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  • Title: Depolarization increases the apparent affinity of the Na+-K+ pump to cytoplasmic Na+ in isolated guinea-pig ventricular myocytes.
    Author: Barmashenko G, Kockskämper J, Glitsch HG.
    Journal: J Physiol; 1999 Jun 15; 517 ( Pt 3)(Pt 3):691-8. PubMed ID: 10358110.
    Abstract:
    1. In order to investigate the possible effect of membrane potential on cytoplasmic Na+ binding to the Na+-K+ pump, we studied Na+-K+ pump current-voltage relationships in single guinea-pig ventricular myocytes whole-cell voltage clamped with pipette solutions containing various concentrations of Na+ ([Na+]pip) and either tetraethylammonium (TEA+) or N-methyl-D-glucamine (NMDG+) as the main cation. The experiments were conducted at 30 C under conditions designed to abolish the known voltage dependence of other steps in the pump cycle, i.e. in Na+-free external media containing 20 mM Cs+. 2. Na+-K+ pump current (Ip) was absent in cells dialysed with Na+-free pipette solutions and was almost voltage independent at 50 mM Na+pip (potential range: -100 to +40 mV). By contrast, the activation of Ip by 0.5-5 mM Na+pip was clearly voltage sensitive and increased with depolarization, independently of the main intracellular cation species. 3. The apparent affinity of the Na+-K+ pump for cytoplasmic Na+ increased monotonically with depolarization. The [Na+]pip required for half-maximal Ip activation (K0.5 value) amounted to 5.6 mM at -100 mV and to 2.2 mM at +40 mV. 4. The results suggest that cytoplasmic Na+ binding and/or a subsequent partial reaction in the pump cycle prior to Na+ release is voltage dependent. From the voltage dependence of the K0.5 values the dielectric coefficient for intracellular Na+ binding/translocation was calculated to be approximately 0.08. The voltage-dependent mechanism might add to the activation of the cardiac Na+-K+ pump during cardiac excitation.
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