title: Presence of two isoforms of Na, K-ATPase with different pharmacological and immunological properties in the rat kidney.
abstract: Previous studies have demonstrated the presence of two populations of Na,K-ATPase with distinct kinetic, pharmacological and immunological characteristics along the rabbit nephron, indicating that the proximal segments of the nephron express exclusively the alpha 1 isoform of the catalytic subunit, whereas the collecting duct expresses an alpha 3-like isoform. Because pharmacological studies have shown the existence of two populations of Na,K-ATPase with different sensitivities to ouabain in the rat cortical collecting duct, which may result from the presence in the same nephron segment of the two isoforms demonstrated in the different segments of the rabbit nephron, the present study was undertaken to characterize the properties of Na,K-ATPase along the rat nephron. Results indicate that each segment of the rat nephron contains two subpopulations of Na,K-ATPase: a component highly sensitive to ouabain (IC50 approximately 5.10(-6) M) which is recognized by an anti-alpha 3 antibody and another moiety of lower affinity for ouabain (IC50 approximately 5.10(-4) M) which is recognized by an anti-alpha 1 antibody. Whether these two subpopulations correspond to different isoforms of the alpha subunit of Na,K-ATPase (alpha 1 and alpha 3-like) remains to be determined.
authors.affiliation: Division de Néphrologie, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Féraille
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barlet-Bas
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cheval
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rousselot
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Carranza
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dreher
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arystarkhova
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doucet
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Favre
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology*; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000201:enzymology; D007685:Kidney Tubules, Collecting / Q000201:enzymology; D007687:Kidney Tubules, Proximal / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009399:Nephrons / Q000201:enzymology; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000032:analysis* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007527:Isoenzymes; D010042:Ouabain; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase