title: [Comparison of the catalytic and structural properties of Ca2+-ATPase in longitudinal tubules and terminal cisternae of the sarcoplasmic reticulum].
abstract: The catalytic behavior and structural features of Ca2+-ATPase in the vesicles of longitudinal tubules and terminal cisternae of the sarcoplasmic reticulum isolated from rabbit skeletal muscles was analysed. pH measurements have shown under optimal conditions Ca2+-ATPase has similar catalytic behavior both in the fractions of longitudinal tubules and terminal cisternae. Under non-optimal conditions, the behavior similarity was not observed. The specific activity of the ATPase enzyme under optimal conditions was shown to be much higher in the fraction of longitudinal tubules than in the fraction of terminal cisternae. Caffeine added to both fractions had no effect on the catalytic behavior of Ca2+-ATPase. As judged from fluorescence analysis, the structure of Ca2+-ATPase of longitudinal tubules differs from that structure of terminal cisternae. In sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane, at least half of the tryptophan residues of Ca2+-ATPase was shown to be buried in the lipid bilayer. Our findings suggest that in terminal cisternae some of the Ca2+-ATPase molecules exist as an oligomeric protein and do not participate in ATP hydrolysis (named "silent" Ca2+-ATPase).
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Vekshina
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Vekshin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002384:Catalysis; D005453:Fluorescence; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011817:Rabbits; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000201:enzymology*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases
vernacular_title: Sravnenie kataliticheskikh i strukturnykh svoĭstv Ca2+-ATPase v prodolgovatykh trubochkakh i terminalnykh tsisternakh sarkoplazmaticheskogo retikuluma.