title: Characterization of Ca2+ uptake in plasma membrane vesicles isolated from guinea pig ileum smooth muscle.
abstract: We have characterized ATP-dependent Ca2+ transport into highly purified plasma membrane fraction isolated from guinea pig ileum smooth muscle. The membrane fraction contained inside-out sealed vesicles and was enriched 30-40-fold in 5'-nucleotidase and phosphodiesterase I activity as compared to post nuclear supernatant. Plasma membrane vesicles showed high rate (76 nmol/mg/min) and high capacity for ATP dependent Ca2+ transport which was inhibited by addition of Ca2+ ionophore A23187. The inhibitors of mitochondrial Ca2+ transport, i.e., sodium azide, oligomycin and ruthenium red did not inhibit ATP-dependent Ca2+ uptake into plasma membrane vesicles. The energy dependent Ca2+ uptake into plasma membranes showed very high specificity for ATP as energy source and other nucleotide triphosphates were ineffective in supporting Ca2+ transport. Phosphate was significantly better as Ca2+ trapping anion to potentiate ATP-dependent Ca2+ uptake into plasma membrane fraction as compared to oxalate. Orthovanadate, an inhibitor of cell membrane (Ca2+-Mg2+)-ATPase activity, completely inhibited ATP-dependent Ca2+ transport and the Ki was approximately 0.6 microM. ATP-dependent Ca2+ transport and formation of alkali labile phosphorylated intermediate of (Ca2+-Mg2+)-ATPase increased with increasing concentrations of free Ca2+ in the incubation mixture and the Km value for Ca2+ was approximately 0.6-0.7 microM for both the reactions.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017301:Ca(2+) Mg(2+)-ATPase / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000378:metabolism; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007082:Ileum / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000378:metabolism*; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D014638:Vanadates; D014639:Vanadium / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014639:Vanadium; D014638:Vanadates; D010042:Ouabain; D017301:Ca(2+) Mg(2+)-ATPase; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D002118:Calcium