Effect of pH on calcium ion dependence of dog cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum adenosine triphosphatase activity.
J Mol Cell Cardiol
; 17(5): 505-9, 1985 May.
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| ID: mdl-3162033
ABSTRACT
The effect of [Ca2+] on (Ca2+ + Mg2+)-ATPase activity from dog heart sarcoplasmic reticulum fragments was evaluated under three different pH values 6.0, 6.8 and 7.6. Considering pH 6.8 as reference, under pH 7.6 an increase of the activity at saturating [Ca2+], an increase of pCa needed for half-maximal activation, and a decrease of the Hill coefficient, were observed. Opposite results were obtained under pH 6.0. The positively cooperative effect of Ca2+ was only observed at the lowest pH. The results are in line with previous suggestions regarding the existence of two enzymatic states with different Ca2+ affinities; this paper suggests as well, that equilibrium between these states is affected by pH. The results are compared with data obtained with skeletal sarcoplasmic reticulum fragments under the same experimental conditions.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
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Calcium
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Adenosine Triphosphatases
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Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
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Myocardium
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
J Mol Cell Cardiol
Year:
1985
Document type:
Article