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Query: EC:3.6.1.3 (
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The plasma membrane Ca2+
ATPase
isoform 1(PMCA1) is ubiquitously distributed in tissues and cells, but only scarce information is available on its properties. The isoform was overexpressed in Sf9 cells, purified on calmodulin columns, and characterized functionally. The level of expression was very low, but sufficient amounts of the protein could be isolated for biochemical characterization. The affinity of PMCA1 for calmodulin was similar to that of PMCA4, the other ubiquitous PMCA isoform. The affinity of PMCA1 for ATP, evaluated by the formation of the phosphorylated intermediate, was higher than that of the PMCA4 pump. The recombinant PMCA1 pump was a much better substrate for the cAMP-dependent protein kinase than the PMCA2 and PMCA4 isoforms. Pulse and chase experiments on Sf9 cells overexpressing the PMCA pumps showed that PMCA1 was much less stable than the PMCA4 and PMCA2 isoforms, i.e. PMCA1 had a much higher sensitivity to degradation by
calpain
. The effect of
calpain
was not the result of a general higher susceptibility of the PMCA1 to proteolytic degradation, because the pattern of degradation by trypsin was the same in the three isoforms.
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PMID:Expression, purification, and characterization of isoform 1 of the plasma membrane Ca2+ pump: focus on calpain sensitivity. 1285 6
Immature renal tubules are more tolerant to ischemia than mature renal tubules. Here we compared the developmental pattern for some cellular responses evoked by hypoxia and reoxygenation in renal proximal tubules from 10- and 40-day-old rats. Redistribution of Na(+)-K(+)-
ATPase
from the plasma membrane was studied by confocal microscopy techniques in primary cultured renal proximal tubular cells. The developmental expression of Na(+)-K(+)-
ATPase
, micro-
calpain
and heme oxygenase-1 was measured by RT-PCR techniques in rat renal cortex. In response to hypoxia Na(+)-K(+)-
ATPase
redistribution from the plasma membrane was almost 2-fold increased in cells isolated from mature kidneys compared with cells isolated from immature kidneys. Reoxygenation resulted in a complete reestablishment of Na(+)-K(+)-
ATPase
in the plasma membrane in the immature but not in the mature cells. The dissociation of Na(+)-K(+)-
ATPase
from the plasma membrane was associated with a reduced activity and a reduced expression of Na(+)-K(+)-
ATPase
in the mature but not in the immature tubular cells. The expression of micro-
calpain
, a factor shown to induce ischemic injury to proximal tubular cells, was significantly lower in the immature compared with the mature kidney, whereas the expression of heme oxygenase-1, a factor shown to protect from renal ischemic injury, was significantly higher in the immature kidney. The results help to explain the increased tolerance of the immature kidney to injury caused by ischemia and reperfusion.
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PMID:Cellular response to renal hypoxia is different in adolescent and infant rats. 1466 54
We investigated left ventricular (LV) mechanoenergetics in acute and chronic failing hearts, induced by high Ca(2+), ischemic-reperfusion injury, diabetes mellitus (DM), and hypothyroidism, using cross-circulated excised rat heart preparations. After high Ca(2+) or ischemic-reperfusion, there was a contractile failure associated with a parallel downward shift of the linear relation between myocardial O(2) consumption per beat (VO(2)) and systolic pressure-volume area (PVA). This result indicated a decrease in VO(2) for total Ca(2+) handling in E-C coupling. We found proteolysis of a cytoskeletal protein, alpha-fodrin. A calpain inhibitor significantly suppressed contractile failure, decreased VO(2) for total Ca(2+) handling, and membrane alpha-fodrin degradation. In DM, the LV relaxation rate was significantly slower, resulting in the decreased O(2) consumption per min for total Ca(2+) handling in E-C coupling. In hypothyroidism, there were systolic and diastolic failures associated with the decreased O(2) consumption per beat for total Ca(2+) handling in E-C coupling. The protein level of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)
ATPase
(SERCA2) was significantly lower in DM and hypothyroidism. We conclude that suppression of O(2) consumption for total Ca(2+) handling, mainly utilized by SERCA2, is a major cause of failing hearts, mediated through degradation of membrane alpha-fodrin via activation of
calpain
or suppressed expression of SERCA2.
...
PMID:[Energy utility of failing heart]. 1474 27
The present study was designed to investigate the possible effects of chronic aluminium exposure on the various aspects of calcium homeostasis in rat brain. Chronic aluminium administration caused significant rise in the intrasynaptosomal calcium levels. The activity of major calcium-expelling enzyme, i.e. Ca2+
ATPase
was found to be lowered. Also, the calcium uptake via voltage-operated calcium channels increased significantly. Similar to the increase in intrasynaptosomal calcium,
calpain
activity was found to be increased. The results presented here, indicate that the toxic effects of aluminium could be mediated through modifications in the intracellular calcium homeostasis, which may lead to impaired neuronal function.
...
PMID:Disruption of neuronal calcium homeostasis after chronic aluminium toxicity in rats. 1567 74
In previous works we reported that the administration of a toxic dose of acetaminophen (APAP) induces acute renal failure (ARF) and promotes changes on Na(+), K(+)
ATPase
distribution in renal proximal plasma membranes. In the present work, we analyzed if APAP could promote the dissociation of Na(+), K(+)
ATPase
from its membrane anchorage. The participation of
calpain
activation was also evaluated. We analyzed the Triton X-100 extractability of Na(+), K(+)
ATPase
in freshly isolated cortical cell suspensions incubated with different APAP concentrations (0.1, 1, 10 and 100 mM). Both alpha(1) and beta(1) subunits were studied by Western blot. APAP promoted the increment of both subunits abundance in the Triton-soluble fraction. Calpain activation was detected in the membrane fractions of cells incubated with APAP. Incubation with APAP 0.1, 1 and 10 mM did not promote an increment in LDH release compared with controls, while APAP 100 mM promoted an increased LDH release. Our results show that incubation of proximal cells with sublethal and lethal APAP concentrations promotes the detachment of Na(+), K(+)
ATPase
from its membrane anchoring. Inhibition of
calpain
activation by SJA 7029 protected against APAP-induced membrane damage but not against APAP-induced increase of the Triton X-100 extractability of Na(+), K(+)
ATPase
.
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PMID:Effect of acetaminophen on the membrane anchoring of Na+, K+ATPase of rat renal cortical cells. 1594
The first human cardiac troponin I (hcTnI) mutation in the N-terminal 32 residue region, R21C (arginine residue number 21 mutated to cysteine), which has been linked to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), has recently been reported. The effect of this mutation on the physiological function of hcTnI was investigated. Human cTnI R21C (in the absence or presence of troponin T and troponin C) was phosphorylated by protein kinase A (PKA) at a significantly slower rate than wild-type hcTnI. In skinned fiber studies, the TnI R21C mutant showed a large increase in Ca(2+)-sensitivity of force development when compared to wild-type TnI (DeltapCa(50)=0.33). Phosphorylation of skinned fibers containing TnI R21C by PKA resulted in a significantly smaller decrease in the Ca(2+)-sensitivity of force development when compared to phosphorylation of fibers containing wild-type TnI. The decreased sensitivity of TnI R21C to PKA is most likely due to a decreased ability of PKA to phosphorylate this TnI rather than conformational problems within this TnI. In addition, skinned fibers were found to contain an endogenous kinase that is capable of phosphorylating wild-type TnI. However, the endogenous kinase activity did not affect the Ca(2+)-sensitivity of force development, the Hill coefficient or maximal force of these skinned fibers. Actomyosin
ATPase
assays showed that the R21C mutation did not affect the inhibitory properties of TnI or the maximal
ATPase
activity. TnI R21C was also found to be more susceptible to proteolysis by
calpain
II than wild-type TnI. These results suggest that this R21C mutation in TnI affects the Ca(2+)-sensitizing effect of Tn, the ability of TnI to be readily phosphorylated by PKA and the stability of TnI to
calpain
. The results also suggest that the N-terminal region may have important roles such as modulating the Ca(2+)-sensitivity of force-development.
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PMID:A mutation in the N-terminus of troponin I that is associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy affects the Ca(2+)-sensitivity, phosphorylation kinetics and proteolytic susceptibility of troponin. 1632 98
Numerous studies implicate necrotic cell death in devastating human pathologies such as stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. Investigations in both nematodes and mammals converge to implicate specific
calpain
and aspartyl proteases in the execution of necrotic cell death. It is believed that these proteases become activated under conditions that inflict necrotic cell death. However, the factors that modulate necrosis and govern the erroneous activation of these otherwise benign enzymes are largely unknown. Here we show that the function of the vacuolar H(+)-
ATPase
, a pump that acidifies lysosomes and other intracellular organelles, is essential for necrotic cell death in C. elegans. Cytoplasmic pH drops in dying cells. Intracellular acidification requires the vacuolar H(+)-
ATPase
, whereas alkalization of endosomal and lysosomal compartments by weak bases protects against necrosis. In addition, we show that vacuolar H(+)-
ATPase
activity is required downstream of cytoplasmic calcium overload during necrosis. Thus, intracellular pH is an important modulator of necrosis in C. elegans. We propose that vacuolar H(+)-
ATPase
activity is required to establish necrosis-promoting, acidic intracellular conditions that augment the function of executioner aspartyl proteases in dying cells. Similar mechanisms may contribute to necrotic cell death that follows extreme acidosis-for example, during stroke-in humans.
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PMID:The vacuolar H+ -ATPase mediates intracellular acidification required for neurodegeneration in C. elegans. 1600
Na+ overload and secondary Ca2+ influx via Na+/Ca2+ exchanger are key mechanisms in cardiomyocyte contracture and necrosis during reperfusion. Impaired Na+/K+-
ATPase
activity contributes to Na+ overload, but the mechanism has not been established. Because Na+/K+-
ATPase
is connected to the cytoskeleton protein fodrin through ankyrin, which are substrates of calpains, we tested the hypothesis that
calpain
mediates Na+/K+-
ATPase
impairment in reperfused cardiomyocytes. In isolated rat hearts reperfused for 5 minutes after 60 minutes of ischemia, Na+/K+-
ATPase
activity was reduced by 80%, in parallel with loss of alpha-fodrin and ankyrin-B and detachment of alpha1 and alpha2 subunits of Na+/K+-
ATPase
from the membrane-cytoskeleton complex. Calpain inhibition with MDL-7943 during reperfusion prevented the loss of these proteins, increased Na+/K+-
ATPase
activity, attenuated lactate dehydrogenase release, and improved contractile recovery, and these beneficial effects of MDL-7943 were reverted by ouabain. The impairment of Na+/K+-
ATPase
was not a mere consequence of cell death because it was not altered in hearts in which contracture and cell death had been prevented by contractile blockade with 2,3-butanedione monoxime. In these hearts, concomitant
calpain
inhibition preserved Na+/K+-
ATPase
content and function and attenuated cell death occurring on withdrawal of 2,3-butanedione monoxime. In vitro assay showed no detectable degradation of Na+/K+-
ATPase
subunits after 10 minutes of incubation with activated
calpain
. Thus, we conclude that
calpain
activation contributes to the impairment of Na+/K+-
ATPase
during early reperfusion and that this effect is mainly mediated by degradation of the anchorage of Na+/K+-
ATPase
to the membrane cytoskeleton.
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PMID:Calpain-mediated impairment of Na+/K+-ATPase activity during early reperfusion contributes to cell death after myocardial ischemia. 1610 49
Lymphocyte infiltration of tissue is a cardinal feature of solid-organ allograft rejection. Vascular endothelial cells (EC) participate in lymphocyte recruitment through the display of adhesion molecules and chemokines to promote leukocyte extravasation. Moreover, EC reorganize the cytoskeleton and cytoskeleton-associated structures during leukocyte diapedesis. We examined the role of EC (Ca+2)i and the calcium-sensitive protease,
calpain
, during lymphocyte diapedesis through a human EC monolayer under physiologic shear stress in vitro. We observed that lymphocyte transendothelial migration (TEM) was inhibited by chelating EC cytosolic calcium, or depleting EC endoplasmic reticulum calcium stores by inhibition of the endoplasmic reticulum Ca
ATPase
. Further, inhibition of EC phospholiase C also decreased lymphocyte TEM. We determined that EC constitutively exhibit
calpain
activity, using fluorescence generation from a
calpain
substrate to report
calpain
activity in individual live cells. Moreover, EC adjacent to a transmigrating lymphocyte showed increased
calpain
activity. Further, lymphocyte TEM was inhibited by agents that block
calpain
activity. Inhibition of lymphocyte TEM occurs at the lumenal EC surface and correlates with impaired development of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1)-rich docking structures by the EC. We conclude EC calcium and
calpain
activity facilitates lymphocyte TEM, and participates in the assembly of the docking structure.
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PMID:Endothelial cell calpain activity facilitates lymphocyte diapedesis. 1621 23
Our understanding of the end-effectors involved in preconditioning protection is still very limited. This is partially due to an incomplete knowledge of the mechanisms responsible for acute sarcolemmal rupture and cell death during the first minutes of reperfusion, including the relative roles of hypercontracture-mediated sarcolemmal rupture and mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP) opening-mediated cell death. In the present article, the role of proposed end-effectors of preconditioning protection, defined as molecules directly involved in cell death that are modified by ischemic preconditioning (IP), is examined. IP attenuates hypercontracture-mediated cell death, probably through several mechanisms, including attenuated
calpain
activation during reperfusion leading to preserved cytoskeletal integrity and accelerated recovery of Na+/K+-
ATPase
function, but probably also protein kinase G (PKG)-mediated improved calcium handling. The potential role of gap junctions in preconditioning protection is controversial, but the recently discovered mitochondrial localisation of connexin43 seems to play an important role in protection that has not yet been completely defined. Several recent studies suggest that IP can reduce MPTP opening during reperfusion and limit infarct size through this mechanism, although the contribution of this widely accepted mechanism to the infarct size reduction induced by IP in the intact heart needs to be established.
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PMID:The end-effectors of preconditioning protection against myocardial cell death secondary to ischemia-reperfusion. 1663 42
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