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The hepatocyte has an organic anion transport system that recognizes compounds such as bilirubin and sulfobromophthalein. These anions circulate bound tightly to albumin from which they are extracted rapidly by hepatocytes by an electroneutral process that requires extracellular inorganic anions such as Cl- for activity. Transport activity is reduced by depletion of intracellular ATP, but whether ATP interacts directly with this transporter is not known. In this study, the influence of extracellular ATP on the hepatocyte organic anion transport mechanism has been characterized. In the presence of 2.5 mM Ca2+ and 2 mM Mg2+, initial uptake of [35S]sulfobromophthalein was reduced by 50% at 1 mM ATP. In the absence of divalent cations sensitivity to ATP was 10-fold greater. Other nucleotides including UTP, CTP, GTP, ADP, AMP, and AMP-PCP (adenosine 5'-(beta,gamma-methylene)triphosphate) were inactive. Decreased transport activity was rapidly reversible, was non-competitive with respect to ATP, did not require ATP hydrolysis, and did not correlate with P2y purinergic receptor activity. Differential activity of ATP on sulfobromophthalein transport in the presence and absence of divalent cations was not due to ecto-ATPase activity but rather to alteration in [ATP4-]. Although an ATP4- receptor in macrophages mediates increased cellular permeability, reduced organic anion permeability is seen in hepatocytes. This effect is not seen in the hepatoma cell line HepG2. Modulation of activity of the organic anion transporter by extracellular ATP may have important pathophysiological consequences in conditions resulting in liver cell injury.
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PMID:Extracellular ATP4- modulates organic anion transport by rat hepatocytes. 834 Mar 70

Four kinds of heteromeric N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor channels, the epsilon 1/zeta 1, epsilon 2/zeta 1, epsilon 3/zeta 1 and epsilon 4/zeta 1 channels, were expressed in Xenopus oocytes and their sensitivities to various non-competitive antagonists were examined. The epsilon 1/zeta 1 and epsilon 2/zeta 1 channels were more sensitive to (+)MK-801 (dizocilpine) than the epsilon 3/zeta 1 and epsilon 4/zeta 1 channels, whereas the sensitivities to phencyclidine (PCP), ketamine and N-allylnormetazocine (SKF-10,047) were only slightly variable among the four epsilon/zeta channels. Furthermore, the replacement by glutamine or arginine of the conserved asparagine residue in segment M2 of the epsilon 2 and zeta 1 NMDA receptor channel subunits reduced the sensitivities to PCP, ketamine and SKF-10,047, though to different extents. These results, together with previous findings, suggest that these non-competitive antagonists as well as (+)MK-801 and Mg2+ act on a common site.
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PMID:Different sensitivities of NMDA receptor channel subtypes to non-competitive antagonists. 834 8

3'-O-(4-benzoyl)benzoyl ATP (BzATP) was used as a photoaffinity analog of ATP to label potential ATP receptors in ciliated cells. Like ATP, without photoactivation, BzATP stimulated the ciliary beat frequency in tissue culture up to threefold. Irradiation of intact cells in the presence of [alpha-32P]BzATP followed by SDS-PAGE and autoradiography revealed two labeled proteins with molecular masses of 46 and 96 kDa (p46 and p96). Photolabeling of both proteins was susceptible to digestion with trypsin, implying that the labeled proteins are at least partially exposed on the extracellular surface of the plasma membrane. The dependence of 32P incorporation in both proteins on [alpha-32P]BzATP concentration was similar. Labeling of p46 but not p96 required Ca2+ or Mg2+. Various nucleotides stimulated the ciliary frequency, and inhibited the photolabeling of p46 and p96. The rank order of apparent affinity for p46 is: ATP approximately equal to ADP > GTP gamma S > ADP beta S, UTP, 2MeSATP, AMP-PNP > AMP-PCP > AMP > adenosine; for p96 it is: ADP approximately equal to ADP beta S > or = ATP >> AMP-PCP, AMP-PNP > GTP gamma S > or = AMP > 2MeSATP, UTP, adenosine. The rank of stimulation of ciliary beat frequency is: ADP beta S, UTP > or = 2MeSATP, GTP gamma S, AMP-PNP, ATP > or = ADP > AMP-PCP > adenosine > AMP. These results suggest the involvement of p46 in the stimulatory effect of extracellular ATP on the ciliary beat, as a P2 purinoceptor. On the other hand, p96 may represent a P2 purinoceptor or an ectonucleotidase.
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PMID:Extracellular ATP binding proteins as potential receptors in mucociliary epithelium: characterization using [32P]3'-O-(4-benzoyl)benzoyl ATP, a photoaffinity label. 853 Dec 2

Ca2+-activated K+ channels in the basolateral plasma membrane of bullfrog oxynticopeptic cells are intimately involved in the regulation of acid secretion. Patch-clamp techniques were applied to study the regulating mechanism of these channels. In the excised inside-out configuration, intracellular Mg2+ decreased channel activity in a dose-dependent manner. In the absence of Mg2+, administration of adenosine 5'-trisphosphate (ATP) to the cytoplasmic side also inhibited channel activity. On the other hand, in the presence of Mg2+, addition of ATP markedly increased channel activity. At a fixed concentration of free Mg2+, the Mg-ATP complex caused channel activation and shifted the dose response relationship between channel activity and the intracellular Ca2+ concentration to the left. A nonhydrolysable ATP analogue, adenosine 5'-[beta,gamma-imido]triphosphate (AMP-PNP) adenylyl [beta,gamma-methylene]diphosphate (AMP-PCP), could not substitute for ATP in channel activation, but a hydrolysable ATP analogue, adenosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (ATP[gammaS]) could do so. Furthermore, application of alkaline phosphatase to the cytoplasmic side inhibited channel activity. These results demonstrate that Ca2+-activated K+ channels are regulated by Mg2+ and ATP, and suggest that a phosphorylation reaction may be involved in the regulation mechanism of these channels.
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PMID:Modulation of Ca2+-activated K+ channels by Mg2+ and ATP in frog oxyntic cells. 859 91

Ion entry into neurons occurs either through receptor-operated channels (ROC) or voltage-operated channels (VOC). The function of ROC depends crucially on the action of agonists, antagonists or compounds modulating particular types of receptors (GABA A, NMDA, Ach N receptors). The function of VOC is closely connected with the activity of protein kinases and the processes of phosphorylation of membrane proteins (K+, Na+, Ca2+ channels). Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate brain. The GABA A receptor is a oligomeric complex of multiple binding sites and chloride channel. This complex contains recognition sites for GABA, anxiolytics such as benzodiazepine, anxiogenic--beta-carboline, and convulsant such as picrotoxin. Chloride ion channel plays a crucial role in anxiogenic, anxiolytic and convulsant activities. Glutamic acid is the main endogenous neurotransmitter for N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-type excitatory amino acid receptor. NMDA receptors connected with Ca2+ channel, have multiple modulatory sites which are affected by a wide range of compounds. There are NMDA and competitive NMDA antagonists site, the glycine site, the phencyclidine (PCP) site and the binding site of Mg2+ ions in this receptor complex. Calcium entry through NMDA receptors may be important in the etiology of many psychiatric disorders. VOC mediate rapid, voltage-gated changes in ion permeability during action potentials in neurons. Electrophysiological studies indicate the existence of three types of VOC (K+, Na+, Ca2+ channels). In number of neurons various subtypes of Ca2+ channels (P, T, N and L-type) occur together. Among them, the L-type calcium channel has been first described and most thoroughly studied. The L-type calcium channel is localized on nerve terminals in the pre and postsynaptic parts, as well as on cell bodies and may be involved in the mechanism of action of psychotropic drugs. Chronic treatment with various psychotropic drugs changes the density of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels in the central nervous system. Thus calcium entry through both VOC and ROC may be important in the etiology of many psychiatric disorders.
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PMID:Receptor and voltage-operated ion channels in the central nervous system. 871 58

Under conditions of low intracellular [Mg2+] ([Mg2+]i), achieved by dialysis with pipette solutions containing ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N', N'-tetraacetic acid (BAPTA) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) as chelator, calcium currents through the L-type calcium channels (ICa) were increased in frog ventricular myocytes. Total suppression of phosphorylation by depleting the cell of ATP with a cocktail of beta, gamma-methyleneadenosine 5'-triphosphate (AMP-PCP) 2-deoxyglucose and carboxylcyanide-M-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP) did not inhibit the increase in ICa in the Mg2+-deficient medium. Thus, the involvement of phosphorylation process in the increase in ICa was not likely. Effective suppression of this enhancement of ICa was achieved by the application of guanosine triphosphate (GTP). From the dose-response curve for GTP, the GTP concentration required for half-maximal inhibition (IC50) was estimated to be 4.0 microM at pMg 6. This GTP-induced suppression of ICa is not due to the guanine nucleotide binding protein (G-protein) cascade, because both activators and inhibitors of G-protein, which are structural analogues of GTP, suppressed ICa similarly. Treatment with pertussis toxin (PTX) did not affect the inhibitory action of Mg2+ and GTP on ICa. GTP is therefore assumed to bind directly to the Ca2+ channel. Interaction of Mg2+ and GTP with the Ca2+ channel activated in the Mg2+-deficient medium was examined by comparing the dose/response curves for GTP at two different [Mg2+]. The IC50 for GTP suppression was estimated to be 5.7 microM at pMg 6 and 6.9 microM at pMg 5. The results suggest strongly that Mg2+ and GTP independently bind and control Ca2+ channels.
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PMID:Modulation of Ca2+ channels by intracellular Mg2+ ions and GTP in frog ventricular myocytes. 876 3

We studied the ATP dependence of NHE-1, the ubiquitous isoform of the Na+/H+ antiporter, using the whole-cell configuration of the patch-clamp technique to apply nucleotides intracellularly while measuring cytosolic pH (pHi) by microfluorimetry. Na+/H+ exchange activity was measured as the Na(+)-driven pHi recovery from an acid load, which was imposed via the patch pipette. In Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) fibroblasts stably transfected with NHE-1, omission of ATP from the pipette solution inhibited Na+/H+ exchange. Conversely, ATP perfusion restored exchange activity in cells that had been metabolically depleted by 2-deoxy-D-glucose and oligomycin. In cells dialyzed in the presence of ATP, no "run-down" was observed even after extended periods, suggesting that the nucleotide is the only diffusible factor required for optimal NHE-1 activity. Half-maximal activation of the antiporter was obtained at approximately 5 mM Mg-ATP. Submillimolar concentrations failed to sustain Na+/H+ exchange even when an ATP regenerating system was included in the pipette solution. High ATP concentrations are also known to be required for the optimal function of other cation exchangers. In the case of the Na/Ca2+ exchanger, this requirement has been attributed to an aminophospholipid translocase, or "flippase.". The involvement of this enzyme in Na+/H+ exchange was examined using fluorescent phosphatidylserine, which is actively translocated by the flippase. ATP depletion decreased the transmembrane uptake of NBD-labeled phosphatidylserine (NBD-PS), indicating that the flippase was inhibited. Diamide, an agent reported to block the flippase, was as potent as ATP depletion in reducing NBD-PS uptake. However, diamide had no effect on Na+/H+ exchange, implying that the effect of ATP is not mediated by changes in lipid distribution across the plasma membrane. K-ATP and ATP gamma S were as efficient as Mg-ATP in sustaining NHE-1 activity, while AMP-PNP and AMP-PCP only partially substituted for ATP. In contrast, GTP gamma S was ineffective. We conclude that ATP is the only soluble factor necessary for optimal activity of the NHE-1 isoform of the antiporter. Mg2+ does not appear to be essential for the stimulatory effect of ATP. We propose that two mechanisms mediate the activation of the antiporter by ATP: one requires hydrolysis and is likely an energy-dependent event. The second process does not involve hydrolysis of the gamma-phosphate, excluding mediation by protein or lipid kinases. We suggest that this effect is due to binding of ATP to an as yet unidentified, nondiffusible effector that activates the antiporter.
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PMID:ATP dependence of Na+/H+ exchange. Nucleotide specificity and assessment of the role of phospholipids. 904 42

1. The activity of Ca2+ channels is regulated by a number of mechanisms including direct allosteric modulation by intracellular ATP. Since ATP derived from glycolysis is preferentially used for membrane function, we hypothesized that glycolytic ATP also preferentially regulates cardiac L-type Ca2+ channels. 2. To test this hypothesis, peak L-type Ca2+ currents (ICa) were measured in voltage-clamped rabbit cardiomyocytes during glycolytic inhibition (2-deoxyglucose + pyruvate), oxidative inhibition (cyanide + glucose) or both (full metabolic inhibition; FMI). 3. A 10 min period of FMI resulted in a 40.0 % decrease in peak ICa at +10 mV (-5.1 +/- 0.6 versus -3.1 +/- 0.4 pA pF-1; n = 5, P < 0.01). Similar decreases in peak ICa were observed during glycolytic inhibition using 2-deoxyglucose (-6.2 +/- 0.2 versus -3.7 +/- 0.2 pA pF-1; n = 5, P < 0.01) or iodoacetamide (-6.7 +/- 0.3 versus -3.7 +/- 0.2 pA pF-1; n = 7, P < 0.01), but not following oxidative inhibition (-6.2 +/- 0.4 versus -6.4 +/- 0.3 pA pF-1; n = 5, n.s.). The reduction in ICa following glycolytic inhibition was not mediated by phosphate sequestration by 2-deoxyglucose or changes in intracellular pH. 4. Reductions in ICa were still observed when inorganic phosphate and creatine were included in the pipette, confirming a critical role for glycolysis in ICa regulation. 5. With 5 mM MgATP in the pipette during FMI, peak ICa decreased by only 18.4 % (-6.8 +/- 0.6 versus -5.5 +/- 0.3 pA pF-1; n = 4, P < 0.05), while inclusion of 5 mM MgAMP-PCP (beta,gamma-methyleneadenosine 5'-triphosphate, Mg2+ salt) completely prevented the decrease in peak ICa (-6.9 +/- 0.3 versus -6.5 +/- 0.3 pA pF-1; n = 5, n.s.). 6. Together, these results suggest that ICa is regulated by intracellular ATP derived from glycolysis and does not require hydrolysis of ATP. This regulation is expected to be energy conserving during periods of metabolic stress and myocardial ischaemia.
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PMID:Preferential regulation of rabbit cardiac L-type Ca2+ current by glycolytic derived ATP via a direct allosteric pathway. 967 64

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a dimeric protein which induces formation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) through binding to VEGF-receptor-2 tyrosine kinase (VEGFR2 TK) or KDR (kinase insert domain-containing receptor) on the surface of endothelial cells. Angiogenesis has been shown to be essential for malignancy of tumors; therefore, VEGFR2 TK is a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of cancer. Sequence homology studies indicate that VEGFR2 TK contains three domains: extracellular (ligand-binding domain), transmembrane, and intracellular (catalytic domain). In this work, the catalytic domain of VEGFR2 TK was cloned and expressed in a soluble active form using a baculovirus expression system. In the absence of ligand, the enzyme is shown to catalyze its autophosphorylation in a time-dependent and enzyme-concentration-dependent manner, consistent with a trans mechanism for this reaction. Mass spectrometry analysis revealed incorporation of 5.5 +/- 0.5 mol of phosphate/mole of enzyme (monomer). In addition, the enzyme was shown to catalyze phosphorylation of a synthetic peptide, poly(E4Y). Using poly(E4Y) as substrate, the kinetic constants of both native and phosphorylated enzyme were determined. Enzyme phosphorylation increased catalytic efficiency of the enzyme by at least an order of magnitude. Furthermore, the enzyme was shown to catalyze the reverse reaction using phospho-poly(E4Y) as substrate. Cd2+ was found to be an inhibitor of the enzyme. Kinetic studies revealed that inhibition by Cd2+ was competitive with respect to Mg2+ and noncompetitive with respect to MgATP. These results indicate that Cd2+ competes for a second metal-binding site. Therefore, the reaction catalyzed by this enzyme was treated as a terreactant system. The kinetic mechanism of VEGFR2 TK was elucidated through the use of steady-state kinetic studies. According to these studies, the enzyme binds Mg2+ and MgATP in a random fashion followed by ordered addition of the peptide substrate. The release of product is also ordered, with MgADP being released last. The order of substrate binding was confirmed by using AMP-PCP, a dead-end inhibitor.
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PMID:Characterization and kinetic mechanism of catalytic domain of human vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 tyrosine kinase (VEGFR2 TK), a key enzyme in angiogenesis. 984 50

The properties of a ryanodine-sensitive Ca2+ release channel (receptor) in non-excitable cells like exocrine cells or epithelial cells are described in this review. The ryanodine-sensitive Ca2+ release from the microsomal vesicles is activated by Ca2+, caffeine, ryanodine or cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR) and is inhibited by ruthenium red or higher concentrations (> or =100 microM) of ryanodine. The properties are similar to those of excitable cells such as muscle cells or neuronal tissues. In some non-excitable cells, the Ca2+ release induced by caffeine, ryanodine or cADPR is stimulated by calmodulin (CaM) or FK506. Kd values of [3H]ryanodine binding to the receptor protein range from 6 to 17 nM and are similar to those of a high-affinity binding site in skeletal or cardiac muscle. Maximum binding capacities (Bmax) range from 40 to 620 fmol/ mg protein and are 10 approximately 200-fold lower than those for a high-affinity binding site in skeletal muscle. Caffeine, adenine nucleotide AMP-PCP, Mg2+, ruthenium red or FK506 affects the binding. In some non-excitable cells, the ryanodine receptor (RyR) isoform RyR2 or RyR3 is expressed and has been identified. However, unlike for excitable cells, information concerning the RyR proteins, including binding sites for modulators like CaM and phosphorylation sites has not yet been obtained.
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PMID:Ryanodine-sensitive Ca2+ release mechanism in non-excitable cells (Review). 1111 3


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