Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
Pivot Concepts:   Target Concepts:
Query: EC:3.6.1.3 (ATPase)
65,361 document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)

Damage to the plasma membrane of rabbit epididymal spermatozoa during spontaneous lipid peroxidation was examined by means of trypan blue uptake and expression of activity of the intracellular enzymes, lactate dehydrogenase and pyruvate kinase. Both the dye uptake and the expression of enzyme activity probe cell damage from lipid peroxidation as loss of integrity of the plasma membrane. A linear correlation was obtained between trypan blue staining of the cells and malondialdehyde production, a quantifiable measure of the extent of lipid peroxidation. At the point of trypan blue staining of all cells, 0.5 nmol malondialdehyde/10(8) cells was produced. This is the same amount produced at the point of complete loss of motility and superoxide dismutase activity. We have defined this as the "lipoperoxidative lethal end point." Expression of lactate dehydrogenase and pyruvate kinase activities increased with time of aerobic incubation. In the high Na+ medium, NTP, in which lipid peroxidation is slow, there is a linear correlation between increase in expressed enzyme activities and malondialdehyde production. But in the high K+ medium, KTP, in which lipid peroxidation is rapid, there is an initial rapid rise in expressed enzyme activity over 3 h, followed by a slower increase. Activities of rabbit sperm lactate dehydrogenase, pyruvate kinase, and flagellar ATPase were unaffected by aerobic incubations for up to 48 h, double the incubation period used for the assay of enzymatic activities for the first two. The activity of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase decreased during aerobic incubation, the time course matching the loss of motility. The subcellular distribution of lactate dehydrogenase in rabbit spermatozoa was determined: 4% in the mitochondrial matrix, 10% in the plasma membrane and 85% in the cytosolic compartment.
...
PMID:Assessment of cell damage caused by spontaneous lipid peroxidation in rabbit spermatozoa. 623 Oct 58

The nucleoside triphosphatase (EC 3.6.1.15) was isolated from rat liver cytosol and purified 600-fold. The enzyme hydrolyzes all NTPs and dNTPs, splits NDPs and dNDPs at a low rate and does not destroy NMPs and dNMPs. The phosphatase consists of a single subunit with molecular weight of 65 000. The chromatin fraction of the enzyme is fully bound to the membrane, whereas the cytosol fraction contains 15-30% of the membrane-bound enzyme. Both free and membrane-bound phosphatases possess identical functional properties. The enzymatic activity has a pH-optimum of 4.0--4.5, is increased in the presence of Me2+ and is unaffected by ouabain, Triton X-100, N-ethylmaleimide, NaF or DNA, but is inhibited by NaCl, Pi and PPi. The value of Km is equal to 20 microM for TTP splitting. Since the NTP pool is essentially changed throughout the cell cycle, it is suggested that the nucleoside triphosphatase can participate in the nucleotide pool regulation.
...
PMID:[Non-specific acid nucleoside triphosphatase from cytosol and chromatin of rat liver: partial purification and general properties]. 628 41

It was previously observed that the hydrolysis of GTP by cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) (in contrast to skeletal muscle SR: (a) was identical in rate with total ATP hydrolysis; (b) gave a similar nonlinear substrate response; (c) was not Ca2+ dependent; and (d) stimulated Ca2+ accumulation but not Ca2+ translocation. Evidence was presented that both the ATPase and GTPase are effected by the same enzyme and represent different hydrolysis cycles (Van Winkle, W. B., Tate, C. A., Bick, R. J., and Entman, M. L. (1981) J. Biol. Chem. 256, 2268-2274). In the present paper, we report that purification of the NTPase from both muscle sources resulted in an alteration in the NTP concentration response compatible with a single high affinity binding site for ATP only in cardiac SR and for both substrates in skeletal muscle SR. As is the case with native skeletal muscle SR, purified skeletal muscle NTPase hydrolyzed GTP in a manner qualitatively similar to ATP (but with no Ca2+-independent NTPase) but with reduced velocity. In contrast, there was no GTPase activity or Ca2+-independent "basic" ATPase activity in the purified cardiac NTPase. Inclusion of oxalate or the ionophore, A23187, in assays with cardiac SR and ATP as the substrate increased the total ATPase activity but had no effect on GTPase activity. Furthermore, the nucleotide-dependent uptake of oxalate by cardiac SR was only apparent with ATP and not with GTP. In the presence of Ca2+, ATP was a potent inhibitor (noncompetitive, Ki of 2-5 microM) of GTPase activity, whereas it was a weaker competitive inhibitor in the absence of Ca2+. We suggest that GTPase and basic ATPase represent similar alternative enzyme cycles for the CaATPase enzyme that are inhibited by the presence of ATP plus Ca2+ but are rendered inactive during the purification of cardiac NTPase.
...
PMID:Nucleotide triphosphate utilization by cardiac and skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum. Further evidence for an alternative substrate hydrolysis cycle and the effect of calcium NTPase purification. 630 87

Escherichia coli recA protein catalyzes a specific proteolytic cleavage of repressors in vitro when it is activated by interaction with a single-stranded polynucleotide and nucleoside triphosphate. The ATP analogue adenosine-5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (ATP gamma S) satisfies the NTP requirement. We show here that despite its activity in repressor cleavage, ATP gamma S is hydrolyzed at a negligible rate by the recA protein DNA-dependent nucleoside triphosphatase activity. In the presence of DNA, ATP gamma S binds tightly to recA protein in a complex that can be detected because it is trapped by a nitrocellulose filter. One ATP gamma S molecule is bound per recA monomer. These results suggest that a ternary complex of recA protein, DNA, and nucleoside triphosphate is the species active in repressor cleavage. The activation of recA protein by small, defined oligonucleotides in place of DNA is described and characterized.
...
PMID:Function of nucleoside triphosphate and polynucleotide in Escherichia coli recA protein-directed cleavage of phage lambda repressor. 645 20

By use of 31P NMR, the transmembrane pH gradient (delta pH) and the intracellular levels of phosphorylated metabolites were measured in aerobic suspensions of wild-type Escherichia coli cells in the presence and absence of the adenosinetriphosphatase (ATPase) inhibitor dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCCD); the same parameters were also determined in E. coli mutants deficient in ATPase activity under both anaerobic and aerobic conditions. A method is described by which dense suspensions of E. coli cells (approximately 3 X 10(11) cells/mL) were oxygenated so that steady-state O2 levels in the suspensions were far greater than the Km for O2 consumption. Under these conditions, in wild-type MRE600 cells, the intracellular concentrations of PI, NTP, and NDP were measured to be 3.0 +/- 1.5, 8 +/- 1, and 1.2 +/- 1 mM, respectively, while the intracellular pH was approximately 7.5 over the external pH range studied (6 to approximately 7.0). Upon treatment with DCCD, the intracellular NTP level was drastically reduced and intracellular Pi concentration increased in respiring wild-type cells; in the same cells, however, DCCD did not affect the intracellular pH and the delta pH. During respiration in the presence of lactate, ATPase- cells established a delta pH but failed to synthesize any detectable levels of NTP. Conversely, ATPase- cells accumulated high levels of NTP but did not generate a delta pH during glycolysis under anaerobic conditions. These results are in complete agreement with the generally accepted chemiosmotic hypothesis. 31P NMR data on intact ATPase- NR70 cells were in agreement with the previously proposed [Rosen, B. P., Brey, R., & Hasan, S. (1978) J. Bacteriol. 134, 1030] existence of a proton leak in this strain which is sealed by DCCD or by spontaneous mutation into strain NR71. However, the NMR data also indicated that other major differences exist between NR71 and NR70 cells.
...
PMID:Phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance studies of bioenergetics in wild-type and adenosinetriphosphatase(1-) Escherichia coli cells. 646 75

mRNA degradation is an important control point in the regulation of gene expression and has been shown to be linked to the process of translation. One clear example of this linkage is the observation that nonsense mutations in a gene can accelerate the decay of the corresponding mRNA. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the product of the UPF1 gene, harboring zinc finger, NTP hydrolysis, and helicase motifs, was shown to be a trans-acting factor in this decay pathway. A UPF1 gene disruption results in stabilization of nonsense-containing mRNAs and leads to a nonsense suppression phenotype. As a first step toward understanding the molecular and biochemical mechanism of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, we have purified Upf1p from a yeast extract and characterized its nucleic acid-dependent NTPase activity, helicase activity, and nucleic acid binding properties. The results presented in this paper demonstrate that Upf1p contains both RNA- and DNA-dependent ATPase activities and RNA and DNA helicase activities. In the absence of ATP, Upf1p binds to single-stranded RNA or DNA, whereas hydrolysis of ATP facilitates its release from single-stranded nucleic acid. Based on these results, the role of Upf1p's biochemical activities in mRNA decay and translation are discussed.
...
PMID:Purification and characterization of the Upf1 protein: a factor involved in translation and mRNA degradation. 748 20

The open reading frame 2 (ORF2) of the potexviral genome encodes a 24- to 26-kDa protein which is part of the "triple gene block," a group of overlapping ORFs also present in the genomes of the carla-, hordei-, and furoviruses. The product of these ORFs is believed to play a role in the cell-to-cell movement of the viruses in host plants. The amino acid sequences of the homologous ORF2 products encoded by these related viruses suggest that they specify NTP binding and possibly helicase activities. We have used an Escherichia coli expression system to produce significant amounts of the 26-kDa protein (p26) encoded by foxtail mosaic potexvirus ORF2. p28 was purified to near homogeneity by conventional purification methods and some of its biochemical properties were determined. We present evidence that p26 is an ATP, CTP, and RNA binding protein with apparent ATPase activity. Western blot analysis of infected plant extracts using a polyclonal antiserum produced against p26 indicates that it is a relatively stable protein maintained at high levels for at least 6 days following its peak level of expression. Moreover, it is found predominantly in the soluble fraction of infected tissues. An immunocytochemical analysis of infected Chenopodium quinoa leaves reveals that p26 is exclusively associated with cytoplasmic inclusions in proximity to but distinct from aggregates of viral particles.
...
PMID:Purification, properties, and subcellular localization of foxtail mosaic potexvirus 26-kDa protein. 752 71

The 126 K protein of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) is an NTP binding protein that has guanylyl transferase activity and is predicted to be an ATPase/helicase. In this paper we report the generation of monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) that react with specific amino acid sequences of the 126K protein. The Mabs were generated after immunizing mice with a partially purified preparation of the 126 K protein (native) obtained by centrifugal fractionation of the infected tissue extracts. The Mabs were assayed for specific reactivity by western blotting and by their reactivity with non-overlapping decapeptides corresponding to the entire amino acid sequence of the 126 K protein of TMV. A total of 11 Mabs reactive with specific peptides and three other Mabs that did not react with any peptide but reacted with the 126 K protein were identified.
...
PMID:Monoclonal antibodies reactive with specific amino acid sequences of the 126 K protein of tobacco mosaic virus. 752 25

The adeno-associated virus type 2 (AAV) Rep68 protein produced in Escherichia coli as a fusion protein with maltose-binding protein (MBP-Rep68 delta) has previously been shown to possess DNA-DNA helicase activity, as does the purified wild-type Rep68. In the present study, we demonstrate that MBP-Rep68 delta also catalyzes the unwinding of a DNA-RNA hybrid. MBP-Rep68 delta-mediated DNA-RNA helicase activity required ATP hydrolysis and the presence of Mg2+ ions and was inhibited by high ionic strength. The efficiency of the DNA-RNA helicase activity of MBP-Rep68 delta was comparable to its DNA-DNA helicase activity. However, MBP-Rep68 delta lacked the ability to unwind a blunt-ended DNA-RNA substrate and RNA-RNA duplexes. We have also demonstrated that MBP-Rep68 delta has ATPase activity which is enhanced by the presence of single-stranded DNA but not by RNA. The MBP-Rep68 delta NTP mutant protein, which has a lysine-to-histidine substitution at amino acid 340 in the putative nucleoside triphosphate-binding site of Rep68, not only lacks DNA-RNA helicase and ATPase activities but also inhibits the helicase activity of MBP-Rep68 delta. DNA-RNA helicase activity of Rep proteins might play a pivotal role in the regulation of AAV gene expression by AAV Rep proteins.
...
PMID:A maltose-binding protein/adeno-associated virus Rep68 fusion protein has DNA-RNA helicase and ATPase activities. 753 73

The Rep protein of geminiviruses is the sole viral protein required for their DNA replication. The amino acid sequence of Rep protein contains an NTP binding consensus motif (P-loop). Here we show that purified Rep protein of tomato yellow leaf curl virus expressed in Escherichia coli exhibits an ATPase activity in vitro. Amino acid exchanges in the P-loop sequence of Rep causes a substantial decrease or loss of the ATPase activity. In vivo, mutant viruses carrying these Rep mutations do not replicate in plant cells. These results show that ATP binding by the Rep protein of geminiviruses is required for its function in viral DNA replication.
...
PMID:Rep protein of tomato yellow leaf curl geminivirus has an ATPase activity required for viral DNA replication. 777 63


<< Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next >>