybridization (ISH) analysis revealed that the number of ionocytes expressing atp1a1a transcripts in the primary gill filaments was higher at 35 and 60 ppt than at 5 ppt and remained undetectable or at very low levels in the lamellae at 5 and 35 ppt but increased at 60 ppt. Immunohistochemistry showed a higher number of positive cells in the lamellae. Whole-mount analysis of atp1a1a mRNA in young sole larvae revealed that it was localized in gut, pronephric tubule, gill, otic vesicle, yolk sac ionocytes and chordacentrum. Moreover, atp1a1a mRNAs increased at mouth opening (3 DPH) in larvae incubated at 36 ppt with a greater signal in gills.
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Azarias G, Kruusmägi M, Connor S, Akkuratov EE, Liu XL, Lyons D, Brismar H, Broberger C, Aperia A. A specific and essential role for Na,K-ATPase α3 in neurons co-expressing α1 and α3. J Biol Chem 2012. [PMID: 23195960 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.425785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Most neurons co-express two catalytic isoforms of Na,K-ATPase, the ubiquitous α1, and the more selectively expressed α3. Although neurological syndromes are associated with α3 mutations, the specific role of this isoform is not completely understood. Here, we used electrophysiological and Na(+) imaging techniques to study the role of α3 in central nervous system neurons expressing both isoforms. Under basal conditions, selective inhibition of α3 using a low concentration of the cardiac glycoside, ouabain, resulted in a modest increase in intracellular Na(+) concentration ([Na(+)](i)) accompanied by membrane potential depolarization. When neurons were challenged with a large rapid increase in [Na(+)](i), similar to what could be expected following suprathreshold neuronal activity, selective inhibition of α3 almost completely abolished the capacity to restore [Na(+)](i) in soma and dendrite. Recordings of Na,K-ATPase specific current supported the notion that when [Na(+)](i) is elevated in the neuron, α3 is the predominant isoform responsible for rapid extrusion of Na(+). Low concentrations of ouabain were also found to disrupt cortical network oscillations, providing further support for the importance of α3 function in the central nervous system. The α isoforms express a well conserved protein kinase A consensus site, which is structurally associated with an Na(+) binding site. Following activation of protein kinase A, both the α3-dependent current and restoration of dendritic [Na(+)](i) were significantly attenuated, indicating that α3 is a target for phosphorylation and may participate in short term regulation of neuronal function.
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- Guillaume Azarias
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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Soda Y, Yamamoto Y. Morphology and chemical characteristics of subepithelial laminar nerve endings in the rat epiglottic mucosa. Histochem Cell Biol 2012; 138:25-39. [DOI: 10.1007/s00418-012-0939-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Weidemann H. "The Lower Threshold" phenomenon in tumor cells toward endogenous digitalis-like compounds: Responsible for tumorigenesis? J Carcinog 2012; 11:2. [PMID: 22438768 PMCID: PMC3307333 DOI: 10.4103/1477-3163.92999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2011] [Accepted: 12/01/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Since their first discovery as potential anti-cancer drugs decades ago, there is increasing evidence that digitalis-like compounds (DLC) have anti-tumor effects. Less is known about endogenous DLC (EDLC) metabolism and regulation. As stress hormones synthesized in and secreted from the adrenal gland, they likely take part in the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. In a previous study, we revealed reduced EDLC concentrations in plasma and organs from immune-compromised animals and proposed that a similar situation of a deregulated HPA axis with "adrenal EDLF exhaustion" may contribute to tumorigenesis in chronic stress situations. Here, we put forward the hypothesis that a lowered EDLC response threshold of tumor cells as compared with normal cells increases the risk of tumorigenesis, especially in those individuals with reduced EDLC plasma concentrations after chronic stress exposure. We will evaluate this hypothesis by (a) summarizing the effects of different DLC concentrations on tumor as compared with normal cells and (b) reviewing some essential differences in the Na/K-ATPase of tumor as compared with normal cells (isoform pattern, pump activity, mutations of other signalosome receptors). We will conclude that (1) tumor cells, indeed, seem to have their individual "physiologic" EDLC response range that already starts at pmolar levels and (2) that individuals with markedly reduced (pmolar) EDLC plasma levels are predisposed to cancer because these EDLC concentrations will predominantly stimulate the proliferation of tumor cells. Finally, we will summarize preliminary results from our department supporting this hypothesis.
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- Heidrun Weidemann
- Department of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University, Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Pierre SV, Sottejeau Y, Gourbeau JM, Sánchez G, Shidyak A, Blanco G. Isoform specificity of Na-K-ATPase-mediated ouabain signaling. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2007; 294:F859-66. [PMID: 18094034 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00089.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The ion transporter Na-K-ATPase functions as a cell signal transducer that mediates ouabain-induced activation of protein kinases, such as ERK. While Na-K-ATPase composed of the alpha(1)-polypeptide is involved in cell signaling, the role of other alpha-isoforms (alpha(2), alpha(3), and alpha(4)) in transmitting ouabain effects is unknown. We have explored this using baculovirus-directed expression of Na-K-ATPase polypeptides in insect cells and ERK phosphorylation as an indicator of ouabain-induced signaling. Ouabain addition to Sf-9 cells coexpressing Na-K-ATPase alpha(1)- and beta(1)-isoforms stimulated ERK phosphorylation. In contrast, expression of the alpha(1)- and beta(1)-polypeptides alone resulted in no effect, indicating that the alphabeta-complex is necessary for Na-K-ATPase signaling. Moreover, the ouabain effect was sensitive to genistein, suggesting that Na-K-ATPase-mediated tyrosine kinase activation is a critical event in the intracellular cascade leading to ERK phosphorylation. In addition, the Na-K-ATPases alpha(3)beta(1)- and alpha(4)beta(1)-isozymes, but not alpha(2)beta(1), responded to ouabain treatment. In agreement with the differences in ouabain affinity of the alpha-polypeptides, alpha(1)beta(1) required 100- to 1,000-fold more ouabain to signal than did alpha(4)beta(1) and alpha(3)beta(1), respectively. These results confirm the role of the Na-K-ATPase in ouabain signal transduction, show that there are important isoform-specific differences in Na-K-ATPase signaling, and demonstrate the suitability of the baculovirus expression system for studying Na-K-ATPase-mediated ouabain effects.
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- Sandrine V Pierre
- Dept. of Physiology and Pharmacology, Univ. of Toledo College of Medicine, 3035 Arlington Ave., Toledo, OH 43614-5804, USA.
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de Almeida-Amaral EE, Caruso-Neves C, Pires VMP, Meyer-Fernandes JR. Leishmania amazonensis: characterization of an ouabain-insensitive Na+-ATPase activity. Exp Parasitol 2007; 118:165-71. [PMID: 17825292 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2007.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2006] [Revised: 06/27/2007] [Accepted: 07/16/2007] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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We characterized ouabain-insensitive Na+-ATPase activity present in the plasma membrane of Leishmania amazonensis and investigated its possible role in the growth of the parasite. An increase in Na+ concentration in the presence of 1mM ouabain, increased the ATPase activity with a V(max) of 154.1+/-13.5nmol Pi x h(-1) x mg(-1) and a K0.5 of 28.9+/-7.7mM. Furosemide and sodium orthovanadate inhibited the Na+-stimulated ATPase activity with an IC(50) of 270microM and 0.10microM, respectively. Furosemide inhibited the growth of L. amazonensis after 48h incubation, with maximal effect after 96h. The IC50 for furosemide was 840. On the other hand, ouabain (1mM) did not change the growth of the parasite. Taken together, these results show that L. amazonensis expresses a P-type, ouabain-insensitive Na+-ATPase that could be involved with the growth of the parasite.
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- Elmo Eduardo de Almeida-Amaral
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Instituto de Bioquímica Médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco H sala H2-013, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Mijatovic T, Van Quaquebeke E, Delest B, Debeir O, Darro F, Kiss R. Cardiotonic steroids on the road to anti-cancer therapy. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2007; 1776:32-57. [PMID: 17706876 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2007.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2007] [Revised: 06/19/2007] [Accepted: 06/21/2007] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The sodium pump, Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase, could be an important target for the development of anti-cancer drugs as it serves as a versatile signal transducer, it is a key player in cell adhesion and its aberrant expression and activity are implicated in the development and progression of different cancers. Cardiotonic steroids, known ligands of the sodium pump have been widely used for the treatment of heart failure. However, early epidemiological evaluations and subsequent demonstration of anti-cancer activity in vitro and in vivo have indicated the possibility of developing this class of compound as chemotherapeutic agents in oncology. Their development to date as anti-cancer agents has however been impaired by a narrow therapeutic margin resulting from their potential to induce cardiovascular side-effects. The review will thus discuss (i) sodium pump structure, function, expression in diverse cancers and its chemical targeting and that of its sub-units, (ii) reported in vitro and in vivo anti-cancer activity of cardiotonic steroids, (iii) managing the toxicity of these compounds and the limitations of existing preclinical models to adequately predict the cardiotoxic potential of new molecules in man and (iv) the potential of chemical modification to reduce the cardiovascular side-effects and improve the anti-cancer activity of new molecules.
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Almeida-Amaral EED, Caruso-Neves C, Lara LS, Pinheiro CM, Meyer-Fernandes JR. Leishmania amazonensis: PKC-like protein kinase modulates the (Na++K+)ATPase activity. Exp Parasitol 2007; 116:419-26. [PMID: 17475255 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2007.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2007] [Revised: 02/15/2007] [Accepted: 02/17/2007] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The present study aimed to identify the presence of protein kinase C-like (PKC-like) in Leishmania amazonensis and to elucidate its possible role in the modulation of the (Na(+)+K(+))ATPase activity. Immunoblotting experiments using antibody against a consensus sequence (Ac 543-549) of rabbit protein kinase C (PKC) revealed the presence of a protein kinase of 80 kDa in L. amazonensis. Measurements of protein kinase activity showed the presence of both (Ca(2+)-dependent) and (Ca(2+)-independent) protein kinase activity in plasma membrane and cytosol. Phorbol ester (PMA) activation of the Ca(2+)-dependent protein kinase stimulated the (Na(+)+K(+))ATPase activity, while activation of the Ca(2+)-independent protein kinase was inhibitory. Both effects of protein kinase on the (Na(+)+K(+))ATPase of the plasma membrane were lower than that observed in intact cells. PMA induced the translocation of protein kinase from cytosol to plasma membrane, indicating that the maximal effect of protein kinase on the (Na(+)+K(+))ATPase activity depends on the synergistic action of protein kinases from both plasma membrane and cytosol. This is the first demonstration of a protein kinase activated by PMA in L. amazonensis and the first evidence for a possible role in the regulation of the (Na(+)+K(+))ATPase activity in this trypanosomatid. Modulation of the (Na(+)+K(+))ATPase by protein kinase in a trypanosomatid opens up new possibilities to understand the regulation of ion homeostasis in this parasite.
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- Elmo Eduardo de Almeida-Amaral
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Instituto de Bioquímica Médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro-UFRJ, CCS, Bloco H, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, 21941-590 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Nguyen ANT, Wallace DP, Blanco G. Ouabain binds with high affinity to the Na,K-ATPase in human polycystic kidney cells and induces extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation and cell proliferation. J Am Soc Nephrol 2006; 18:46-57. [PMID: 17151336 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2006010086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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In autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), cyst formation and enlargement require proliferation of mural renal epithelial cells and the transepithelial secretion of fluid into the cyst cavity. Na,K-ATPase is essential for solute and water transport in ADPKD cells, and ouabain blocks fluid secretion in these cells. By binding to the Na,K-ATPase, ouabain also induces proliferation in some cell types. Surprisingly, it was found that nanomolar concentrations of ouabain, similar to those circulating in blood, induced ADPKD cell proliferation but had no statistically significant effect on normal human kidney (NHK) cells. Ouabain, acting from the basolateral side of the cells, also caused an increase in the level of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK). Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitor U0126 blocked ouabain-induced ERK activation and cell proliferation, suggesting that ouabain effect is mediated through the MEK-ERK pathway. In contrast to NHK cells, the dose-response curve for ouabain inhibition of Na,K-ATPase activity indicated that approximately 20% of the enzyme in ADPKD cells exhibits a higher affinity for ouabain. The increased ouabain affinity of ADPKD cells was not due to differences in Na,K-ATPase isoform expression because these cells, like NHK cells, possess only the alpha1 and beta1 subunits. The gamma variants of the Na,K-ATPase also are expressed in the cells but are elevated in ADPKD cells. Currently, the basis for the differences in ouabain sensitivity of NHK and ADPKD cells is unknown. It is concluded that ouabain stimulates proliferation in ADPKD cells by binding to the Na,K-ATPase with high affinity and via activation of the MEK-ERK pathway.
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- Anh-Nguyet T Nguyen
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Chiampanichayakul S, Khunkaewla P, Pata S, Kasinrerk W. Na, K ATPase ?3 subunit (CD298): association with ? subunit and expression on peripheral blood cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 68:509-17. [PMID: 17176442 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2006.00726.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Beta3 subunit is described as one of the Na, K ATPase subunits. Recently, we generated a monoclonal antibody (mAb), termed P-3E10. This mAb was shown to react with the Na, K ATPase beta3 subunit or CD298. By immunofluorescence analysis using mAb P-3E10, it was found that all peripheral blood leukocytes express Na, K ATPase beta3. The presence of beta3 subunit on leukocytes is not in a quantitative polymorphic manner. Upon phytohemagglutinin or phorbol myristate acetate activation, the expression level of the Na, K ATPase beta3 subunit on activated peripheral blood mononuclear cells was not altered in comparison with those of unstimulated cells. Red blood cells (RBCs) of healthy donors showed negative reactivity with mAb P-3E10. However, more than 80% of thalassemic RBCs showed positive reactivity. By immunoprecipitation, moreover, a protein band of 55-65 kDa was precipitated from normal RBC membrane using mAb P-3E10. These results evidenced that the beta3 subunit of Na, K ATPase is expressed on RBC membrane but the epitope recognized by mAb P-3E10 is hidden in normal RBCs. Furthermore, we showed the association of beta3 subunit and alpha subunit of Na, K ATPase. This information is important for further understanding of the functional roles of this molecule.
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- S Chiampanichayakul
- Division of Clinical Microscopy, Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Zhang L, Morris KJ, Ng YC. Fiber type-specific immunostaining of the Na+,K+-ATPase subunit isoforms in skeletal muscle: age-associated differential changes. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2006; 1762:783-93. [PMID: 16979878 PMCID: PMC1761903 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2006.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2006] [Revised: 08/15/2006] [Accepted: 08/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The expression of the Na(+),K(+)-ATPase alpha and beta subunit isoforms in rat skeletal muscle and its age-associated changes have been shown to be muscle-type dependent. The cellular basis underlying these findings is not completely understood. In this study, we examined the expression of Na(+),K(+)-ATPase isoforms in individual fiber types and tested the hypothesis that, with age, the changes in the expression of the isoforms differ among individual fibers. We utilized immunohistochemical techniques to examine the expression of the subunit isoforms at the individual fiber levels. Immunofluorescence staining of the subunit isoforms in both white gastrocnemius (GW) and red gastrocnemius (GR) revealed a predominance of staining on the sarcolemmal membrane. Compared to the skeletal muscle of 6-month-old rats, there were substantial increases in the levels of alpha1, beta1, and beta3 subunit isoforms, and decreases in the levels of alpha2 and beta2 in 30-month-old rats. In addition, we found distinct patterns of staining for the alpha1, alpha2, beta1, and beta2 isoforms in tissue sections from young and aged rats. Muscle fiber-typing was performed to correlate the pattern of staining with specific fiber types. Staining for alpha1 and alpha2 isoforms in the skeletal muscle of young rats was generally evenly distributed among the fibers of GW and GR, with the exception of higher alpha1 levels in slow-twitch oxidative Type I fibers of GR. By contrast, staining for the beta1 and beta2 isoforms in the mostly oxidative fibers and the mostly glycolytic fibers, respectively, was almost mutually exclusive. With age, there was a fiber-type selective qualitative decrease of alpha2 and beta2 in Type IIB fibers, and increase of beta1 in Type IIB fibers and beta2 in Type IID fibers of white gastrocnemius. These results provide, at the individual fiber level, a cellular basis for the differential expression of the Na(+),K(+)-ATPase subunit isoforms in the muscle groups. The data further indicate that the aged-associated changes in expression of the subunit isoforms occur in both a fiber-type specific as well as an across fiber-type manner. Because of the differing biochemical properties of the subunit isoforms, these changes add another layer of complexity in our understanding of the adaptation of the Na-pump in skeletal muscle with advancing age.
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- Lianqin Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
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- Cell Biology Division, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, EC1V 9EL
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- Department of Pharmacology, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
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Gonçalves RR, Masui DC, McNamara JC, Mantelatto FLM, Garçon DP, Furriel RPM, Leone FA. A kinetic study of the gill (Na+, K+)-ATPase, and its role in ammonia excretion in the intertidal hermit crab, Clibanarius vittatus. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2006; 145:346-56. [PMID: 16931080 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2006] [Revised: 06/29/2006] [Accepted: 07/10/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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To better comprehend the role of gill ion regulatory mechanisms, the modulation by Na(+), K(+), NH(4)(+) and ATP of (Na(+), K(+))-ATPase activity was examined in a posterior gill microsomal fraction from the hermit crab, Clibanarius vittatus. Under saturating Mg(2+), Na(+) and K(+) concentrations, two well-defined ATP hydrolyzing sites were revealed. ATP was hydrolyzed at the high-affinity sites at a maximum rate of V=19.1+/-0.8 U mg(-1) and K(0.5)=63.8+/-2.9 nmol L(-1), obeying cooperative kinetics (n(H)=1.9); at the low-affinity sites, hydrolysis obeyed Michaelis-Menten kinetics with K(M)=44.1+/-2.6 mumol L(-1) and V=123.5+/-6.1 U mg(-1). Stimulation by Na(+) (V=149.0+/-7.4 U mg(-1); K(M)=7.4+/-0.4 mmol L(-1)), Mg(2+) (V=132.0+/-5.3 U mg(-1); K(0.5)=0.36+/-0.02 mmol L(-1)), NH(4)(+) (V=245.6+/-9.8 U mg(-1); K(M)=4.5+/-0.2 mmol L(-1)) and K(+) (V=140.0+/-4.9 U mg(-1); K(M)=1.5+/-0.1 mmol L(-1)) followed a single saturation curve and, except for Mg(2+), obeyed Michaelis-Menten kinetics. Under optimal ionic conditions, but in the absence of NH(4)(+), ouabain (K(I)=117.3+/-3.5 mumol L(-1)) and orthovanadate inhibited up to 67% of the ATPase activity. The inhibition studies performed suggest the presence of F(0)F(1), V- and P-ATPases, but not Na(+)-, K(+)- or Ca(2+)-ATPases as contaminants in the gill microsomal preparation. (Na(+), K(+))-ATPase activity was synergistically modulated by NH(4)(+) and K(+). At 20 mmol L(-1) K(+), a maximum rate of V=290.8+/-14.5 U mg(-1) was seen as NH(4)(+) concentration was increased up to 50 mmol L(-1). However, at fixed NH(4)(+) concentrations, no additional stimulation was found for increasing K(+) concentrations (V=135.2+/-4.1 U mg(-1) and V=236.6+/-9.5 U mg(-1) and for 10 and 30 mmol L(-1) NH(4)(+), respectively). This is the first report to detail ionic modulation of gill (Na(+), K(+))-ATPase in C. vittatus, revealing an asymmetrical, synergistic stimulation of the enzyme by K(+) and NH(4)(+), as yet undescribed for other (Na(+), K(+))-ATPases, and should provide a better understanding of NH(4)(+) excretion in pagurid crabs.
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- Rúbia R Gonçalves
- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo. Ribeirão Preto 14040-901, SP, Brazil
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Wagoner K, Sanchez G, Nguyen AN, Enders GC, Blanco G. Different expression and activity of the alpha1 and alpha4 isoforms of the Na,K-ATPase during rat male germ cell ontogeny. Reproduction 2006; 130:627-41. [PMID: 16264093 DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Two catalytic isoforms of the Na,K-ATPase, alpha1 and alpha4, are present in testis. While alpha1 is ubiquitously expressed in tissues, alpha4 predominates in male germ cells. Each isoform has distinct enzymatic properties and appears to play specific roles. To gain insight into the relevance of the Na,K-ATPase alpha isoforms in male germ cell biology, we have studied the expression and activity of alpha1 and alpha4 during spermatogenesis and epididymal maturation. This was explored in rat testes at different ages, in isolated spermatogenic cells and in spermatozoa from the caput and caudal regions of the epididymis. Our results show that alpha1 and alpha4 undergo differential regulation during development. Whereas alpha1 exhibits only modest changes, alpha4 increases with gamete differentiation. The most drastic changes for alpha4 take place in spermatocytes at the mRNA level, and with the transition of round spermatids into spermatozoa for expression and activity of the protein. No further changes are detected during transit of spermatozoa through the epididymis. In addition, the cellular distribution of alpha4 is modified with development, being diffusely expressed at the plasma membrane and intracellular compartments of immature cells, finally to localize to the midregion of the spermatozoon flagellum. In contrast, the alpha1 isoform is evenly present along the plasma membrane of the developing and mature gametes. In conclusion, the Na,K-ATPase alpha1 and alpha4 isoforms are functional in diploid, meiotic and haploid male germ cells, alpha4 being significantly upregulated during spermatogenesis. These results support the importance of alpha4 in male gamete differentiation and function.
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- K Wagoner
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160, USA
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Masui DC, Furriel RPM, Silva ECC, Mantelatto FLM, McNamara JC, Barrabin H, Scofano HM, Fontes CFL, Leone FA. Gill microsomal (Na+,K+)-ATPase from the blue crab Callinectes danae: Interactions at cationic sites. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2005; 37:2521-35. [PMID: 16055367 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2005.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2005] [Revised: 05/20/2005] [Accepted: 06/06/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Euryhaline crustaceans tolerate exposure to a wide range of dilute media, using compensatory, ion regulatory mechanisms. However, data on molecular interactions occurring at cationic sites on the crustacean gill (Na+,K+)-ATPase, a key enzyme in this hyperosmoregulatory process, are unavailable. We report that Na+ binding at the activating site leads to cooperative, heterotropic interactions that are insensitive to K+. The binding of K+ ions to their high affinity sites displaces Na+ ions from their sites. The increase in Na+ ion concentrations increases heterotropic interactions with the K+ ions, with no changes in K0.5 for K+ ion activation at the extracellular sites. Differently from mammalian (Na+,K+)-ATPases, that from C. danae exhibits additional NH4+ ion binding sites that synergistically activate the enzyme at saturating concentrations of Na+ and K+ ions. NH4+ binding is cooperative, and heterotropic NH4+ ion interactions are insensitive to Na+ ions, but Na+ ions displace NH4+ ions from their sites. NH4+ ions also displace Na+ ions from their sites. Mg2+ ions modulate enzyme stimulation by NH4+ ions, displacing NH4+ ion from its sites. These interactions may modulate NH4+ ion excretion and Na+ ion uptake by the gill epithelium in euryhaline crustaceans that confront hyposmotic media.
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- D C Masui
- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeirão Preto 14040-901, SP, Brazil
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The Na,K-ATPase comprises a family of isozymes that catalyze the active transport of cytoplasmic Na+ for extracellular K+ at the plasma membrane of cells. Isozyme diversity for the Na,K-ATPase results from the association of different molecular forms of the alpha (alpha1, alpha2, alpha3, and alpha4) and beta (beta1, beta2, and beta3) subunits that constitute the enzyme. The various isozymes are characterized by unique enzymatic properties and a highly regulated pattern of expression that depends on cell type, developmental stage, and hormonal stimulation. The molecular complexity of the Na,K-ATPase goes beyond its alpha and beta isoforms and, in certain tissues, other accessory proteins associate with the enzyme. These small membrane-bound polypeptides, known as the FXYD proteins, modulate the kinetic characteristics of the Na,K-ATPase. The experimental evidence available suggests that the molecular and functional heterogeneity of the Na,K-ATPase is a physiologically relevant event that serves the specialized functions of cells. This article focuses on the functional properties, regulation, and the biological relevance of the Na,K-ATPase isozymes as a mechanism for the tissue-specific control of Na+ and K+ homeostasis.
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- Gustavo Blanco
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
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Arteaga MF, Gutiérrez R, Avila J, Mobasheri A, Díaz-Flores L, Martín-Vasallo P. Regeneration influences expression of the Na+, K+-atpase subunit isoforms in the rat peripheral nervous system. Neuroscience 2005; 129:691-702. [PMID: 15541890 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2004.08.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/18/2004] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Neural injury triggers changes in the expression of a large number of gene families. Particularly interesting are those encoding proteins involved in the generation, propagation or restoration of electric potentials. The expression of the Na+, K+-ATPase subunit isoforms (alpha, beta and gamma) was studied in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) and sciatic nerve of the rat in normal conditions, after axotomy and during regeneration. In normal DRG, alpha1 and alpha2 are expressed in the plasma membrane of all cell types, while there is no detectable signal for alpha3 in most DRG cells. After axotomy, alpha1 and alpha2 expression decreases evenly in all cells, while there is a remarkable onset in alpha3 expression, with a peak about day 3, which gradually disappears throughout regeneration (day 7). beta1 Is restricted to the nuclear envelope and plasma membrane of neurons and satellite cells. Immediately after injury, beta1 shows a homogeneous distribution in the soma of neurons. No beta2 expression was found. Beta3 Specific immunofluorescence appears in all neurons, although it is brightest in the smallest, diminishing progressively after injury until day 3 and, thereafter, increasing in intensity, until it reaches normal levels. FXYD7 is expressed weakly in a few DRG neurons (less than 2%) and Schwann cells. It increases intensely in satellite cells immediately after axotomy, and in all cell types at day 3. Transient switching of members of the Na+, K+-ATPase isoform family elicited by axotomy suggests variations in the sodium pump isozymes with different affinities for Na+, K+ and ATP from those in intact nerve. This adaptation may be important for regeneration.
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- M-F Arteaga
- Laboratorio de Biología del Desarrollo, Department of Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de La Laguna, Avda Astrofísico Sánchez s/n, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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Barcroft LC, Moseley AE, Lingrel JB, Watson AJ. Deletion of the Na/K-ATPase alpha1-subunit gene (Atp1a1) does not prevent cavitation of the preimplantation mouse embryo. Mech Dev 2005; 121:417-26. [PMID: 15147760 DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2004.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2003] [Revised: 03/31/2004] [Accepted: 04/06/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Increases in Na/K-ATPase activity occur concurrently with the onset of cavitation and are associated with increases in Na(+)-pump subunit mRNA and protein expression. We have hypothesized that the alpha1-isozyme of the Na/K-ATPase is required to mediate blastocyst formation. We have tested this hypothesis by characterizing preimplantation development in mice with a targeted disruption of the Na/K-ATPase alpha1-subunit (Atp1a1) using embryos acquired from matings between Atp1a1 heterozygous mice. Mouse embryos homozygous for a null mutation in the Na/K-ATPase alpha1-subunit gene are able to undergo compaction and cavitation. These findings demonstrate that trophectoderm transport mechanisms are maintained in the absence of the predominant isozyme of the Na(+)-pump that has previously been localized to the basolateral membranes of mammalian trophectoderm cells. The presence of multiple isoforms of Na/K-ATPase alpha- and beta-subunits at the time of cavitation suggests that there may be a degree of genetic redundancy amongst isoforms of the catalytic alpha-subunit that allows blastocyst formation to progress in the absence of the alpha1-subunit.
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- L C Barcroft
- Department Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0524, USA
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Summa V, Camargo SMR, Bauch C, Zecevic M, Verrey F. Isoform specificity of human Na(+), K(+)-ATPase localization and aldosterone regulation in mouse kidney cells. J Physiol 2004; 555:355-64. [PMID: 14694143 PMCID: PMC1664841 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.054270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2003] [Accepted: 12/19/2003] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Short-term aldosterone coordinately regulates the cell-surface expression of luminal epithelial sodium channels (ENaC) and of basolateral Na(+) pumps (Na(+), K(+)-ATPase alpha1-beta1) in aldosterone-sensitive distal nephron (ASDN) cells. To address the question of whether the subcellular localization of the Na(+), K(+)-ATPase and its regulation by aldosterone depend on subunit isoform-specific structures, we expressed the cardiotonic steroid-sensitive human alpha isoforms 1-3 by retroviral transduction in mouse collecting duct mpkCCD(c14) cells. Each of the three exogenous human isoforms could be detected by Western blotting. Immunofluorescence indicated that the exogenous alpha1 subunit to a large extent localizes to the basolateral membrane or close to it, whereas much of the alpha2 subunit remains intracellular. An ouabain-sensitive current carried by exogenous pumps could be detected in apically amphotericin B-permeabilized epithelia expressing human alpha1 and alpha2 subunits, but not the alpha3 subunit. This current displayed a higher apparent Na(+) affinity in pumps containing human alpha2 subunits (10 mM) than in pumps containing human alpha1 (33.2 mM) or endogenous (cardiotonic steroid-resistant) mouse alpha1 subunits (mean: 16.3 mM). A very low mRNA level of the Na(+), K(+)-ATPase gamma subunit (FXYD2) in mpkCCD(c14) cells suggested that this ancillary gene product is not responsible for the relatively low apparent Na(+) affinity measured for a1 subunit-containing pumps. Aldosterone increased the pump current carried by endogenous pumps and by pumps containing the human alpha1 subunit. In contrast, the current carried by pumps with a human alpha2 subunit was not stimulated by the same treatment. In summary, quantitative basolateral localization of the Na(+), K(+)-ATPase and its responsiveness to aldosterone require alpha1 subunit-specific sequences that differentiate this isoform from the alpha2 and alpha3 subunit isoforms.
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- Vanessa Summa
- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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Ng YC, Nagarajan M, Jew KN, Mace LC, Moore RL. Exercise training differentially modifies age-associated alteration in expression of Na+-K+-ATPase subunit isoforms in rat skeletal muscles. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2003; 285:R733-40. [PMID: 12805093 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00266.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The present study tests the hypothesis that endurance exercise training (ETr) reverses age-associated alterations in expression of Na+-K+-ATPase subunit isoforms in rat skeletal muscles. Expression of the isoforms was examined in 16-mo-old sedentary middle-aged, 29-mo-old sedentary senescent, and 29-mo-old treadmill exercise-trained senescent Fischer 344 x Brown Norway rats. Levels of the alpha1-isoform increased with age in red gastrocnemius (GR), white gastrocnemius (GW), and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles, and ETr further increased its levels. Levels of the alpha2-isoform were unchanged in GR, had a strong trend for a decrease in GW, and decreased significantly in EDL. ETr increased expression of the alpha2-isoform in all three muscle groups. There was no increase in expression of the beta1-isoform in GR, GW, or EDL with age, whereas ETr markedly increased its levels in the muscles. There was a marked decrease with age in expression of the beta2-isoform in the muscle groups that was not reversed by ETr. By contrast, beta3-isoform levels increased with age in GR and GW, and ETr was able to reverse this increase. Na+-K+-ATPase enzyme activity was unchanged with age in GR and GW but increased in EDL. ETr increased enzyme activity in GR and GW and did not change in EDL. Myosin heavy chain isoforms in the muscle groups did not change significantly with age; ETr caused a general shift toward more oxidative fibers. Thus ETr differentially modifies age-associated alterations in expression of Na+-K+-ATPase subunit isoforms, and a mechanism(s) other than physical inactivity appears to play significant role in some of the age-associated changes.
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- Yuk-Chow Ng
- Department of Pharmacology, Milton S Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA.
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Hamada K, Matsuura H, Sanada M, Toyoda F, Omatsu-Kanbe M, Kashiwagi A, Yasuda H. Properties of the Na+/K+ pump current in small neurons from adult rat dorsal root ganglia. Br J Pharmacol 2003; 138:1517-27. [PMID: 12721107 PMCID: PMC1573791 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2002] [Revised: 12/02/2002] [Accepted: 01/07/2003] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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1 The present investigation was undertaken to characterize the Na(+)/K(+) pump current in small (
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- Kanako Hamada
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Otsu, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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Caruso-Neves C, Coelho-Souza SA, Vives D, Goes G, Lara LS, Lopes AG. Modulation of ouabain-insensitive Na(+)-ATPase activity in the renal proximal tubule by Mg(2+), MgATP and furosemide. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2002; 34:1586-93. [PMID: 12379280 DOI: 10.1016/s1357-2725(02)00059-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In addition to the (Na(+)+K(+))ATPase another P-ATPase, the ouabain-insensitive Na(+)-ATPase has been observed in several tissues. In the present paper, the effects of ligands, such as Mg(2+), MgATP and furosemide on the Na(+)-ATPase and its modulation by pH were studied in the proximal renal tubule of pig. The principal kinetics parameters of the Na(+)-ATPase at pH 7.0 are: (a) K(0.5) for Na(+)=8.9+/-2.2mM; (b) K(0.5) for MgATP=1.8+/-0.4mM; (c) two sites for free Mg(2+): one stimulatory (K(0.5)=0.20+/-0.06 mM) and other inhibitory (I(0.5)=1.1+/-0.4 mM); and (d) I(0.5) for furosemide=1.1+/-0.2 mM. Acidification of the reaction medium to pH 6.2 decreases the apparent affinity for Na(+) (K(0.5)=19.5+/-0.4) and MgATP (K(0.5)=3.4+/-0.3 mM) but increases the apparent affinity for furosemide (0.18+/-0.02 mM) and Mg(2+) (0.05+/-0.02 mM). Alkalization of the reaction medium to pH 7.8 decreases the apparent affinity for Na(+) (K(0.5)=18.7+/-1.5 mM) and furosemide (I(0.5)=3.04+/-0.57 mM) but does not change the apparent affinity to MgATP and Mg(2+). The data presented in this paper indicate that the modulation of the Na(+)-ATPase by pH is the result of different modifications in several steps of its catalytical cycle. Furthermore, they suggest that changes in the concentration of natural ligands such as Mg(2+) and MgATP complex may play an important role in the Na(+)-ATPase physiological regulatory mechanisms.
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- C Caruso-Neves
- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS Bloco G, 21949 Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.
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Banerjee B, Chaudhury S. Thyroidal regulation of different isoforms of NaKATPase in the primary cultures of neurons derived from fetal rat brain. Life Sci 2002; 71:1643-54. [PMID: 12137911 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(02)01856-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The developmental profile of the different isoforms of NaKATPase have been investigated using primary cultures of isolated neurons initiated from 17 day old fetal rat brain. Northern blot analysis showed that the expression of three alpha isoforms (alpha(1), alpha(2) and alpha(3)) and two beta isoforms (beta(1) and beta(2)) increased progressively and reached a peak between 12 to 16 days of culture. Comparison of the mRNA levels of these isoforms in the cells maintained in thyroid hormone deficient (TH def) and thyroid hormone supplemented (TH sup) media for 6-12 days, revealed for the first time that in the neurons three alpha and two beta isoforms of NaKATPase are sensitive to TH. Furthermore immunocytochemical staining of these cells with isoform specific NaKATPase antibodies showed that the uniform distribution of alpha(2), alpha(3) and beta(2) isoforms in the neuronal processes require the presence of TH. These results establish neurons as the target cells for the regulation of NaKATPase by TH in the developing brain.
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- Bhaswati Banerjee
- Neurobiology Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Calcutta-700032, India
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Caruso-Neves C, Rangel LB, Vives D, Vieyra A, Coka-Guevara S, Lopes AG. Ouabain-insensitive Na(+)-ATPase activity is an effector protein for cAMP regulation in basolateral membranes of the proximal tubule. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2000; 1468:107-14. [PMID: 11018656 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2736(00)00248-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This study describes the modulation of the ouabain-insensitive Na(+)-ATPase activity from proximal tubule basolateral membranes by cAMP. An increase in dibutyryl-cAMP (d-cAMP) concentration from 10(-8) to 5x10(-5) M stimulates the ouabain-insensitive Na(+)-ATPase activity. The ATPase activity increases from 6.0+/-0.4 to 10.1+/-0.7 nmol Pi mg(-1) min(-1), in the absence and presence of 5x10(-6) M d-cAMP, respectively. Similarly, the addition of cholera toxin (CTX), forskolin (FSK) or guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTPgammaS) also increases the Na(+)-ATPase activity in a dose-dependent manner, with maximal effect at 10(-8) M, 10(-6) M and 10(-7) M, respectively. The effect of 10(-8) M CTX is not additive to the effect of GTPgammaS, and is completely abolished by 200 microM guanosine 5'-O-(2-thiodiphosphate). The stimulatory effects of CTX and FSK on the Na(+)-ATPase activity are accompanied by an increase in cAMP formation by the basolateral membranes of the proximal tubule cells. Furthermore, 10(-8) M protein kinase A peptide inhibitor (PKAi) completely abolishes the stimulatory effect of 5x10(-6) M d-cAMP or 10(-4) M FSK on the Na(+)-ATPase activity. Incubation of the basolateral membranes with [gamma-(32)P]ATP in the presence of d-cAMP or FSK increases the global hydroxylamine-resistant phosphorylation and especially promotes an increase in phosphorylation of protein bands of approximately 100 and 200 kDa. This stimulation is not seen when 10(-8) M PKAi is added simultaneously. Taken together these data suggest that activation of a cAMP/PKA pathway modulates the Na(+)-ATPase activity in isolated basolateral membranes of the proximal tubule.
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- C Caruso-Neves
- Instituto de Biofisica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, 21949-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Hu YK, Eisses JF, Kaplan JH. Expression of an active Na,K-ATPase with an alpha-subunit lacking all twenty-three native cysteine residues. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:30734-9. [PMID: 10906129 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m003737200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We have constructed a mutant Na,K-ATPase alpha1-subunit with all native cysteine residues replaced. Using the baculovirus system, this cysteine-less alpha1-subunit and wild-type beta1-subunit were expressed in High Five cells. After 3 days of infection, cells were fractionated, and endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, and plasma membranes were isolated. The molecular activity of the cysteine-less mutant in the plasma membranes was close to the wild-type protein (8223 min(-)(1) versus 6655 min(-)(1)). Cation and ATP activation of Na,K-ATPase activities revealed that replacing all 23 cysteines resulted in only a 50% reduction of K(m) for Na(+), a 2-fold increase in K(m) for K(+), and no changes in K(m) for ATP. The distribution of alpha-subunits among the membranes showed a high percentage of cysteine-less protein in the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus compared with the wild-type protein. Furthermore, the cellular stability of the alphabeta assembly appeared reduced in the cysteine-less mutant. Cells harvested after more than 3 days of infection showed extensive degradation of the cysteine-less alpha-subunit, which is not observed with the wild-type enzyme. Thus the Na,K-ATPase contains no cysteine residues that are critical for function, but the folding and/or assembly pathway of this enzyme is affected by total cysteine substitution.
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- Y K Hu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon 97201-3098, USA
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Habiba A, Blanco G, Mercer RW. Expression, activity and distribution of Na,K-ATPase subunits during in vitro neuronal induction. Brain Res 2000; 875:1-13. [PMID: 10967293 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)02541-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The expression pattern of the alpha and beta isoforms and the gamma subunit of the Na,K-ATPase was investigated during in vitro induction of pluripotent murine embryonic stem (ES) cells into neuronal cells. alpha1 protein was expressed in undifferentiated ES (UES) cells and throughout all stages studied. In contrast, alpha3 protein was prominent only when neuronal cells have reached full differentiation. In this model, neuron-depleted cultures did not express the alpha3 isoform, indicating its specificity for mature neuronal cells. UES possessed Na,K-ATPase activity consistent with a single isoform (alpha1), whereas in fully mature neuronal cells a ouabain-sensitive isoform (alpha3) accounted for 27+/-4% of the activity, and a ouabain-resistant isoform (alpha1) 66+/-3%. Immunocytochemistry of mature neuronal cells for alpha1 and alpha3 proteins showed a similar distribution, including cell soma and processes, without evidence of polarization. beta1 protein was expressed in uninduced ES, embryonic bodies (EB) and neuronal cells. While proteins of the beta2 and beta3 isoforms were not detected by immunoblots (except for beta2 in UES), their mRNAs were detected in UES and EB (beta2 and beta3), and in immature and fully differentiated neuronal cells (beta3). Message for the beta2 isoform, however, was not present in neuronal cells. gamma subunit mRNA and protein were undetectable at any stage. These results provide further characterization of neuron-like cells obtained by induction of ES cells in vitro, and establish a model for the expression of isoforms of the Na,K-ATPase during neuronal differentiation. The relation to other aspects of neuronal cell development and relevance to a specialised function for the alpha3 subunit in neurons are discussed.
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- A Habiba
- Department of Pediatrics (Newborn Medicine), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1 Children's Place, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Blanco G, Sánchez G, Melton RJ, Tourtellotte WG, Mercer RW. The alpha4 isoform of the Na,K-ATPase is expressed in the germ cells of the testes. J Histochem Cytochem 2000; 48:1023-32. [PMID: 10898797 DOI: 10.1177/002215540004800801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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In addition to the three isoforms of the catalytic subunit of the Na, K-ATPase originally identified (alpha1, alpha2, and alpha3), a fourth alpha polypeptide (alpha4) has recently been found in mammalian cells. This novel alpha-subunit of the Na,K-ATPase is selectively expressed in male gonadal tissues. In the testes, alpha4 is functionally active and comprises approximately half of the Na, K-ATPase activity of the organ. At present, the pattern of expression of the alpha4 polypeptide within the cells of the male gonad is unknown. By in situ hybridization, immunocytochemistry, and the ouabain inhibition profile of Na,K-ATPase activity, we show that the alpha4-subunit is expressed in the germ cells of rat testes. The highest amounts of the isoform are found in spermatozoa, where it constitutes two thirds of the Na,K-ATPase activity of the gametes. The other Na pump present in the cells is the ubiquitously expressed alpha1 polypeptide. The characteristic localization of alpha4 in the gonad is further supported by the drastic reduction of the polypeptide in mice that are infertile as a consequence of arrest in maturation of the germ cells. In addition, GC-1spg cells, a murine cell line derived from testis spermatogonia, also contain the Na, K-ATPase alpha4 polypeptide. However, the level of expression of the isoform in these cells is much lower than in the spermatozoa, a fact that may depend on the limited ability of the GC-1spg cells to differentiate in vitro. The particular expression of the Na,K-ATPase alpha4 isoform we encounter and the specific enzymatic properties of the polypeptide suggests its importance for ionic homeostasis of the germ cells of the testes.
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- G Blanco
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
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MacPhee DJ, Jones DH, Barr KJ, Betts DH, Watson AJ, Kidder GM. Differential involvement of Na(+),K(+)-ATPase isozymes in preimplantation development of the mouse. Dev Biol 2000; 222:486-98. [PMID: 10837135 DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2000.9708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Na(+),K(+)-ATPase plays an essential role in mammalian blastocoel formation (cavitation) by driving trans-epithelial sodium transport. Previously, the alpha1 and beta1 subunit isoforms of this enzyme were identified in preimplantation mouse embryos and were assumed to be responsible for this function. Here we show that mRNAs encoding an additional alpha subunit isoform (alpha3) and the remaining two beta subunit isoforms are also present in preimplantation embryos. Whereas alpha3 mRNA accumulates between the four-cell and the blastocyst stages and thus results from embryonic transcription, the same could not be demonstrated for beta2 and beta3 mRNAs. Immunoblot analyses confirmed that these subunits are present in cavitating embryos. Using confocal immunofluorescence microscopy we found that alpha1 and beta1 subunits are concentrated in the basolateral membranes of the trophectoderm while being equally distributed in plasma membranes of the inner cell mass. In contrast, alpha3, beta2, and beta3 subunits were not detected in plasma membranes. Our current assessment, therefore, is that as many as six isozymes of Na(+),K(+)-ATPase could be involved in preimplantation development although it is primarily the alpha1beta1 isozyme that is responsible for blastocoel formation. Our findings imply that the regulation of sodium transport within the preimplantation mouse embryo is more complex than had been appreciated.
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- D J MacPhee
- Department of Physiology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5C1, Canada
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Wilson PD, Devuyst O, Li X, Gatti L, Falkenstein D, Robinson S, Fambrough D, Burrow CR. Apical plasma membrane mispolarization of NaK-ATPase in polycystic kidney disease epithelia is associated with aberrant expression of the beta2 isoform. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2000; 156:253-68. [PMID: 10623674 PMCID: PMC1868615 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64726-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a common genetic disease of the kidney, characterized by cystic enlargement of renal tubules, aberrant epithelial proliferation, and ion and fluid secretion into the lumen. Previous studies have shown abnormalities in polarization of membrane proteins, including mislocalization of the NaK-ATPase to the apical plasma membranes of cystic epithelia. Apically located NaK-ATPase has previously been shown to be fully functional in vivo and in membrane-grown ADPKD epithelial cells in vitro, where basal-to-apical (22)Na transport was inhibited by application of ouabain to the apical membrane compartment. Studies were conducted with polymerase chain reaction-generated specific riboprobes and polyclonal peptide antibodies against human sequences of alpha1, alpha3, beta1, and beta2 subunits of NaK-ATPase. High levels of expression of alpha1 and beta1 messenger RNA were detected in ADPKD and age-matched normal adult kidneys in vivo, whereas beta2 messenger RNA was detected only in ADPKD kidneys. Western blot analysis and immunocytochemical studies showed that, in normal adult kidneys, peptide subunit-specific antibodies against alpha1 and beta1 localized to the basolateral membranes of normal renal tubules, predominantly thick ascending limbs of Henle's loop. In ADPKD kidneys, alpha1 and beta2 subunits were localized to the apical epithelial cell membranes, whereas beta1 was distributed throughout the cytoplasm and predominantly in the endoplasmic reticulum, but was not seen associated with cystic epithelial cell membranes or in cell membrane fractions. Polarizing, renal-derived epithelial Madin Darby canine kidney cells, stably expressing normal or N-terminally truncated chicken beta1 subunits, showed selective accumulation in the basolateral Madin Darby canine kidney cell surface, whereas c-myc epitope-tagged chicken beta2 or human beta2 subunits accumulated selectively in the apical cell surface. Similarly, human ADPKD epithelial cell lines, which endogenously expressed alpha1 and beta2 NaK-ATPase subunits, showed colocalization at the apical cell surface and coassociation by immunoprecipitation analysis. These results are consistent with a model in which the additional transcription and translation of the beta2 subunit of NaK-ATPase may result in the apical mislocalization of NaK-ATPase in ADPKD cystic epithelia.
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- P D Wilson
- Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.
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Keely S, Barrett K. Chapter 7 Integrated signaling mechanisms that regulate intestinal chloride secretion. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s1063-5823(00)50009-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Burrow CR, Devuyst O, Li X, Gatti L, Wilson PD. Expression of the beta2-subunit and apical localization of Na+-K+-ATPase in metanephric kidney. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1999; 277:F391-403. [PMID: 10484523 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1999.277.3.f391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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During kidney organogenesis, the Na+-K+-ATPase pump is not restricted to the basolateral plasma membrane of the renal epithelial cell but is instead either localized to the apical and lateral membrane sites of the early nephron or expressed in a nonpolarized distribution in the newly formed collecting ducts. The importance of Na+-K+-ATPase beta-subunit expression in the translocation of the Na+-K+-ATPase to the plasma membrane raises the question as to which beta-subunit isoform is expressed during kidney organogenesis. Immunocytochemical, Western analysis and RNase protection studies showed that both beta2-subunit protein and beta2 mRNA are expressed in the early gestation to midgestation human metanephric kidney. In contrast, although beta1 mRNA abundance is equivalent to that of the beta2-subunit in the metanephric kidney, the beta1-subunit protein was not detected in early to midgestation metanephric kidney samples. Immunocytochemical analysis revealed that both alpha1- and beta2-subunits were present in the apical epithelial plasma membranes of distal nephron segments of early stage nephrons, maturing loops of Henle, and collecting ducts during kidney development. We also detected a significant increase in alpha1 and beta1 mRNA after birth with a marked reduction in beta2 mRNA abundance associated with an increase in alpha1- and beta1-subunit proteins and loss of beta2 protein expression. These studies support the conclusion that the expression of the beta2-subunit in the fetal kidney may be an important mechanism controlling polarization of the Na+-K+-ATPase pump in the epithelia of the developing nephron during kidney organogenesis.
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- C R Burrow
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.
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Honegger P, Pardo B. Separate neuronal and glial Na+,K+-ATPase isoforms regulate glucose utilization in response to membrane depolarization and elevated extracellular potassium. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 1999; 19:1051-9. [PMID: 10478657 DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199909000-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The role of cell type-specific Na+,K+-ATPase isozymes in function-related glucose metabolism was studied using differentiated rat brain cell aggregate cultures. In mixed neuron-glia cultures, glucose utilization, determined by measuring the rate of radiolabeled 2-deoxyglucose accumulation, was markedly stimulated by the voltage-dependent sodium channel agonist veratridine (0.75 micromol/L), as well as by glutamate (100 micromol/L) and the ionotropic glutamate receptor agonist N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) (10 micromol/L). Significant stimulation also was elicited by elevated extracellular potassium (12 mmol/L KCl), which was even more pronounced at 30 mmol/L KCl. In neuron-enriched cultures, a similar stimulation of glucose utilization was obtained with veratridine, specific ionotropic glutamate receptor agonists, and 30 mmol/L but not 12 mmol/L KCl. The effects of veratridine, glutamate, and NMDA were blocked by specific antagonists (tetrodotoxin, CNQX, or MK801, respectively). Low concentrations of ouabain (10(-6) mol/L) prevented stimulation by the depolarizing agents but reduced only partially the response to 12 mmol/L KCl. Together with previous data showing cell type-specific expression of Na+,K+-ATPase subunit isoforms in these cultures, the current results support the view that distinct isoforms of Na+,K+-ATPase regulate glucose utilization in neurons in response to membrane depolarization, and in glial cells in response to elevated extracellular potassium.
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- P Honegger
- Institute of Physiology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
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Steady-state Na+/K+ pump current (Ip) in isolated adult rat dorsal root ganglia neurons was studied to determine if the plasma membrane Na+/K+ pump activity is uniform across the population of dorsal root ganglia neurons. Cells were voltage-clamped at -40 mV and holding current (Ih) was recorded using whole-cell patch-clamp techniques under conditions that stimulate the Na+/K+ pump (60 mM intracellular Na+ and 5.4 mM extracellular K+). Ip was defined as the 1 mM ouabain-sensitive fraction of Ih. Data suggest the existence of three subpopulations of dorsal root ganglia neurons having mean steady-state Ip densities of 1.6+/-0.1, 3.8+/-0.2 and 7.5+/-0.4 pA/pF. Neurons with small Ip had an average soma perimeter of 95+/-3 microm, while neurons with medium and large Ip density had significantly larger soma sizes (131+/-8 and 141+/-7 microm, respectively). Neurons with a large Ip density had a significantly lower specific membrane resistance (Rm; mean 4.0+/-0.3 kohm x cm2) than neurons with medium or small Ip density (19+/-6 and 31+/-6 kohm x cm2, respectively). Regardless of these differences, in all groups of neurons Ip had a low sensitivity to ouabain (Ip half inhibition by ouabain was observed at 80-110 microM). These data suggest that the Na+/K+ pump site density and/or its activity is not uniform throughout the dorsal root ganglia neuron population; however, this non-uniformity does not appear to relate to the functional expression of the different alpha isoforms of the Na+/K+ pump. The major functional Na+/K+ pump in the dorsal root ganglia neuron plasma membrane appeared to be the low ouabain affinity (alpha1) isoform.
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- M Dobretsov
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205, USA
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The beta2 subunit of the Na,K-ATPase displays functional properties of both an integral constituent of an ion pump and an adhesion and neurite outgrowth-promoting molecule in vitro. To investigate whether the beta1 subunit of the Na,K-ATPase can functionally substitute for the beta2 isoform in vivo, we have generated beta2/beta1 knock-in mice by homologous recombination in embryonic stem cells. In beta2/beta1 knock-in mice, expression of beta2 was abolished, whereas beta1 mRNA expression from the mutated gene amounted to approximately 15% of the normal expression of beta2 in the adult mouse brain and prevented the juvenile lethality observed for beta2 null mutant mice. In contrast to beta2 null mutant mice, the overall morphological structure of all analyzed brain regions was normal. By immunohistochemical analysis, beta1 expression was detected in photoreceptor cells in the retina of knock-in mice at an age when expression of beta1 and beta2, respectively, is downregulated and persisting in the wild-type mice. Morphological analysis by light and electron microscopy revealed a progressive degeneration of photoreceptor cells. Apoptotic death of photoreceptor cells determined quantitatively by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling analysis increased in beta2/beta1 knock-in mice with age. These observations suggest that the beta1 subunit of the Na,K-ATPase can substitute sufficiently, at least in certain cell types, for the role of the beta2 subunit as a component of a functional Na,K-ATPase, but they do not allow us to determine the possible role of the beta2 subunit as an adhesion molecule in vivo.
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Blanco G, Sánchez G, Mercer RW. Differential regulation of Na,K-ATPase isozymes by protein kinases and arachidonic acid. Arch Biochem Biophys 1998; 359:139-50. [PMID: 9808755 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.1998.0904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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While several studies have investigated the regulation of the Na, K-ATPase consisting of the alpha1 and beta1 subunits, there is little evidence that intracellular messengers influence the other Na pump isozymes. We studied the effect of different protein kinases and arachidonic acid on the rat Na,K-ATPase isoforms expressed in Sf-9 insect cells. Our results indicate that PKA, PKC, and PKG are able to differentially modify the function of the Na,K-ATPase isozymes. While PKC activation leads to inhibition of all isozymes, PKA activation stimulates the activity of the Na,K-ATPase alpha3 beta1 and decreases that of the alpha1 beta1 and alpha2 beta1 isozymes. In contrast, activation of PKG diminishes the activity of the alpha1 beta1 and alpha3 beta1 isozymes, without altering that of alpha2 beta1. Treatment of cells with arachidonic acid reduced the activities of all the isozymes. The changes in the catalytic capabilities of the Na pump isozymes elicited by PKA and PKC are reflected by changes in the molecular activity of the Na,K-ATPases. One of the mechanisms by which PKA and PKC affect Na pump isozyme activity is through direct phosphorylation of the alpha subunit. In the insect cells, we found a PKA- and PKC-dependent phosphorylation of the alpha1, alpha2 and alpha3 polypeptides. In conclusion, several intracellular messengers are able to modulate the function of the Na,K-ATPase isozymes and some of them in a specific fashion. Because the Na,K-ATPase isozymes have kinetic properties that are unique, this isozyme-specific regulation may be important in adapting Na pump function to the requirements of each cell.
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- G Blanco
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 63110, USA
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Peng L, Arystarkhova E, Sweadner KJ. Plasticity of Na,K-ATPase isoform expression in cultures of flat astrocytes: species differences in gene expression. Glia 1998; 24:257-71. [PMID: 9775978 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1136(199811)24:3<257::aid-glia1>3.0.co;2-#] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The Na,K-ATPase plays an active role in glial physiology, contributing to K+ uptake as well as to the Na+ gradients used by other membrane carriers. There are multiple isoforms of Na,K-ATPase alpha and beta subunits, and different combinations result in different affinities for Na+ and K+. Isoform choice should thus influence K+ and Na+ homeostasis in astrocytes. Prior studies of astrocyte Na,K-ATPase subunit composition have produced apparently conflicting results, suggesting plasticity of gene expression. Purified flat astrocytes from the cerebral cortex and cerebellum of both mouse and rat were systematically investigated here. Using antibodies specific for the alpha1, alpha2, alpha3, beta1, beta2, and beta3 subunits, isoform level was assessed with Western blots, and cellular distribution was visualized with immunofluorescence. Although alpha1 was always expressed, differences were observed in the expression of alpha2 and beta2, subunits that can be expressed in astrocytes in vivo and in coculture with neurons. In addition, abundant alpha subunit was expressed in rat astrocytes and in mouse cerebellar astrocytes without an equivalent level of any of the known beta isoforms, suggesting that an additional beta subunit important for glia is yet to be discovered. Conditions that have been shown to increase Na,K-ATPase activity in astrocyte cultures, such as dibutyryl cAMP, high extracellular K+, and glutamate, did not specifically induce missing subunits, suggesting that cellular interactions are required to alter the ion transporter phenotype.
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- L Peng
- Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Neuroscience Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown 02129, USA
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Blanco G, Mercer RW. Isozymes of the Na-K-ATPase: heterogeneity in structure, diversity in function. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1998; 275:F633-50. [PMID: 9815123 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1998.275.5.f633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 576] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The Na-K-ATPase is characterized by a complex molecular heterogeneity that results from the expression and differential association of multiple isoforms of both its alpha- and beta-subunits. At present, as many as four different alpha-polypeptides (alpha1, alpha2, alpha3, and alpha4) and three distinct beta-isoforms (beta1, beta2, and beta3) have been identified in mammalian cells. The stringent constraints on the structure of the Na pump isozymes during evolution and their tissue-specific and developmental pattern of expression suggests that the different Na-K-ATPases have evolved distinct properties to respond to cellular requirements. This review focuses on the functional properties, regulation, and possible physiological relevance of the Na pump isozymes. The coexistence of multiple alpha- and beta-isoforms in most cells has hindered the understanding of the roles of the individual polypeptides. The use of heterologous expression systems has helped circumvent this problem. The kinetic characteristics of different Na-K-ATPase isozymes to the activating cations (Na+ and K+), the substrate ATP, and the inhibitors Ca2+ and ouabain demonstrate that each isoform has distinct properties. In addition, intracellular messengers differentially regulate the activity of the individual Na-K-ATPase isozymes. Thus the regulation of specific Na pump isozymes gives cells the ability to precisely coordinate Na-K-ATPase activity to their physiological requirements.
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- G Blanco
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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Evans LL, Lee AJ, Bridgman PC, Mooseker MS. Vesicle-associated brain myosin-V can be activated to catalyze actin-based transport. J Cell Sci 1998; 111 ( Pt 14):2055-66. [PMID: 9645952 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.111.14.2055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Myosin-V has been linked to actin-based organelle transport by a variety of genetic, biochemical and localization studies. However, it has yet to be determined whether myosin-V functions as an organelle motor. To further investigate this possibility, we conducted a biochemical and functional analysis of organelle-associated brain myosin-V. Using the initial fractionation steps of an established protocol for the purification of brain myosin-V, we isolated a population of brain microsomes that is approx. fivefold enriched for myosin-V, and is similarly enriched for synaptic vesicle proteins. As demonstrated by immunoelectron microscopy, myosin-V associates with 30–40% of the vesicles in this population. Although a majority of myosin-V-associated vesicles also label with the synaptic vesicle marker protein, SV2, less than half of the total SV2-positive vesicles label with myosin-V. The average size of myosin-V/SV2 double-labeled vesicles (90+/−45 nm) is larger than vesicles that label only with SV2 antibodies (60+/−30 nm). To determine if these vesicles are capable of actin-based transport, we used an in vitro actin filament motility assay in which vesicles were adsorbed to motility assay substrates. As isolated, the myosin-V-associated vesicle fraction was nonmotile. However, vesicles pre-treated with ice-cold 0.1% Triton X-100 supported actin filament motility at rates comparable to those on purified myosin-V. This dilute detergent treatment did not disrupt vesicle integrity. Furthermore, while this treatment removed over 80% of the total vesicle proteins, myosin-V remained tightly vesicle-associated. Finally, function-blocking antibodies against the myosin-V motor domain completely inhibited motility on these substrates. These studies provide direct evidence that vesicle-associated myosin-V is capable of actin transport, and suggest that the activity of myosin-V may be regulated by proteins or lipids on the vesicle surface.
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- L L Evans
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Washington University, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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