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Title: Identification of a third form of NaK-ATPase catalytic subunit in rat brain by photoaffinity labeling

Conference · · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6173395

Using photoaffinity labeling, they have found a form of the NaK-ATPase catalytic subunit, ..cap alpha..(-), in the rat brain that is distinct from the ..cap alpha.. and ..cap alpha..(+) forms. Strong radiolabeling of ..cap alpha..(-) was obtained with (/sup 125/I)azido-iodophenethylamido-succinyl-cymarin (AISC). AISC is a new cardiotonic steroid photolabel which they have synthesized and characterized chemically and biochemically. This compound labels ..cap alpha..(-) better than the photolabels that they have previously reported. SDS-PAGE (5%) of photolabeled rat brain microsomes showed that ..cap alpha..(-) migrated with faster mobility than the dog kidney ..cap alpha.. subunit. The ..cap alpha..(-) appears to have different specificity for different cardiotonic steroids than either ..cap alpha..(+) or ..cap alpha... The radiolabeling of rat brain ..cap alpha..(+) and dog kidney ..cap alpha.. with (/sup 125/I)AISC was protectable by ouabain; in contrast, 1 mM ouabain did not reduce the (/sup 125/I)AISC-labeling of ..cap alpha..(-), although the labeling was protected with 200 ..mu..M cymarin or AISC. The results indicate that the ..cap alpha..(-) form of the NaK-ATPase in rat brain binds cymarin and its derivative but has little affinity for ouabain. It is possible that ..cap alpha..(-) may be the translation product of the rat brain ..cap alpha..(III) mRNA which has recently been described.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
OSTI ID:
6173395
Report Number(s):
CONF-870644-
Journal Information:
Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States), Vol. 46:6; Conference: 78. annual meeting of the American Society of Biological Chemists conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 7 Jun 1987
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English