title: Changes in electrostatic surface potential of Na+/K+-ATPase cytoplasmic headpiece induced by cytoplasmic ligand(s) binding.
abstract: A set of single-tryptophan mutants of the Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase isolated, large cytoplasmic loop connecting transmembrane helices M4 and M5 (C45) was prepared to monitor effects of the natural cytoplasmic ligands (i.e., Mg(2+) and/or ATP) binding. We introduced a novel method for the monitoring of the changes in the electrostatic surface potential (ESP) induced by ligand binding, using the quenching of the intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence by acrylamide or iodide. This approach opens a new way to understanding the interactions within the proteins. Our experiments revealed that the C45 conformation in the presence of the ATP (without magnesium) substantially differed from the conformation in the presence of Mg(2+) or MgATP or in the absence of any ligand not only in the sense of geometry but also in the sense of the ESP. Notably, the set of ESP-sensitive residues was different from the set of geometry-sensitive residues. Moreover, our data indicate that the effect of the ligand binding is not restricted only to the close environment of the binding site and that the information is in fact transmitted also to the distal parts of the molecule. This property could be important for the communication between the cytoplasmic headpiece and the cation binding sites located within the transmembrane domain.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic. mkubala@prfnw.upol.cz
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kubala
authors.forename: Lenka
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grycova
authors.forename: Zdenek
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lansky
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sklenovsky
authors.forename: Marika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Janovska
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otyepka
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Teisinger
mesh_terms: D020106:Acrylamide / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism*; D005453:Fluorescence; D007454:Iodides / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D008024:Ligands; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009154:Mutation; D011487:Protein Conformation / Q000187:drug effects; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D055672:Static Electricity; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D007454:Iodides; D008024:Ligands; D020106:Acrylamide; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D008274:Magnesium