title: Ouabain-resistant mutants of the rat Na,K-ATPase alpha 2 isoform identified by using an episomal expression vector.
abstract: Site-directed mutagenesis was used to identify residues responsible for the greater than 1,000-fold difference in ouabain sensitivity between the rat Na,K-ATPase alpha 1 and alpha 2 isoforms. A series of mutagenized cDNAs was constructed that replaced residues of the rat alpha 2 subunit with the corresponding residues from the rat alpha 1 subunit. These cDNAs were cloned into a mammalian episomal expression vector (EBOpLPP) and expressed in ouabain-sensitive primate cells. Either of two single substitutions introduced into the rat alpha 2 subunit cDNA (Leu-111----Arg or Asn-122----Asp) conferred partial resistance (approximately 10 microM ouabain) upon transformed cells. This resistance was intermediate between the levels conferred by the rat alpha 1 cDNA (approximately 500 microM ouabain) and the rat alpha 2 cDNA (approximately 0.2 microM ouabain). A double substitution of the rat alpha 2 cDNA (Leu-111----Arg and Asn-122----Asp) conferred a resistance level equivalent to that obtained with rat alpha 1. These results demonstrate that the residues responsible for isoform-specific differences in ouabain sensitivity are located at the end of the H1-H2 extracellular domain. The combination of site-directed mutagenesis and episomal expression provides a useful system for the selection and analysis of mutants.
authors.affiliation: Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Roche Research Center, Nutley, New Jersey 07110-1199.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Canfield
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Emanuel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Spickofsky
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Levenson
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Margolskee
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012756:Sheep; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics*; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D010042:Ouabain; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase