title: Ligand-dependent effects on the conformational equilibrium of the Na+,K+-ATPase as monitored by voltage clamp fluorometry.
abstract: Voltage clamp fluorometry was used to monitor conformational changes associated with electrogenic partial reactions of the Na(+),K(+)-ATPase after changes in the concentration of internal sodium (Na(+)(i)) or external potassium (K(+)(o)). To probe the effects of the Na(+)(i) concentration on the Na(+) branch of the Na(+),K(+)-ATPase, oocytes were depleted of Na(+)(i) and then loaded with external sodium (Na(+)(o)) using the amiloride-sensitive epithelial sodium channel. The K(+) branch of the Na(+),K(+)-ATPase was studied by exposing the oocytes to different K(+)(o) concentrations in the presence and absence of Na(+)(o) to obtain additional information on the apparent affinity for K(+)(o). Our results demonstrate that lowering the concentration of Na(+)(i) or increasing the amount of K(+)(o) in the external solution shifts the equilibrium toward E(1)/E(1)P. Furthermore, the K(+)(o)-induced relocation toward E(1) occurs at a much lower K(+)(o) concentration when Na(+)(o) is absent, indicating a higher apparent affinity. Finally, voltage-dependent steps associated with the K(+) branch or the Na(+) branch of the Na(+),K(+)-ATPase are affected by the K(+)(o) concentration or the Na(+)(i) concentration, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Geys
authors.forename: Ernst
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bamberg
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Dempski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D053503:Epithelial Sodium Channels / Q000737:chemistry; D005470:Fluorometry / Q000379:methods; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D009865:Oocytes; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D011188:Potassium / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012964:Sodium / Q000737:chemistry*; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D014982:Xenopus laevis
chemical_list: D053503:Epithelial Sodium Channels; D012964:Sodium; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D011188:Potassium