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The cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration plays a central role in the contraction of smooth muscle cells. The concentration of cytoplasmic Ca2+ is determined for an important part by the operation of Ca(2+)-transport ATPases which extrude Ca2+ from the cell or accumulate the ion in the endoplasmic reticulum. The present work concerns the characterization of the Ca(2+)-transport ATPases of smooth muscle by biochemical, immunochemical and recombinant DNA techniques. This study also includes the investigation of the regulation of the Ca(2+)-transport ATPases and of the expression of associated Ca(2+)-binding proteins. Methods were developed for the purification of endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membranes from smooth-muscle cells. From the study of the phosphorylated transport intermediates and the proteolytic breakdown products, and by using polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies we could conclude that two different Ca(2+)-transport ATPases are expressed in smooth-muscle cells. Of each of these types of Ca(2+)-transport ATPases different isoforms exist. These isoforms were further characterized at the cDNA level and by generating isoform-specific antibodies. One isoform of the plasma-membrane Ca(2+)-pump and two different organellar-type Ca(2+)-pumps have been cloned and sequenced. In smooth-muscle cells, the primary RNA transcripts of the gene of the SERCA2 Ca(2+)-transport ATPase are alternatively processed in three different ways. In neural tissues even a fourth mode of splicing occurs. These different splice modes can be explained by the analysis of the exon/intron structure of the SERCA2 gene. The regulation of the alternative RNA splicing was studied on the stable muscle-cell line BC3H1 during induced myogenic differentiation. From this study we could conclude that the mechanisms responsible for active Ca(2+)-transport in smooth-muscle cells partially resemble those of non-muscle cells, and partially resemble the corresponding system in cardiac cells, but not those in skeletal muscle. A similar conclusion was reached concerning the regulation of the Ca(2+)-transport ATPase of the endoplasmic reticulum via the phosphorylation of phospholamban, and for the expression of the Ca(2+)-binding protein calsequestrin.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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PMID:[The Ca(2+)-transport ATPases of smooth muscle]. 166 34

Monoclonal antibodies raised against canine cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum phospholamban were used to study the structure-function relationship between phospholamban and the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) (Ca(2+)-Mg2+)-ATPase (Suzuki, T., and Wang, J. H. (1986) J. Biol. Chem. 261, 7018-7023). Additional monoclonal antibodies are characterized further. When five of these monoclonal antibodies were assessed for their ability to affect SR Ca2+ uptake three of these antibodies had no effect on SR Ca2+ uptake, whereas the other two monoclonals were able to stimulate SR Ca2+ uptake to levels similar to those caused by phosphorylation of phospholamban at different calcium concentrations. Using synthetic peptides corresponding to various portions of phospholamban in a competitive binding assay, it was possible to map the epitope site of monoclonals which stimulate the (Ca(2+)-Mg2+)-ATPase activity to phospholamban residues 7-16. These results implicate phospholamban residues 7-16 in the regulation of the (Ca(2+)-Mg2+)-ATPase.
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PMID:Phospholamban regulation of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (Ca(2+)-Mg2+)-ATPase. Mechanism of regulation and site of monoclonal antibody interaction. 171 Feb 23

The purpose of this study was to determine the expression of genes encoding various sarcoplasmic reticulum components that are functionally coupled with calcium release, uptake, and storage function during cardiac hypertrophy induced by thyroid hormone. Hyperthyroidism was induced in two groups of rabbits by the injection of 200 micrograms/kg L-thyroxine (T4) daily for 4 days (T4-4-day group) and 8 days (T4-8-day group). Hypothyroidism was induced in another group of rabbits by adding 0.8 mg/ml propylthiouracil to the drinking water for 4 weeks. The relative expression level of mRNA encoding different sarcoplasmic reticulum proteins was determined by RNA slot blot and Northern blot analysis. In hyperthyroid hearts, the steady-state level of cardiac ryanodine receptor mRNA and sarcoplasmic reticulum cardiac/slow-twitch Ca(2+)-ATPase mRNA were both increased to 147% (T4-4-day group) and 186% (T4-8-day group) of control, respectively, but decreased to 71% and 75%, respectively, in hypothyroid ventricles. The mRNA level for phospholamban was decreased in both hyperthyroidism (T4-8-day group, 72%) and hypothyroidism (77%) in these hearts. On the other hand, calsequestrin mRNA levels did not change in hyperthyroid and hypothyroid ventricles. In accord with the changes in Ca(2+)-ATPase mRNA levels, the Ca(2+)-ATPase protein was increased to 199% (T4-8-day group) in hyperthyroid ventricles and decreased to 86% of control in hypothyroid ventricles. The expression levels of ryanodine receptor, Ca(2+)-ATPase, phospholamban, and calsequestrin mRNAs were similarly altered in skeletal muscle tissues from hyperthyroid and hypothyroid rabbits. These results indicate that the mRNA levels of sarcoplasmic reticulum proteins responsible for calcium release and calcium uptake are coordinately regulated in response to changes in thyroid hormone level in both heart and skeletal muscle. These changes in mRNA level should lead to changes in protein levels and thus to altered calcium release and uptake in the chronic stages of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.
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PMID:Effect of thyroid hormone on the expression of mRNA encoding sarcoplasmic reticulum proteins. 183 May 16

The Ca2+ pumps of the plasma membrane (PM ATPase) and of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR ATPase) share a number of structural and functional properties. A major difference is the regulatory mechanism. The PM ATPase contains a C-terminal autoinhibitory domain; calmodulin binds to it, removing the inhibition. The SR ATPase contains a domain that interacts with the inhibitor protein phospholamban when the latter is in the nonphosphorylated state; phosphorylation of phospholamban removes the inhibition. Peptides corresponding to the autoinhibitory domain of the PM ATPase were synthesized and found to inhibit the SR ATPase. A 28-residue peptide (C28W), containing the entire autoinhibitory domain, was the most powerful (IC50 = 15 microM; lmax greater than 90%). The inhibition was Ca2+ dependent and more pronounced at submicromolar Ca2+ concentrations. C28W is about 50% homologous to the cytosolic domain of phospholamban, the hydrophilic portion of which was found to interact directly with calmodulin (Kd = about 700 nM). However, while calmodulin reversed the inhibition of the SR ATPase by C28W, it failed to reverse that induced by nonphosphorylated phospholamban.
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PMID:Phospholamban is related to the autoinhibitory domain of the plasma membrane Ca(2+)-pumping ATPase. 183 Oct 47

The application of electrophoretic resolution of the different phosphorylation species of pentameric phospholamban as a measure of phosphorylation stoichiometry was examined and verified. This enabled a critical evaluation of a number of issues central to current models of calcium pump regulation in cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum. The phospholamban content of numerous preparations was calculated from 32P incorporation at a given stoichiometry, and compared with the respective calcium pump concentration (derived by comparison with a Coomassie-stained calibration curve of the fast-twitch skeletal muscle isozyme). A relationship of 2 mol of phospholamban:1 mol of ATPase resulted (phospholamban monomer:ATPase monomer), which was maintained throughout all vesicle subpopulations. The precise mechanism of coupling of phospholamban phosphorylation to calcium pump stimulation was probed, with particular emphasis on the individual contributions of each phosphorylated species (P1 to P5). This relationship could be adequately explained in three ways: (i) each phosphorylation event contributed equally to calcium pump stimulation; (ii) P1 and P2 were incapable of stimulating calcium pump activity, but full stimulation occurred upon generation of species P3; or (iii) the phosphospecies P1 was without effect on basal calcium pump activity, but successive phosphorylations contributed equally to stimulation. Finally, the functional implication of dual site phosphorylation of phospholamban (cAMP- and the endogenous calmodulin-dependent kinases) was examined. No change in calcium pump activity accompanied the second tier of phosphorylation over that achieved by the first.
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PMID:Dependence of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium pump activity on the phosphorylation status of phospholamban. 183 73

The role of cGMP-dependent protein kinase in the regulation of intracellular Ca2+ levels in vascular smooth muscle cells was examined by studying the effects of cGMP on the phosphorylation of the Ca(2+)-ATPase regulatory protein phospholamban. Cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cells incubated with atrial natriuretic peptide II or sodium nitroprusside responded with increased phosphorylation of the 6000-Da subunit of phospholamban. The identity of phospholamban was confirmed using immunoprecipitation methods. Phosphorylation was associated with an increase in the activation of membrane-associated ATPase by Ca2+. These results indicated that at least one site of action of cGMP in smooth muscle cells is the sarcoplasmic reticulum, where phosphorylation of proteins regulating Ca2+ fluxes occurs. Studies using confocal laser scanning microscopy to define the cellular distribution of cGMP-dependent protein kinase suggested that the enzyme was localized to the same cellular region(s) as was phospholamban. Phosphorylation of proteins by cGMP in broken cell fractions from rabbit aorta was also performed. Phospholamban and other proteins were phosphorylated in the presence of cGMP but not cAMP, suggesting that only cGMP-dependent protein kinase was associated with smooth muscle membrane fractions containing phospholamban. These results suggest that one mechanism of action of cGMP in the reduction of intracellular Ca2+ is the activation of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase via phosphorylation of phospholamban. The data also support the concept that compartmentalization of protein kinases with substrates in the intact cell is an important factor involved in protein phosphorylation.
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PMID:Regulation of sarcoplasmic reticulum protein phosphorylation by localized cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase in vascular smooth muscle cells. 183 34

Cyclic GMP (cGMP) mediates the relaxing action of a variety of vasodilator drugs and endogenous vasodilator substances. Cyclic AMP (cAMP) mediates relaxation by beta-adrenergic agonists as well as other activators of adenylate cyclase. Both second messengers appear to reduce the concentration of intracellular Ca2+ in vascular smooth muscle cells, thus affecting relaxation. The presence of cGMP-dependent protein kinase in vascular smooth muscle cells is required for the reduction of Ca2+ by cAMP and cGMP, suggesting that this enzyme mediates the relaxing effects of both cyclic nucleotides. Although the specific substrate proteins for cGMP-dependent protein kinase are not well characterized in vascular smooth muscle, new evidence indicates that Ca2(+)-ATPase activation by phosphorylation of phospholamban by the kinase may underlie the mechanism of action of cyclic-nucleotide-dependent relaxation.
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PMID:Towards an understanding of the mechanism of action of cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP in smooth muscle relaxation. 184 22

The number of polypeptides constituting the oligomeric structure of canine phospholamban (a putative regulator of Ca(2+)-ATPase of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum) stable even in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate was estimated through determination of the molecular weight of the oligomer. Owing to the small molecular size, the low UV-absorptivity and the limited availability, the molecular weight determination required very sophisticated application of the following technique, used as the only recourse: low-angle laser light scattering measurement combined with high-performance gel chromatography. The molecular weight of phospholamban oligomer was found to be 30,400 and the number of subunits was concluded to be five after correction for the dependence of the apparent molecular weights on the protein concentration.
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PMID:Molecular weight determination of phospholamban oligomer in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate: application of low-angle laser light scattering photometry. 193 24

Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies to the major sarcoplasmic reticulum proteins of rabbit skeletal and canine cardiac muscle have been used to identify and characterize the corresponding components of human cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum. The Ca2(+)-transporting ATPase of human cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum was identified as a 105,000-Da protein antigenically distinct from its rabbit skeletal muscle counterpart. Human cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum also contained 53,000- 155,000- and 165,000-Da glycoproteins antigenically related to the low and high molecular weight glycoproteins of canine cardiac and rabbit skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum. The ryanodine-sensitive Ca2+ channel of human cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum was identified as a 400,000-Da protein antigenically related to its counterparts in canine cardiac and rabbit skeletal muscle. Human cardiac calsequestrin was identified as a 52,000-Da protein. Human phospholamban was identified as a 29,000-Da substrate for phosphorylation by cAMP-dependent protein kinase. Immunoblots of sarcoplasmic reticulum from the normal left ventricles of four unmatched organ donors and the excised failing left ventricles of nine patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy were compared in search of qualitative differences in the protein patterns of the failing hearts. No such differences were found with respect to the Ca2+ ATPase, the 53,000-Da glycoprotein, the ryanodine-sensitive Ca2+ channel, calsequestrin or phospholamban. In contrast, the 165,000-Da glycoprotein band, present in all four preparations from nonfailing hearts, was absent from three of nine preparations from failing hearts, and staining of the 155,000-Da glycoprotein in these three preparations appeared to be relatively increased. The absence of the 165,000-Da glycoprotein band may identify or reflect a pathogenetic mechanism in a subset of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
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PMID:Identification and characterization of proteins in sarcoplasmic reticulum from normal and failing human left ventricles. 208 60

The Ca2(+)-ATPase in cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) is under regulation by phospholamban, an oligomeric proteolipid. To determine the molecular mechanism by which phospholamban regulates the Ca2(+)-ATPase, a reconstitution system was developed, using a freeze-thaw sonication procedure. The best rates of Ca2+ uptake (700 nmol/min/mg reconstituted vesicles compared with 800 nmol/min/mg SR vesicles) were observed when cholate and phosphatidylcholine were used at a ratio of cholate/phosphatidylcholine/Ca2(+)-ATPase of 2:80:1. The EC50 values for Ca2+ were 0.05 microM for both Ca2+ uptake and Ca2(+)-ATPase activity in the reconstituted vesicles compared with 0.63 microM Ca2+ in native SR vesicles. Inclusion of phospholamban in the reconstituted vesicles was associated with a significant inhibition of the initial rates of Ca2+ uptake at pCa 6.0. However, phosphorylation of phospholamban by the catalytic subunit of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase reversed the inhibitory effect on the Ca2+ pump. Similar findings were observed when a peptide, corresponding to amino acids 1-25 of phospholamban, was used. These findings indicate that phospholamban is an inhibitor of the Ca2(+)-ATPase in cardiac SR and phosphorylation of phospholamban relieves this inhibition. The mechanism by which phospholamban inhibits the Ca2+ pump is unknown, but our findings with the synthetic peptide suggest that a direct interaction between the Ca2(+)-ATPase and the hydrophilic portion of phospholamban may be one of the mechanisms for regulation.
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PMID:Functional reconstitution of the cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2(+)-ATPase with phospholamban in phospholipid vesicles. 213 56


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