REGULATION OF ENDOCYTIC PH BY THE NA+,K+-ATPASE IN LIVING CELLS
REGULATION OF ENDOCYTIC PH BY THE NA+,K+-ATPASE IN LIVING CELLS
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.86.2.544
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发表时间:
1989-01-01
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
MURPHY, RF
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作者:
CAIN, CC;SIPE, DM;MURPHY, RF
Acidification of endocytosed ligands destined for lysosomes is biphasic, with a rapid drop to pH 6, followed by a slow decrease to pH 5. Continuous measurements of transferrin acidication have confirmed that the pH minimum in early (presorting) endosomes is approximately pH 6. On the basis of measurements of endosomal acidification in vitro, it has been proposed that the pH in the early endosome is limited by the internalization of the Na+,K+-ATPase, which generates an interior-positive membrane potential in this compartment [Fuchs, R., Schmid, S. and Mellman, I. (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86, 539-543]. We present two lines of evidence that strongly implicate the Na+,K+-ATPase as a major regulatory element of endocytic pH in vivo. First, ouabain, a specific inhibitor of the Na+,K+-ATPase, interferes with the regulation of acidification in early endocytic compartments. Transferrin is normally rapidly acidified to pH 6.0-6.2, followed by alkalinization during recycling. In the presence of ouabain, the minimum pH of transferrin-containing endosomes decreases from 6.0-6.2 to