title: Electrostatic analysis of effects of ions on the inhibition of corn root plasma membrane Mg2+-ATPase by the bivalent orthovanadate.
abstract: The microelectrophoretic mobility of corn root plasma membranes and the inhibition of the Mg+2-ATPase by vanadate were investigated under different ionic conditions. The Mg2+-ATPase was uncompetitively inhibited and a 10-fold variation of the apparent inhibition constant was observed, depending on the addition of K+ and Mg2+. The determination of the zeta potential indicated that a 5-fold decrease of the apparent inhibition constant was due to aspecific electrostatic interactions of the vanadate anion and the negative charge of the membrane. The screening and masking effects of 6 mM free Mg2+ totally abolished electrostatic interactions and allowed the direct determination of the intrinsic vanadate inhibition constant (KIi). On the other hand, a specific, non-electrostatic, effect of K+ caused a 2-fold decrease of the inhibition constant in addition to the electrostatic effect. Finally, the electrostatic analysis indicates that the Mg2+-ATPase is inhibited by the monomeric bivalent anion HVO4(2-).
authors.affiliation: Biochimie et Physiologie Végétales, INRA (CNRS URA 198), ENSAM, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gibrat
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Grouzis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rigaud
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Galtier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grignon
mesh_terms: D017301:Ca(2+) Mg(2+)-ATPase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D002414:Cations, Monovalent / Q000494:pharmacology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D007700:Kinetics; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D014639:Vanadium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003313:Zea mays
chemical_list: D002414:Cations, Monovalent; D014639:Vanadium; D017301:Ca(2+) Mg(2+)-ATPase