title: [Mimosa pudica adenosine triphosphatase].
abstract: The morphological structure (pulvinus P1, P2 and P3) directly involved in the seismonastic movements of the Mimosa pudica leaf have been used to isolate: 1) "soluble" ATPase, loosely bound to pulvinus structures; 2) Ca, Mg-dependent ATPase, which is tightly bound to pulvinus structures and is extracted by a saline solution of high ionic strength, used to isolate actomyosin from muscles and non-muscle motile cells; 3) ATPase bound to the pulvinus membrane structures, which is solubilized by the detergents, e. g. Triton X-100 and Tween-80, and is similar to membrane ATPase. Physico-chemical and kinetic studies of the APSases have shown that Ca,Mg-ATPase is similar to the ATPases from muscle and non-muscle motile cells in a number of characteristics, e. g. solubility in saline solution of high ionic strength, aggregability in a solution of lower ionic strength, activation by bivalent metal ions, pH-optimum, specificity for substrates, etc. The protein composition of the ATPases has been determined by gel-electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gel. The molecular weight of purified Ca,Mg-ATPase from Mimosa pudica pulvinus is found to be 139 000. The role of ATPases in seismonastic movements of the Mimosa pudica leaf is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D004586:Electrophoresis; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology; D009068:Movement; D010944:Plants / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000201:enzymology*; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D012964:Sodium; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D008274:Magnesium; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium
vernacular_title: Issledovanie adenozintrifosfataz Mimosa pudica.