title: Inhibition of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase by 2,5-di(tert-butyl)-1,4-benzohydroquinone.
abstract: We characterized the interaction of 2,5-di(tert-butyl)-1,4-benzohydroquinone (tBuBHQ) with the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+)-ATPase from rabbit fast-twitch skeletal and canine cardiac muscles by examining the effect of this agent on the ATPase reaction. tBuBHQ at less than 10 microM inhibited ATP hydrolysis by both isoforms of Ca(2+)-ATPase by up to 80 and 90%, respectively. The half maximal inhibition of these enzymes was observed at about 1.5 microM tBuBHQ. Thus, this agent potently inhibits the fast-twitch skeletal and slow-twitch skeletal/cardiac isoforms of SR Ca(2+)-ATPase. tBuBHQ at 5-10 microM inhibited the rate of decomposition of the phosphoenzyme intermediate (EP), measured as a ratio between ATPase activity and the EP level in the steady state, by 35-40%. It also inhibited formation of EP by decreasing the rate of Ca2+ binding to the Ca(2+)-deficient, nonphosphorylated enzyme to about 1/8 of the control value. These results indicate that tBuBHQ has at least two sites of action in the reaction sequence for the SR Ca(2+)-ATPase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Physiology, National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Osaka.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakasaki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shigekawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016227:Benzoquinones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D004285:Dogs; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D007700:Kinetics; D009132:Muscles / Q000201:enzymology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology*; D011817:Rabbits; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000201:enzymology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D016227:Benzoquinones; D007527:Isoenzymes; C067344:2,5-di-tert-butylbenzoquinone; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D002118:Calcium