scholarly journals Effects of Mg2+, anions and cations on the Ca2+ + Mg2+-activated ATPase of sarcoplasmic reticulum

1987 ◽  
Vol 245 (3) ◽  
pp. 723-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
H I Stefanova ◽  
R M Napier ◽  
J M East ◽  
A G Lee

In a previous paper [Gould, East, Froud, McWhirter, Stefanova & Lee (1986) Biochem. J. 237, 217-227] we presented a kinetic model for the activity of the Ca2+ + Mg2+-activated ATPase of sarcoplasmic reticulum. Here we extend the model to account for the effects on ATPase activity of Mg2+, cations and anions. We find that Mg2+ concentrations in the millimolar range inhibit ATPase activity, which we attribute to competition between Mg2+ and MgATP for binding to the nucleotide-binding site on the E1 and E2 conformations of the ATPase and on the phosphorylated forms of the ATPase. Competition is also suggested between Mg2+ and MgADP for binding to the phosphorylated form of the ATPase. ATPase activity is increased by low concentrations of K+, Na+ and NH4+, but inhibited by higher concentrations. It is proposed that these effects follow from an increase in the rate of dephosphorylation but a decrease in the rate of the conformational transition E1′PCa2-E2′PCa2 with increasing cation concentration. Li+ and choline+ decrease ATPase activity. Anions also decrease ATPase activity, the effects of I- and SCN- being more marked than that of Cl-. These effects are attributed to binding at the nucleotide-binding site, with a decrease in binding affinity and an increase in ‘off’ rate constant for the nucleotide.

1996 ◽  
Vol 320 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony P STARLING ◽  
J. Malcolm EAST ◽  
Anthony G LEE

Disulfiram [bis(diethylthiocarbamoyl)disulphide] has been found to stimulate reversibly the Ca2+-ATPase of skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum. At pH 7.2, 2.1 mM ATP and 25 °C, ATPase activity was found to double on addition of 120 µM disulfiram. Stimulation fitted to binding of disulfiram at a single site with a Kd of 61 µM. Disulfiram had no effect on the Ca2+ affinity of the ATPase or on the rate of phosphorylation of the ATPase by ATP, but increased the rate of dissociation of Ca2+ from the phosphorylated ATPase (the transport step) and increased the rate of dephosphorylation of the phosphorylated ATPase. It also decreased the level of phosphorylation of the ATPase by Pi, consistent with a 7.5-fold decrease in the equilibrium constant of the phosphorylated to non-phosphorylated forms (E2PMg/E2PiMg) at 80 µM disulfiram. Disulfiram had no significant effect on the concentration of ATP resulting in stimulation of ATPase activity, suggesting that it does not bind to the empty nucleotide-binding site on the phosphorylated ATPase. Studies of the effects of mixtures of disulfiram and jasmone (another molecule that stimulates the ATPase) suggest that they bind to separate sites on the ATPase.


1987 ◽  
Vol 245 (3) ◽  
pp. 713-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
J M McWhirter ◽  
G W Gould ◽  
J M East ◽  
A G Lee

We present a model for Ca2+ efflux from vesicles of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). It is proposed that efflux is mediated by the Ca2+ + Mg2+-activated ATPase that is responsible for Ca2+ uptake in this system. In the normal ATPase cycle of the ATPase, phosphorylation of the ATPase is followed by a conformational change in which the Ca2+-binding sites change from being outward-facing and of high affinity to being inward-facing and of low affinity. To mediate Ca2+ efflux, it is proposed that the ATPase can adopt a conformation in which the Ca2+-binding sites are of low affinity but still outward-facing. It is shown that experimental data on the rates of Ca2+ efflux can be simulated in terms of this model, with Ca2+-binding-site affinities previously proposed to explain ATPase activity [Gould, East, Froud, McWhirter, Stefanova & Lee (1986) Biochem. J. 237, 217-227]. Effects of Mg2+ and adenine nucleotides on efflux rates are explained. It is suggested that Ca2+ efflux from SR mediated by the ATPase could be important in excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Oroz ◽  
Laura J. Blair ◽  
Markus Zweckstetter

AbstractHsp90 is an essential chaperone that requires large allosteric changes to determine its ATPase activity and client binding. Because of the inherent low ATPase activity of human Hsp90, the co-chaperone Aha1, which is the only known ATPase stimulator in eukaryotes, is important for regulation of Hsp90’s allosteric timing. Little is known, however, about the structure of the Hsp90/Aha1 full-length complex. Here, we characterize the solution structure of unmodified human Hsp90 in complex with Aha1 using NMR spectroscopy. We show that the 214 kDa complex adopts multiple conformations in the absence of nucleotide. Interaction with Aha1 induces structural changes near the nucleotide-binding site in Hsp90’s N-terminal domain, providing a basis for its ATPase-enhancing activity. Moreover, the E67K mutation in Aha1 strongly diminishes the interaction, supporting a two-step binding mechanism. Our data reveal important aspects of this pivotal chaperone/co-chaperone interaction and emphasize the relevance of characterizing dynamic chaperone structures in solution.


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