title: Calcium-activated potassium transport and high molecular weight forms of calpromotin.
abstract: Investigations of human red blood cells show that a cytoplasmic protein called calpromotin is involved in the regulation of calcium-activated potassium transport. Calpromotin associates with the membrane in the presence of calcium and undergoes a chemical transformation. High performance gel filtration and gel electrophoresis show that the cytoplasmic and membrane-bound calpromotin can exist in both low and high molecular weight forms. The biochemical properties of the high molecular weight membrane-bound calpromotin are not the same as the high molecular weight cytoplasmic calpromotin. The high molecular weight membrane forms of calpromotin are increased by leupeptin and diminished by iodoacetic acid. Therefore, the leupeptin enhancement and iodoacetic inhibition of calcium-activated potassium transport may involve the high molecular weight forms of membrane-bound calpromotin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Plishker
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chevalier
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Seinsoth
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007461:Iodoacetates / Q000494:pharmacology; D019807:Iodoacetic Acid; D007976:Leupeptins / Q000494:pharmacology; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D007461:Iodoacetates; D007976:Leupeptins; C032854:leupeptin; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium; D019807:Iodoacetic Acid