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Query: EC:3.1.3.5 (5'-nucleotidase)
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Hepatocytes from rats were isolated by treatment with trypsin and cultured. Plasma membranes at different culture stages were observed by electron microscopy. The activities of 5' nucleotidase and adenosinetriphosphatase on the plasma membranes were examined. The cell coat was also studied by use of the concanavalin A-peroxidase technique. The surfaces of single cells, covered with microvilli, are the site of adenosinetriphosphatase activity only and are devoid of 5'-nucleotidase activity. After a few h of culture, the cells are grouped together in tight clusters or long trails and are separated by an intercellular space of 250 A, partially permeable to lanthanum nitrate. The juxtaposed plasma membranes on which 5'-nucleotidase and adenosinetriphosphatase activities occur also delimit spaces similar to bile canaliculi. The formation of junction complexes and their permeability to lanthanum nitrate was also studied. No enzymatic activity is observed at the junctions. The numerous tight junctions, impervious to the tracer, are always accompanied by a profusion of microfilaments. Mature desmosomes are rare, and are present only in the form of "maculae adhaerentes diminutae." The gap junctions, nearly always permeable to the tracer, form rapidly and assume a variety of shapes (trail, bulge and ring-like), the significance of which is open to discussion. The use of concanavalin A permits localization of the free sugar sites on the surface of the cells, in the pinocytotic vesicles and in the internal space of the gap junctions.
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PMID:Differentiation of the plasma membrane of hepatic cells in monolayer cultures. 13 45

A rabbit antiserum to first-trimester human fetal tissue had greater reactivity in complement fixation and saturation binding assays with fetal tissues than with both a pool of normal adult lung, liver, and kidney and pools of the individual organs. This anti-fetal membrane reactivity was only partially inhibited by carcinoembryonic antigen. The serum still reacted strongly with human fetal and tumor cells after rendering it specific for plasma membrane components by adsorption to and elution from intact human fetal tissue culture cells. This plasma membrane-specific serum was then used to monitor the purification of the fetal membrane-associated antigens. The fetal antigens copurified with the putative plasma membrane enzymatic markers 5'-nucleotidase and Mg2+-adenosinetriphosphatase through differential and density gradient centrifugation. Insulin-binding activity only partially copurified with the antigenic activity. Little antigenic activity was found in nuclear and mitochondrial fractions. The isolation protocol gives fetal plasma membrane-associated antigens in approximately 50% yield with moderate purification. The sera and isolation procedures described should have general utility for the detection of human oncofetal antigens.
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PMID:Isolation and partial characterization of plasma membranes bearing human fetal-associated antigens. 14 4

Albion mice were immunized with a suspension of sheep erythrocytes. The animals were killed on the fifth and eighth day, and lymphocytes were taken from their spleen tissue. Studied was the activity of the adenosinetriphosphatase and 5'-nucleotidase in the lymphocytes during the immunogenesis in terms of their link with the cellblast transformation. The enzyme activity was determined by the method of Emmelot, Bos, and the extent of the blast transformation was expressed by the so-called blastogenic index (BI). It was found that: 1. During immunogenesis 32% of the lymphocytes in the mouse spleen are transformed into blast cells. 2. The activity of 5'-nucleotidase drops, and that of adenosinetriphosphatase rises. 3. Parallelism exists between the extent of the lymphocyte blast transformation and the level of adenosinetriphosphatase. 4. The drop in the activity of 5'-nucleotidase is considered to be the aftermath of the drop in the intracellular adenosinetriphosphatase content.
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PMID:[Adenosine triphosphatase and 5'-nucleotidase activity of antigen-stimulated lymphocytes]. 14 9

Cholestatic jaundice is one complication of nonhepatic gram-negative bacterial infection. The endotoxin of Escherichia coli has been reported to cause cholestasis by inhibiting the bile salt-independent fraction (BSIF) of bile in the perfused rat liver. Accordingly, the effects of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of E. coli and Salmonella enteritidis on the Na+, K+-adenosinetriphosphatase (ATPase) in canalicular-enriched plasma membranes of rate liver were examined. At 20 microgram/ml, both endotoxins inhibited this enzyme by approximately 40%. Maximal inhibition (70%-80%) occurred at concentrations of greater than or equal to 120 microgram/ml. The LPS of neither organism exerted any effect on the activity of Mg++-ATPase or 5'-nucleotidase in the same preparations. Inhibition by the E. coli LPS appeared to be noncompetitive in nature, and the calculated Ki was 45 microgram/ml. Since the Na+, K+-ATPase may be responsible for the elaboration of BSIF, inhibition of this enzyme could be the underlying mechanism for the endotoxin-induced cholestasis.
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PMID:Inhibition of Na+, K+-adenosinetriphosphatase by endotoxin: a possible mechanism for endotoxin-induced cholestasis. 14 99

We have investigated the kinetic properties of the extracellular reaction sequence ATP----ADP----AMP----adenosine catalyzed by ectonucleotidases at the surface of adult rat cardiac myocytes. Analysis of progress of reaction curves indicates that depletion of substrate at cell surfaces dominates the regulation of the rate of hydrolysis of ATP or of ADP when it is the initial substrate. Preferential delivery of intermediate products to be substrates at cell surfaces makes a significant contribution to the regulation of adenosine production from ATP or ADP. Preferential delivery has more impact on the delivery of ADP from adenosinetriphosphatase (ATPase) to adenosinediphosphatase (ADPase) than on delivery of AMP from ADPase to 5'-nucleotidase. At high initial ATP concentrations, feed-forward inhibition of AMP hydrolysis also modulates the rate of adenosine production. Taken together, the properties of the ectonucleotidases on the myocyte provide a milieu at the cell surface that tends to be poor in nucleotides, especially ATP and ADP (P2 purinoceptor agonists), and rich in adenosine (a P1 purinoceptor agonist) during periods of supply of extracellular nucleotides.
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PMID:Regulation of extracellular adenosine production by ectonucleotidases of adult rat ventricular myocytes. 132 61

We have used the rat isolated, perfused heart to study the metabolism of adenine nucleotides on a single passage through the coronary circulation. Low doses (3-30 nmol) of ATP, ADP, or AMP injected as a bolus were extensively catabolized by ectoenzymes. Increasing doses of each nucleotide demonstrated saturability of catabolism that occurred at significantly lower doses of AMP than of ADP or ATP. The patterns of catabolites formed in each case were consistent with the major pathway of metabolism being sequential dephosphorylation of ATP----ADP----AMP----adenosine, although from experiments in which [3H]ATP was co-injected with unlabeled ADP, it appears that some direct conversion of ATP----AMP can occur. Furthermore, particularly in the presence of excess unlabeled ATP, [3H]ADP was phosphorylated to [3H]ATP, indicating that ectoenzymes capable of interconverting nucleotides are present. By evaluating recovery and metabolism in serial samples collected rapidly after bolus injection, we were able to use the integrated form of the Michaelis-Menten equation as developed by Bronikowski et al. (Math. Biosci. 61: 237-266, 1982) to derive Michaelis constant (Km) and maximum velocity times capillary plasma volume (Amax) values for adenosinetriphosphatase, adenosine diphosphatase, and 5'-nucleotidase (450, 300, and 93 microM; and 5.3, 5.9, and 1.7 mumol/min, respectively). This analysis also indicated that there is a high degree of heterogeneity of path lengths within the coronary circulation.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Kinetics of adenine nucleotide catabolism in coronary circulation of rats. 254 8

Cardiac contractile function is dependent on the integrity and function of the sarcolemmal membrane. Swimming exercise training is known to increase cardiac contractile performance. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether a swimming exercise program would alter sarcolemmal enzyme activity, ion flux, and composition in rat hearts. After approximately 11 wk of exercise training, cardiac myosin and actomyosin Ca2+-adenosinetriphosphatase (ATPase) activity was significantly higher in exercised rat hearts than in sedentary control rat hearts. Glycogen content was increased in plantaris and gastrocnemius muscles from exercised animals as was succinic dehydrogenase activity in gastrocnemius muscle of exercised rats in comparison to sedentary rat preparations. Sarcolemmal vesicles were isolated from hearts of exercise-trained and control rats. Sarcolemmal Na+-K+-ATPase and K+-p-nitrophenylphosphatase activities, Na+-Ca2+ exchange, and passive Ca2+ binding did not differ between the two groups. ATP-dependent Ca2+ uptake and 5'-nucleotidase activity were elevated in the cardiac sarcolemmal vesicles isolated from exercised animals compared with sedentary control rats. Sarcolemmal phospholipid composition was not altered by the exercise training. Our results demonstrate that swimming training in rats does not affect most parameters of cardiac sarcolemmal function or composition. However, the elevated sarcolemmal Ca2+ pump activity in exercised rats may help to reduce intracellular Ca2+ and augment cardiac relaxation rates. The enhanced 5'-nucleotidase activity may stimulate adenosine production, which could affect myocardial blood flow. The present results further our knowledge on the subcellular response of the heart to swimming training in the rat.
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PMID:Effects of chronic swimming training on cardiac sarcolemmal function and composition. 273 62

Plasma membranes from chick embryo neuronal primary cultures were isolated after subjecting 5-day-old cells, previously surface labeled with either lactoperoxidase-catalyzed radioiodination or galactose oxidase/NaB3H4, to a freeze-thaw cycle. The cellular material adhering to the culture substratum was washed, and the "wash" fractions were pooled and centrifuged at 37,000g. The resulting pellet was resuspended in 3 ml of buffer, layered on 33 ml of 33% sucrose, and centrifuged at 105,000g. Radioactivity was recovered at the top of the gradient. Sedimentation of these fractions and biochemical studies revealed that the pellet was 20- and 12-fold enriched in (Na+,K+)-adenosinetriphosphatase and 5'-nucleotidase, respectively. The preparation was devoid of inner mitochondrial (succinate dehydrogenase), outer mitochondrial (monoamine oxidase), endoplasmic reticulum (glucose-6-phosphatase), outer mitochondrial (monoamine oxidase), endoplasmic reticulum (glucose-6-phosphatase), and Golgi (UDP galactose:N-acetylglucosamine galactosyltransferase) enzymatic markers. Ultrastructural studies showed that the membrane preparation was homogeneous and lacked mitochondria endoplasmic reticulum and lysosomes. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate showed the presence of 11 protein components with molecular masses ranging from 120 to 300 kDa. This method for the isolation of plasma membranes probably depends on the capacity of the cellular material to adhere to the culture substratum and to entrap intracellular organelles during the freeze-thaw cycle. The membrane preparation seems suitable for studying the function of high-molecular-weight protein components of neuronal plasma membranes.
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PMID:Isolation of plasma membranes from neurons grown in primary culture. 282 51

Sodium-potassium adenosinetriphosphatase (Na+-K+-ATPase) is modulated by functional demands. We determine whether Na+-K+-ATPase specific activity was changed by oral administration of different bile salts and whether upregulation in the liver is due to increased numbers of catalytic units. In rats after bile duct drainage for 18 h, Na+-K+-ATPase activity was reduced to 50% of control in liver and ileum but unchanged in jejunum and kidney. Increased Na+-K+-ATPase activity after short-term feeding of bile salts was noted only following trihydroxy bile salts, i.e., taurocholate (100 mg/100 g body wt) increased hepatic Na+-K+-ATPase 143% and ileum 138% above control, whereas jejunum and kidney were unchanged. Chronic feeding of trihydroxy bile salts for 4 days increased hepatic Na+-K+-ATPase (214-260%) and alkaline phosphatase (189-274%), whereas 5'-nucleotidase and Mg2+-ATPase activities were unchanged from control. Plasma membrane Na+-K+-ATPase activity significantly increased as early as 4 h after taurocholate administration, whereas homogenate activity did not rise until 16 h; both reached a new steady state between 24 and 48 h. Sixteen hours after bile salt feeding, increased Na+-K+-ATPase activity was blocked by cycloheximide, and in the liver increased enzyme activity (179%) was associated with a comparable change in sodium-dependent [gamma-32P]ATP binding (162%) to liver plasma membrane fractions. These studies show Na+-K+-ATPase activity adapts selectively in liver and ileum following administration of trihydroxy bile salts, and the process involves increased density of Na+-K+ pump sites on the liver plasma membrane.
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PMID:Selective modulation of hepatic and ileal Na+-K+-ATPase by bile salts in the rat. 283 64

A plasma membrane fraction from bovine carotid arteries has been isolated by extraction of a crude microsomal fraction with a low-ionic-strength buffer containing ATP and Ca2+. This step was followed by sucrose-density-gradient centrifugation in the presence of 0.6 M KCl. The plasma membrane vesicles were enriched 60- to 80-fold in Na+-K+-adenosinetriphosphatase, 5'-nucleotidase, and phosphodiesterase I activities. The final yields of these marker enzymes were 12-18% of the total activities in the postnuclear supernatant, and the protein yield was 100-120 micrograms/g wet wt of carotid arteries. Contamination of the plasma membrane fraction by mitochondria and sarcoplasmic reticulum was low as judged by low activities of succinate--cytochrome-c reductase and NADPH--cytochrome-c reductase, respectively. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoprecipitation with smooth muscle-specific actin antibodies showed that the plasma membrane fraction was substantially free from myosin and actin contamination. The plasma membrane vesicles accumulated Ca2+ in the presence of ATP, and the accumulation was increased by calmodulin. Ca2+ accumulated in the presence or absence of calmodulin could be released almost completely from the vesicles by the addition of the Ca2+ ionophore A23187 but not by ethyleneglycol-bis(beta-aminoethylether)-N,N'-tetraacetic acid, indicating that Ca2+ uptake in the presence of ATP is intravesicular. The effects of phosphate and oxalate on Ca2+ uptake in the plasma membranes were different from one another. Phosphate increased Ca2+ uptake in a concentration- and time-dependent manner, and the increase in Ca2+ uptake could be observed as early as 1 min. On the other hand, oxalate at concentrations up to 5 mM did not increase Ca2+ uptake significantly during the 30-min incubation. These plasma membranes can prove useful for the study of ion transport across plasma membranes, hormone binding, characterization of calcium channels, and preparation of antibodies against plasma membrane proteins.
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PMID:Isolation and characterization of plasma membranes from bovine carotid arteries. 300 86


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