title: Consequences of mutations to the phosphorylation site of the alpha-subunit of Na, K-ATPase for ATP binding and E1-E2 conformational equilibrium.
abstract: Expression of Na, K-ATPase in yeast allowed targeting of alpha beta-units with lethal substitutions at the phosphorylation site alpha 1 (D369N) beta 1 and alpha 1 (D369A) beta 1 at the cell surface at the same concentration of alpha-subunit and [3H] ouabain binding sites as for wild type Na, K-ATPase. Phosphorylation and reaction with vanadate were abolished, and the mutations had no Na, K-ATPase or K-phosphatase activity. Binding of [3H]-ATP at equilibrium revealed an intrinsic high affinity of the D369A mutation for ATP (KD = 2.8 nM) that was 39-fold higher than for wild type Na, K-ATPase (KD = 109 nM). The affinities for ADP were unaffected, indicating that the negative charge at residue 369 determines the contribution of the gamma-phosphate to the free energy of ATP binding. Analysis of the K(+)-ATP antagonism showed that the reduction of charge and hydrophobic substitution at Asp369 of the alpha-subunit caused a large shift in conformational equilibrium toward the E2-form. This was accompanied by a large increase in affinity for [3H] ouabain in Mg2+ medium with KD = 4.9 nM for D369A compared to KD = 51 nM for D369N and KD = 133 nM for wild type, and [3H] ouabain binding (KD = 153 nM) to D369A was detectable even in absence of Mg2+. In addition to its function as receptor of the gamma-phosphate of ATP, Asp369 has important short-range catalytic functions in modulating the affinity for ATP and long-range functions in governing the E1-E2 transitions which are coupled to reorientation of cation sites and changes in affinity for digitalis glycosides.
authors.affiliation: Biomembrane Research Centre, August Krogh Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D007700:Kinetics; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008956:Models, Chemical; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D010042:Ouabain / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D017354:Point Mutation; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013552:Swine; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010042:Ouabain; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase