title: Asp1080 upstream of the calmodulin-binding domain is critical for autoinhibition of hPMCA4b.
abstract: The role of the plasma membrane Ca(2+) pump (PMCA) is to remove excess Ca(2+) from the cytosol to maintain low intracellular Ca(2+) levels. Asp(1080) lies within an acidic sequence between the C-terminal inhibitory region and the catalytic core of PMCAs and is part of the caspase-3 recognition site of isoform 4b. Caspase-3 cuts immediately after this residue and activates the pump by removing the inhibitory region (Pászty, K., Verma, A. K., Padányi, R., Filoteo, A. G., Penniston, J. T., and Enyedi, A. (2002) J. Biol. Chem. 277, 6822-6829). Asp(1080) had not been believed to have any other role, but here we show that it also plays a critical role in the autoinhibition and calmodulin activation of PMCA4b. Site-specific mutation of Asp(1080) to Asn, Ala, or Lys in PMCA4b resulted in a substantial increase in the basal activity in the absence of calmodulin. All Asp(1080) mutants exhibited an increased affinity for calmodulin because of an increase in the rate of activation by calmodulin. This rate was higher when the inhibition was weaker, showing that a strong inhibitory interaction slows the activation rate. In contrast, mutating the nearby Asp(1077) had no effect on basal activity or calmodulin activation. We propose that the conserved Asp(1080), even though it is neither in the regulatory domain nor in the catalytic core, plays an essential role in inhibition by stabilizing the inhibited state of the enzyme.
authors.affiliation: National Medical Center, Institute of Haematology and Immunology, Diószegi u. 64, H-1113 Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Katalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pászty
authors.forename: Alan R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Penheiter
authors.forename: Anil K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Padányi
authors.forename: Adelaida G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Filoteo
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Penniston
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Enyedi
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism; D000409:Alanine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001216:Asparagine / Q000737:chemistry; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D001665:Binding Sites; D019556:COS Cells; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D002384:Catalysis; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007700:Kinetics; D008239:Lysine / Q000737:chemistry; D008861:Microsomes / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D053499:Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D013997:Time Factors; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D002147:Calmodulin; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D001216:Asparagine; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D053499:Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D008239:Lysine; D000409:Alanine; D002118:Calcium