Characterization of calcium transport by basolateral membrane vesicles of human small intestine

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988 · American Journal of Physiology; (USA)

OSTI ID:6037168

Kikuchi, Kazuhiro; Kikuchi, Toshiko; Ghishan, F K ^[1]

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1. Vanderbilt Univ. School of Medicine, Nashville, TN (USA)

The present studies investigated the mechanism of Ca{sup 2+} transport across basolateral membrane vesicles (BLMVs) prepared from human small intestine. Ca{sup 2+} uptake represented transport into the intravesicular space as evident by osmolality study and by the demonstration of Ca{sup 2+} efflux from the intravesicular space by Ca{sup 2+} ionophore A23187. Ca{sup 2+} uptake was stimulated by Mg{sup 2+}-ATP. Kinetic parameters for ATP-dependent Ca{sup 2+} uptake revealed a Michaelis constant (K{sub m}) of 0.02{plus minus}0.01 {mu}M and a maximum rate of uptake (V{sub max}) of 1.00{plus minus}0.03 nmol{center dot}mg protein{sup {minus}1}{center dot}min{sup {minus}1}. Ca{sup 2+} uptake in the presence of Mg{sup 2+} was inhibited by 75%. The K{sub m} of ATP concentration required for half-maximal Ca{sup 2+} uptake was 0.50{plus minus}0.1 mM. Basolateral membranes depleted of calmodulin by EDTA osmotic shock decreased ATP-dependent Ca{sup 2+} uptake by 65%. Trifluoperazine, an anticalmodulin drug, inhibited ATP-dependent Ca{sup 2+} uptake by 50%, while no inhibition was noted in calmodulin-depleted membranes. Efflux of Ca{sup 2+} in the BLMVs was stimulated by trans-Na{sup +}. Na{sup +}-dependent Ca{sup 2+} uptake was saturable with respect to Ca{sup 2+} concentration and exhibited a K{sub m} of 0.09{plus minus}0.03 {mu}M and a V{sub max} of 1.08{plus minus}0.01 nmol{center dot}mg protein{sup {minus}1}{center dot}min{sup {minus}1}. These results are consistent with the existence of a Na{sup +}-Ca{sup 2+} exchange system and ATP and Mg{sup 2+}-dependent, calmodulin-regulated Ca{sup 2+}, transport mechanism in BLMVs of human enterocytes.

• OSTI ID: 6037168
• Journal Information: American Journal of Physiology; (USA), Journal Name: American Journal of Physiology; (USA) Vol. 255:4; ISSN 0002-9513; ISSN AJPHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
AMINO ACIDS
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BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
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EDTA
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GLUCOSE
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HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
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ISOTOPES
KINETICS
MAMMALS
MAN
MEMBRANE TRANSPORT
MEMBRANES
MONOSACCHARIDES
NUCLEI
NUCLEOTIDES
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PHYSIOLOGY
PRIMATES
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTION KINETICS
SACCHARIDES
SMALL INTESTINE
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UPTAKE
VERTEBRATES