Structure of (Na+,K+)-ATPase as revealed by electron microscopy and image processing.
Structure of (Na+,K+)-ATPase as revealed by electron microscopy and image processing.
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通过电子显微镜和图像处理揭示的 (Na ,K )-ATP 酶的结构。
DOI:
10.1083/jcb.98.5.1836
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发表时间:
1984
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Smith,PR
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作者:
Mohraz,M;Smith,PR
ABSTRACT(Na', K')-ATPase was studied by electron microscopy and image processing of negatively stained and freeze-dried and shadowed crystalline sheets induced by a number of inorganic salts. Extensive experiments have identified new conditions for optimum crystal formation. Two crystal forms have been observed, one with a monomer and the other with a dimer, in the unit cell. Both show the same structure for the enzyme monomer. The enzyme can also be crystallized after partial proteolysis of its alpha subunit by trypsin. The proteolysed enzyme crystallizes under the same conditions as the whole enzyme. Comparison of the mass distributions in the images of the intact and proteolysed enzyme has allowed the tentative identification of the location of the alpha subunit within the monomer. The relationship between the structure of the crystallized enzyme and that of the enzyme in its native form is discussed, as is its apparent close structural relationship to the calcium-ATPase.(Na', K')-ATPase is a transmembrane protein that utilizes energy from ATP hydrolysis to transport K+ into and Na'outofthecellagainstconcentrationgradientsforboththeseions. The molecule consists of a catalytic subunit (alpha, M,= 100,000) and a glycoprotein subunit (beta, M,= 50-60,000). The unglycosylated part of the beta subunit makes up 37-40,000 daltons of its total molecular mass and the balance consists of carbohydrate which is located on the exoplasmic surface of the cell (4). In the enzyme from mammalian kidneys, the mass of the carbohydrate is-13% of the total molecular weight. It has been suggested that the differences in the molecular weight of the beta subunit from different sources may be due to variations in the carbohydrate composition (4).