title: Cooperativity of the alpha beta-protomer structure in Na+,K+-ATPase functioning. A scanning microcalorimetry study.
abstract: Heat denaturation of the free and ligand-bound forms of purified Na+,K+-ATPase from pig kidney is studied with the scanning microcalorimetry technique. A single two-state transition is observed during denaturation of the free enzyme, the molar concentration of the cooperatively melting units being equal to the concentration of alpha beta-protomers (Mr approximately equal to 140 000). Upon interaction of the enzyme with phosphate, Mg2+, and strophanthidin, but not with Na+, the cooperativity of the protomer unfolding is lost, and the protein stabilization enthalpy becomes approximately equal to 230 kJ/mol higher. The data suggest that in a functionally active enzyme form, the alpha beta-protomers possess a rigid structure with tight association of their subunits and domains, this structural rigidity is essential for the Na+,K+-ATPase functioning and there is a unique non-active conformation of the enzyme which may play an important role in its in vivo regulation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002151:Calorimetry / Q000379:methods; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008832:Microchemistry / Q000379:methods; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011489:Protein Denaturation; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase