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  • Title: The Ca2+-pumping ATPase of heart sarcolemma. Characterization, calmodulin dependence, and partial purification.
    Author: Caroni P, Carafoli E.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1981 Apr 10; 256(7):3263-70. PubMed ID: 6451626.
    Abstract:
    The (Ca2+ + Mg2+) ATPase of dog heart sarcolemma (Caroni, P., and Carafoli, E. (1980) Nature 283, 765-767) has been characterized. The enzyme possesses an apparent Km (Ca2+) of 0.3 +/- 02 microM, a Vmax of Ca2+ transport of 31 nmol of Ca2+/mg of protein/min, and an apparent Km (ATP) of 30 microM. It is only slightly influenced by monovalent cations and is highly sensitive to orthovanadate (Ki = 0.5 +/- 0.1 microM). The high vanadate sensitivity has been used to distinguish the sarcolemmal and the contaminating sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-dependent ATPase in heart microsomal fractions. Calmodulin has been shown to be present in heart sarcolemma. Its depletion results in the transition of the Ca2+-pumping ATPase to a low Ca2+ affinity; readdition of calmodulin reverses this effect. The Na+/Ca2+ exchange system was not affected by calmodulin. The results of calmodulin extraction can be duplicated by using the calmodulin antagonist trifluoperazine. The calmodulin-depleted Ca2+-ATPase has been solubilized from the sarcolemmal membrane and "purified" on a calmodulin affinity chromatography column. One major (Mr = 150,000) and 3 minor protein bands could be eluted from the column with ethylene glycol bis(beta-aminoethyl ether)N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (EGTA). The major protein band (72%) has Ca2+-dependent ATPase activity and can be phosphorylated by [gamma]32P]ATP in a Ca2+-dependent reaction.
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