title: The carboxyl-terminal 161 amino acids of the Na,K-ATPase alpha-subunit are sufficient for assembly with the beta-subunit.
abstract: Chimeric cDNAs encoding regions of the Na,K-ATPase alpha-subunit and a sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase were constructed and expressed together with the avian Na,K-ATPase beta-subunit cDNA in COS-1 cells to determine which regions of the alpha-subunit are required for assembly with the beta-subunit. Assembly was assayed by immune precipitation of the chimeric subunit with a monoclonal antibody to the avian beta-subunit. A chimera composed of the amino-terminal two-thirds of the Na,K-ATPase and carboxyl-terminal one-third of the Ca(2+)-ATPase did not assemble with the avian beta-subunit. In contrast, the reciprocal chimera, containing the carboxyl-terminal one-third of the Na,K-ATPase, assembled with the beta-subunit. A third chimera, in which 161 amino acids of the Na,K-ATPase carboxyl terminus replaced the corresponding amino acids of the Ca(2+)-ATPase carboxyl terminus, also assembled with the beta-subunit. These results suggest that the aminoacyl residues of the Na,K-ATPase alpha-subunit critical for subunit assembly lie within the carboxyl-terminal 16% of the sequence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Lemas
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeyasu
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Fambrough
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001483:Base Sequence; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008961:Models, Structural; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000201:enzymology; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase