Membrane vesicles containing overproduced SecY and SecE exhibit high translocation ATPase activity and countermovement of protons in a SecA- and presecretory protein-dependent manner.

Microtubule protein purified from brain tissue by cycles of in vitro assembly-disassembly contains ATPase activity that has been postulated to be associated with microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) and therefore significant for studies of microtubule-dependent motility. In this paper we demonstrate that greater than 90% of the ATPase activity is particulate in nature and may be derived from contaminating membrane vesicles. We also show that the MAPs (MAP-1, MAP-2, and tau factors) and other high molecular weight polypeptides do not contain significant amounts of ATPase activity. These findings do not support the concept of "brain dynein" or of MAPs with ATPase activity.

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Cell surface interactions in conjugation: Tetrahymena ciliary membrane vesicles

Molecular and Cellular Biology ◽

10.1128/mcb.4.4.681-687.1984 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 681-687

Author(s):

B Love ◽

M B Rotheim

Keyword(s):

Cell Surface ◽

Mating Type ◽

Mammalian Cells ◽

Membrane Vesicles ◽

Surface Interactions ◽

Dependent Manner ◽

Concentration Dependent Manner ◽

Ciliary Membrane ◽

Adhesion Sites ◽

Cell Surface Interactions

Tetrahymena ciliary membrane vesicles are shown to interact with preconjugant cells in a mating type-specific way. When cells are treated with vesicles of a different mating type before mixing for conjugation, cell pairing is enhanced, and the normal prepairing period is partially eliminated. This enhancement is mating type specific since it is not observed after pretreatment of cells with vesicles of their own mating type. In contrast, when vesicles are added at the time of mixing of two starved cultures, cell pairing is delayed in a concentration-dependent manner. By varying the conditions, we demonstrated enhancement or inhibition, or both. These results are interpreted in terms of two independent interactions of cells with vesicles. We suggest that first, vesicles substitute for another cell in cell-cell prepairing interaction and second, vesicles compete for adhesion sites produced during the prepairing period. Finally, the data presented are summarized within a speculative framework that calls attention to potential analogies with hormone-receptor signaling in mammalian cells.

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Dynamic regulation of extracellular ATP in Escherichia coli

Biochemical Journal ◽

10.1042/bcj20160879 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 474 (8) ◽

pp. 1395-1416 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Cora Lilia Alvarez ◽

Gerardo Corradi ◽

Natalia Lauri ◽

Irene Marginedas-Freixa ◽

María Florencia Leal Denis ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Escherichia Coli ◽

Atpase Activity ◽

Atp Release ◽

Membrane Vesicles ◽

Fold Increase ◽

Extracellular Atp ◽

Outer Membrane Vesicles ◽

Dynamic Regulation ◽

E Coli

We studied the kinetics of extracellular ATP (ATPe) in Escherichia coli and their outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) stimulated with amphipatic peptides melittin (MEL) and mastoparan 7 (MST7). Real-time luminometry was used to measure ATPe kinetics, ATP release, and ATPase activity. The latter was also determined by following [32P]Pi released from [γ-32P]ATP. E. coli was studied alone, co-incubated with Caco-2 cells, or in rat jejunum segments. In E. coli, the addition of [γ-32P]ATP led to the uptake and subsequent hydrolysis of ATPe. Exposure to peptides caused an acute 3-fold (MST7) and 7-fold (MEL) increase in [ATPe]. In OMVs, ATPase activity increased linearly with [ATPe] (0.1–1 µM). Exposure to MST7 and MEL enhanced ATP release by 3–7 fold, with similar kinetics to that of bacteria. In Caco-2 cells, the addition of ATP to the apical domain led to a steep [ATPe] increase to a maximum, with subsequent ATPase activity. The addition of bacterial suspensions led to a 6–7 fold increase in [ATPe], followed by an acute decrease. In perfused jejunum segments, exposure to E. coli increased luminal ATP 2 fold. ATPe regulation of E. coli depends on the balance between ATPase activity and ATP release. This balance can be altered by OMVs, which display their own capacity to regulate ATPe. E. coli can activate ATP release from Caco-2 cells and intestinal segments, a response which in vivo might lead to intestinal release of ATP from the gut lumen.

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Mechanisms of L-Triiodothyronine-Induced Inhibition of Synaptosomal Na+-K+-ATPase Activity in Young Adult Rat Brain Cerebral Cortex

Journal of Thyroid Research ◽

10.1155/2013/457953 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Pradip K. Sarkar ◽

Avijit Biswas ◽

Arun K. Ray ◽

Joseph V. Martin

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Cortex ◽

Atpase Activity ◽

Adrenergic Receptor ◽

Receptor Activation ◽

Mammalian Brain ◽

Neuronal Membrane ◽

Dependent Manner ◽

Adrenergic Agonist ◽

Adult Rat ◽

Dose Dependent

The role of thyroid hormones (TH) in the normal functioning of adult mammalian brain is unclear. Our studies have identified synaptosomal Na+-K+-ATPase as a TH-responsive physiological parameter in adult rat cerebral cortex. L-triiodothyronine (T3) and L-thyroxine (T4) both inhibited Na+-K+-ATPase activity (but not Mg2+-ATPase activity) in similar dose-dependent fashions, while other metabolites of TH were less effective. Although both T3and theβ-adrenergic agonist isoproterenol inhibited Na+-K+-ATPase activity in cerebrocortical synaptosomes in similar ways, theβ-adrenergic receptor blocker propranolol did not counteract the effect of T3. Instead, propranolol further inhibited Na+-K+-ATPase activity in a dose-dependent manner, suggesting that the effect of T3on synaptosomal Na+-K+-ATPase activity was independent ofβ-adrenergic receptor activation. The effect of T3on synaptosomal Na+-K+-ATPase activity was inhibited by theα2-adrenergic agonist clonidine and by glutamate. Notably, both clonidine and glutamate activateGi-proteins of the membrane second messenger system, suggesting a potential mechanism for the inhibition of the effects of TH. In this paper, we provide support for a nongenomic mechanism of action of TH in a neuronal membrane-related energy-linked process for signal transduction in the adult condition.

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Modulation of cardiac Na+,K+-ATPase cell surface abundance by simulated ischemia-reperfusion and ouabain preconditioning

AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology ◽

10.1152/ajpheart.00374.2012 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 304 (1) ◽

pp. H94-H103 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Aude Belliard ◽

Yoann Sottejeau ◽

Qiming Duan ◽

Jessa L. Karabin ◽

Sandrine V. Pierre

Keyword(s):

Cell Surface ◽

Atpase Activity ◽

Ion Transport ◽

Cell Viability ◽

Ischemia Reperfusion ◽

Resistant Mutant ◽

Surface Expression ◽

Live Cells ◽

Mutant Form ◽

Dependent Manner

Na+,K+-ATPase and cell survival were investigated in a cellular model of ischemia-reperfusion (I/R)-induced injury and protection by ouabain-induced preconditioning (OPC). Rat neonatal cardiac myocytes were subjected to 30 min of substrate and coverslip-induced ischemia followed by 30 min of simulated reperfusion. This significantly compromised cell viability as documented by lactate dehydrogenase release and Annexin V/propidium iodide staining. Total Na+,K+-ATPase α1- and α3-polypeptide expression remained unchanged, but cell surface biotinylation and immunostaining studies revealed that α1-cell surface abundance was significantly decreased. Na+,K+-ATPase-activity in crude homogenates and 86Rb+ transport in live cells were both significantly decreased by about 30% after I/R. OPC, induced by a 4-min exposure to 10 μM ouabain that ended 8 min before the beginning of ischemia, increased cell viability in a PKCε-dependent manner. This was comparable with the protective effect of OPC previously reported in intact heart preparations. OPC prevented I/R-induced decrease of Na+,K+-ATPase activity and surface expression. This model also revealed that Na+,K+-ATPase-mediated 86Rb+ uptake was not restored to control levels in the OPC group, suggesting that the increased viability was not conferred by an increased Na+,K+-ATPase-mediated ion transport capacity at the cell membrane. Consistent with this observation, transient expression of an internalization-resistant mutant form of Na+,K+-ATPase α1 known to have increased surface abundance without increased ion transport activity successfully reduced I/R-induced cell death. These results suggest that maintenance of Na+,K+-ATPase cell surface abundance is critical to myocyte survival after an ischemic attack and plays a role in OPC-induced protection. They further suggest that the protection conferred by increased surface expression of Na+,K+-ATPase may be independent of ion transport.

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Voruciclib, a Potent CDK4/6 Inhibitor, Antagonizes ABCB1 and ABCG2-Mediated Multi-Drug Resistance in Cancer Cells

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry ◽

10.1159/000487578 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 45 (4) ◽

pp. 1515-1528 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Pranav Gupta ◽

Yun-Kai Zhang ◽

Xiao-Yu Zhang ◽

Yi-Jun Wang ◽

Kimberly W. Lu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Atpase Activity ◽

Cellular Localization ◽

Intracellular Localization ◽

Scintillation Counter ◽

Flow Cytometric Analysis ◽

Multi Drug Resistance ◽

Dependent Manner ◽

Cancer Drugs ◽

Intracellular Accumulation ◽

Anti Cancer

Background/Aims: The overexpression of ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) transporters has known to be one of the major obstacles impeding the success of chemotherapy in drug resistant cancers. In this study, we evaluated voruciclib, a CDK 4/6 inhibitor, for its chemo-sensitizing activity in ABCB1- and ABCG2- overexpressing cells. Methods: Cytotoxicity and reversal effect of voruciclib was determined by MTT assay. The intracellular accumulation and efflux of ABCB1 and ABCG2 substrates were measured by scintillation counter. The effects on expression and intracellular localization of ABCB1 and ABCG2 proteins were determined by Western blotting and immunofluorescence, respectively. Vanadate-sensitive ATPase assay was done to determine the effect of voruciclib on the ATPase activity of ABCB1 and ABCG2. Flow cytometric analysis was done to determine the effect of voruciclib on apoptosis of ABCB1 and ABCG2-overexpressing cells and docking analysis was done to determine the interaction of voruciclib with ABCB1 and ACBG2 protein. Results: Voruciclib significantly potentiated the effect of paclitaxel and doxorubicin in ABCB1-overexpressing cells, as well as mitoxantrone and SN-38 in ABCG2-overexpressing cells. Voruciclib moderately sensitized ABCC10- overexpressing cells to paclitaxel, whereas it did not alter the cytotoxicity of substrates of ABCC1. Furthermore, voruciclib increased the intracellular accumulation and decreased the efflux of substrate anti-cancer drugs from ABCB1- or ABCG2-overexpressing cells. However, voruciclib did not alter the expression or the sub-cellular localization of ABCB1 or ABCG2. Voruciclib stimulated the ATPase activity of both ABCB1 and ABCG2 in a concentration-dependent manner. Lastly, voruciclib exhibited a drug-induced apoptotic effect in ABCB1- or ABCG2- overexpressing cells. Conclusion: Voruciclib is currently a phase I clinical trial drug. Our findings strongly support its potential use in combination with conventional anti-cancer drugs for cancer chemotherapy.

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Interactions of Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) With Skeletal Muscle Ryanodine Receptor Type 1

Toxicological Sciences ◽

10.1093/toxsci/kfz120 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 170 (2) ◽

pp. 509-524

Author(s):

Kim M Truong ◽

Gennady Cherednichenko ◽

Isaac N Pessah

Keyword(s):

Skeletal Muscle ◽

Ryanodine Receptor ◽

Membrane Vesicles ◽

Receptor Type ◽

Dependent Manner ◽

Concentration Dependent Manner ◽

Voltage Gated Sodium Channels ◽

Muscle Health ◽

Living Organisms

Abstract Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its metabolite dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) are ubiquitous in the environment and detected in tissues of living organisms. Although DDT owes its insecticidal activity to impeding closure of voltage-gated sodium channels, it mediates toxicity in mammals by acting as an endocrine disruptor (ED). Numerous studies demonstrate DDT/DDE to be EDs, but studies examining muscle-specific effects mediated by nonhormonal receptors in mammals are lacking. Therefore, we investigated whether o,p′-DDT, p,p′-DDT, o,p′-DDE, and p,p′-DDE (DDx, collectively) alter the function of ryanodine receptor type 1 (RyR1), a protein critical for skeletal muscle excitation-contraction coupling and muscle health. DDx (0.01–10 µM) elicited concentration-dependent increases in [3H]ryanodine ([3H]Ry) binding to RyR1 with o,p′-DDE showing highest potency and efficacy. DDx also showed sex differences in [3H]Ry-binding efficacy toward RyR1, where [3H]Ry-binding in female muscle preparations was greater than male counterparts. Measurements of Ca2+ transport across sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) membrane vesicles further confirmed DDx can selectively engage with RyR1 to cause Ca2+ efflux from SR stores. DDx also disrupts RyR1-signaling in HEK293T cells stably expressing RyR1 (HEK-RyR1). Pretreatment with DDx (0.1–10 µM) for 100 s, 12 h, or 24 h significantly sensitized Ca2+-efflux triggered by RyR agonist caffeine in a concentration-dependent manner. o,p′-DDE (24 h; 1 µM) significantly increased Ca2+-transient amplitude from electrically stimulated mouse myotubes compared with control and displayed abnormal fatigability. In conclusion, our study demonstrates DDx can directly interact and modulate RyR1 conformation, thereby altering SR Ca2+-dynamics and sensitize RyR1-expressing cells to RyR1 activators, which may ultimately contribute to long-term impairments in muscle health.

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Succinate alters respiration, membrane potential, and intracellular K+ in proximal tubule

AJP Renal Physiology ◽

10.1152/ajprenal.1988.255.6.f1170 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 255 (6) ◽

pp. F1170-F1177 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S. R. Gullans ◽

B. C. Kone ◽

M. J. Avison ◽

G. Giebisch

Keyword(s):

Membrane Potential ◽

Atpase Activity ◽

Ion Transport ◽

Proximal Tubule ◽

Basolateral Membrane ◽

Coupling Efficiency ◽

Atp Synthesis ◽

Dependent Manner ◽

Kinetic Evaluation ◽

Apparent Increase

Succinate, a dicarboxylic acid, is an intermediate in the Krebs cycle that is transported and metabolized by the renal proximal tubule. It is also known to increase proximal tubule transport of phosphate and glucose but not fluid by unknown mechanisms. In the present study, succinate increased proximal tubule respiration in a dose-dependent manner, and a kinetic evaluation indicated that two separate processes were activated. A lower-affinity (Km = 0.9 mM), higher-capacity stimulation (Vmax increase of 49%) was attributed to a decrease in the mitochondrial coupling efficiency. A higher-affinity process (Km = 0.012 mM) was related to an apparent increase in ATP synthesis. The apparent increase in ATP synthesis was not associated with a change in Na+-K+-ATPase activity, however, but rather indicated a 49% increase in ion transport-independent ATP utilization. Basolateral membrane potential hyperpolarized by -7 mV in the presence of succinate, and this was related to an increase in the K+ transference number. Finally, 1 and 5 mM succinate promoted a net cellular uptake of K+, leading to an 11% increase in intracellular K+, which was not the result of an increase in Na+-K+-ATPase activity. Thus the cellular entry and metabolism of succinate promotes multiple changes in ion transport without altering Na+-K+-ATPase activity.

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Membrane domain localization of pH-regulating transporters in frog skeletal muscle membrane vesicles

AJP Cell Physiology ◽

10.1152/ajpcell.1996.271.4.c1367 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 271 (4) ◽

pp. C1367-C1379 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

R. W. Putnam ◽

P. B. Douglas ◽

N. A. Ritucci

Keyword(s):

Skeletal Muscle ◽

Atpase Activity ◽

Surface Membrane ◽

Membrane Vesicles ◽

Muscle Membrane ◽

Frog Skeletal Muscle ◽

Membrane Domain ◽

Ph Response ◽

Kinase C ◽

Inside Out

The distribution of pH-regulating transporters in surface and transverse (T) tubular membrane (TTM) domains of frog skeletal muscle was studied. 2',7'-Bis(carboxyethyl)-5(6)- carboxyfluorescein-loaded giant sarcolemmal vesicles, containing surface membrane, exhibited reversible Na+/H+ exchange. A microsomal vesicle fraction was shown to be enriched in TTM on the basis of high Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase and Mg(2+)-ATPase activity, high ouabain and nitrendipine binding, and low Ca(2+)-ATPase activity. TTM vesicles were well sealed and oriented inside out. Vesicles were loaded with the pH-sensitive dye pyranine. In response to an inwardly directed Na+ gradient, vesicles displayed virtually no alkalinization unless monensin was present. No pH response to an imposed Na+ gradient was seen regardless of the direction of the pH gradient across the vesicles, after phosphorylation of the vesicles with protein kinase C, or when exposed to guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate). In the presence of CO2, addition of Na+ or Cl- had no effect on vesicle pH. These data indicate that the TTM lacks functional pH-regulating transporters [Na+/H+ and (Na+ + HCO3-)/Cl- exchangers], suggesting that pH-regulating transporters are localized only to the surface membrane domain in frog muscle.

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