title: Characterization of a partially purified Na+,K+-ATPase from dog heart.
abstract: Ouabain-sensitive Na+,K+-ATPase of isolated membranes represents a biochemical correlate of the "Na+ pump" that is present in intact tissue and is responsible for dissimilar distributions of Na+ and K+ across cellular plasma membranes. The enzyme has been purified from a variety of sources and its properties have been reported. Only a limited number of studies, however, deal with the cardiac Na+,K+-ATPase. We solubilized this enzyme from dog heart with deoxycholate and effected its further purification by NaI treatment. The method yielded an enzyme preparation of high specific activity (140 mumole/mg protein per hr). The following characteristics were noted: (1) pH optima of 7.4 and greater than 9.0 for ouabain-sensitive and -insensitive ATPases; (2) inhibition by Ca2+ and ouabain, the latter effect being allosteric in nature; (3) inhibition by sulfhydryl reagents (N-ethylmaleimide, p-chloromercuribenzoate) of the ouabain-sensitive ATPase but not of the -insensitive enzyme activity. All these properties resembled those seen in isolated plasma membranes (sarcolemma), suggesting that the purification procedure did not alter the properties of mono- and divalent interacting sites as well as a digitalis recognition domain of the Na+ pump. These results thus aid in further understanding the regulation of this vectorial pump that is critical in myocardial function.
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Sulakhe
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Elimban
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Dhalla
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D017301:Ca(2+) Mg(2+)-ATPase; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D004285:Dogs; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology*; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology; D012974:Sodium Iodide / Q000494:pharmacology; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003840:Deoxycholic Acid; D010042:Ouabain; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D017301:Ca(2+) Mg(2+)-ATPase; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D012974:Sodium Iodide