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Identification and purification of the calcium‐regulated Ca 2+ ‐ATPase from the endoplasmic reticulum of a higher plant mechanoreceptor organ
Author(s) -
Liß Harald,
Bockelmann Christian,
Werner Nicola,
Fromm Hillel,
Weiler Elmar W.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1034/j.1399-3054.1998.1020411.x
Subject(s) - endoplasmic reticulum , biochemistry , calmodulin , atpase , chemistry , trypsin , calcium , enzyme , organic chemistry
Erythrosin b, a potent inhibitor of the Ca 2+ ‐ATPases and the Ca 2+ ‐release channel (BCC1) in mechanosensitive tissue of Bryonia dioica Jacq., effectively suppresses a tendril's reaction to touch, suggesting that Ca 2+ ‐transporters are involved in signal transduction in this organ. The Ca 2+ ‐ATPase located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) represents a multiregulated enzyme that is stimulated by calmodulin (CaM), KCl and lysophospholipids. Limited proteolysis of ER‐membranes by trypsin results in an irreversible activation of the Ca 2+ ‐ATPase and loss of the CaM sensitivity, presumably through removal of an autoinhibitory domain where CaM binds. Mild trypsination mimics the effects of CaM on V max and the affinity for Ca 2+ and ATP. Irrespective of a trypsin treatment, the enzyme can be additionally stimulated by KCl and lysolipids, indicating that the sites of interaction for these effectors are not located in the domain removed by the protease. CaM‐stimulated ATPase activity was purified from microsomal and ER fractions using a combination of CaM‐affinity and anion‐exchange chromatography. The isolated polypeptide was enzymatically active, showed a calcium‐dependent mobility‐shift in SDS‐PAGE from 109 kDa in the absence of Ca 2+ to 104 kDa in the presence of 10 m M CaCl 2 and could be radiolabeled with [ 35 S]‐CaM. The characteristics of the purified enzyme remained closely similar to those of the ER‐bound Ca 2+ ‐transporting activity, including the enzymatic data, CaM stimulation, and the sensitivity towards a range of inhibitors.