Reconstitution of calcium transporters from Azotobacter vinelandii membranes. 1983

P Zimniak, and E M Barnes

Plasma membranes from Azotobacter vinelandii contain two Ca2+ transport activities: an electrophoretic uniporter and an electroneutral Ca2+/2H+ exchanger (P. Zimniak and E. M. Barnes, Jr. J. Biol. Chem. 255, 10,140 (1980)). Both activities were reconstituted by the freeze-thaw technique of M. Kasahara and P. C. Hinkle (J. Biol. Chem. 252, 7384 (1977)) using phosphatidylcholine/phosphatidylethanolamine (1:1) at a lipid-to-protein ratio of 40. Reconstitution was evidenced both by expansion of the intravesicular volume accessible to Ca2+ and by transfer of the transport activities to vesicles with a buoyant density less than that of native membranes. The Ca2+ transporters, reconstituted into K+-filled proteoliposomes, retained their dependence on the membrane potential or delta pH induced by the addition of valinomycin or nigericin, respectively. The kinetic parameters of the reconstituted activities were similar to those in native membranes, as was their sensitivity to inhibitors. The sensitivities of the electrophoretic Ca2+ transporter to ruthenium red, morpholinoethanesulfonate, and external K+ and of the Ca2+/2H+ antiporter to Sr2+ and heat treatment were also retained by the reconstituted system.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007425 Intracellular Membranes Thin structures that encapsulate subcellular structures or ORGANELLES in EUKARYOTIC CELLS. They include a variety of membranes associated with the CELL NUCLEUS; the MITOCHONDRIA; the GOLGI APPARATUS; the ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; LYSOSOMES; PLASTIDS; and VACUOLES. Membranes, Intracellular,Intracellular Membrane,Membrane, Intracellular
D002135 Calcium-Binding Proteins Proteins to which calcium ions are bound. They can act as transport proteins, regulator proteins, or activator proteins. They typically contain EF HAND MOTIFS. Calcium Binding Protein,Calcium-Binding Protein,Calcium Binding Proteins,Binding Protein, Calcium,Binding Proteins, Calcium,Protein, Calcium Binding,Protein, Calcium-Binding
D002462 Cell Membrane The lipid- and protein-containing, selectively permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Plasma Membrane,Cytoplasmic Membrane,Cell Membranes,Cytoplasmic Membranes,Membrane, Cell,Membrane, Cytoplasmic,Membrane, Plasma,Membranes, Cell,Membranes, Cytoplasmic,Membranes, Plasma,Plasma Membranes
D001395 Azotobacter A genus of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria found in soil and water. Its organisms occur singly, in pairs or irregular clumps, and sometimes in chains of varying lengths.
D001426 Bacterial Proteins Proteins found in any species of bacterium. Bacterial Gene Products,Bacterial Gene Proteins,Gene Products, Bacterial,Bacterial Gene Product,Bacterial Gene Protein,Bacterial Protein,Gene Product, Bacterial,Gene Protein, Bacterial,Gene Proteins, Bacterial,Protein, Bacterial,Proteins, Bacterial
D001692 Biological Transport The movement of materials (including biochemical substances and drugs) through a biological system at the cellular level. The transport can be across cell membranes and epithelial layers. It also can occur within intracellular compartments and extracellular compartments. Transport, Biological,Biologic Transport,Transport, Biologic

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