scholarly journals Calcium-ion-transporting activity in two microsomal subfractions from rat pancreatic acini. Modulation by carbamylcholine

1984 ◽  
Vol 219 (2) ◽  
pp. 679-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
A E Richardson ◽  
R L Dormer
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Sucrose Density Gradient ◽  
Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Uptake System ◽  
Ph Optimum ◽  
Bivalent Cation ◽  
Pancreatic Acini ◽  
Dense Fraction

Two microsomal subfractions from isolated rat pancreatic acini were produced by centrifugation through a discontinuous sucrose density gradient and characterized by biochemical markers. The denser fraction (SF2) was a highly purified preparation of rough endoplasmic reticulum; the less-dense fraction (SF1) was heterogeneous and contained Golgi, endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membranes. 45Ca2+ accumulation in the presence of ATP and its rapid release after treatment with the bivalent-cation ionophore A23187 were demonstrated in both fractions. The pH optimum for active 45Ca2+ uptake was approx. 6.8 for the rough endoplasmic reticulum (SF2) and approx. 7.5 for SF1 . Initial rate measurements were used to determine the affinity of the rough-endoplasmic-reticulum uptake system for free Ca2+. An apparent Km of 0.16 +/- 0.06 microM and Vmax. of 21.5 +/- 5.6 nmol of Ca2+/min per mg of protein were obtained. 45Ca2+ uptake by SF1 was less sensitive to Ca2+, half-maximal uptake occurring at 1-2 microM-free Ca2+. When fractions were prepared from isolated acini stimulated with 3 microM-carbamylcholine, 45Ca2+ uptake was increased in the rough endoplasmic reticulum. The increased uptake was due to a higher Vmax. with no significant change in Km. No effect was observed on 45Ca2+ uptake by SF1 . In conclusion, two distinct non-mitochondrial, ATP-dependent calcium-uptake systems have been demonstrated in rat pancreatic acini. One of these is located in the rough endoplasmic reticulum, but the precise location of the other has not been determined. We have shown that the Ca2+-transporting activity in the rough endoplasmic reticulum may have an important role in maintaining the cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration in resting acinar cells and is involved in Ca2+ movements which occur during stimulation of enzyme secretion.

Characterization of an ATP-dependent Ca2+ uptake system in mouse pancreatic microsomes

1981 ◽  
Vol 240 (2) ◽  
pp. G122-G129
Author(s):  
B. C. Ponnappa ◽  
R. L. Dormer ◽  
J. A. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Microsomal Fraction ◽  
Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Uptake System ◽  
Ph Optimum ◽  
Pancreatic Acini ◽  
Uptake Activity ◽  
Mitochondrial Oxidation ◽  
Stimulation Of

The uptake of 45Ca2+ was studied in microsomes prepared from isolated mouse pancreatic acini. These microsomes accumulated 45Ca2+ in the presence of ATP; uptake was potentiated by addition of oxalate. Sequestered microsomal 45Ca2+ was only gradually removed by ethyleneglycol-bis(beta-aminoethylether)-N,N'-tetraacetic acid (EGTA) but was readily released by the divalent cation ionophore A23187. Inhibitors of mitochondrial oxidation and mitochondrial calcium transport had little effect on microsomal 45Ca2+ uptake. A separate subcellular fraction enriched in plasma membranes took up 45Ca2+ poorly compared with the microsomal fraction. Half-maximal 45Ca2+ uptake by the microsomal fraction was observed at a free Ca2+ concentration of 1.1 microM. 45Ca2+ uptake was dependent on Mg-ATP and showed a pH optimum at 6.8-7.0. Subfractionation of the total microsomes into "heavy" and "light" microsomal fractions indicated higher 45Ca2+ uptake activity associated with the heavy fraction. A Ca2+-activated, Mg2+-dependent ATPase was demonstrated in this fraction. Stimulation of pancreatic acini with the cholecystokinin analogue caerulein prior to homogenization increased the subsequent rate of 45Ca2+ uptake by the microsomal fraction.

Analysis of Ca 2+ fluxes and Ca 2+ pools in pancreatic acini

1981 ◽  
Vol 296 (1080) ◽  
pp. 105-113 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Intact Cells ◽  
Pancreatic Acini ◽  
Mitochondrial Inhibitors ◽  
Intracellular Ca ◽  
Membrane Bound ◽  
Intracellular Storage ◽  
Carbamyl Choline

45 Ca 2+ movements have been analysed in dispersed acini prepared from rat pancreas in a quasi-steady state for 45 Ca 2+ . Carbamyl choline (carbachol; Cch) caused a quick 45 Ca 2+ release that was followed by a slower 45 Ca 2+ ‘reuptake’. Subsequent addition of atropine resulted in a further transient increase in cellular 45 Ca 2+ . The data suggest the presence of a Cch-sensitive ‘trigger’ pool, which could be refilled by the antagonist, and one or more intracellular ‘storage’ pools. Intracellular Ca 2+ sequestration was studied in isolated acini pretreated with saponin to disrupt their plasma membranes. In the presence of 45 Ca 2+ (1 µM), addition of ATP at 5 mM caused a rapid increase in 45 Ca 2+ uptake exceeding the control by fivefold. Maximal ATP-promoted Ca 2+ uptake was obtained at 10 µM Ca 2+ (half-maximal at 0.32 µM Ca 2+ ). In the presence of mitochondrial inhibitors it was 0.1 µM (half-maximal at 0.014 µM). 45 Ca 2+ release could still be induced by Cch but the subsequent reuptake was missing. The latter was restored by ATP and atropine caused further 45 Ca 2+ uptake. Electron microscopy showed electron-dense precipitates in the rough endoplasmic reticulum of saponin-treated cells in the presence of Ca 2+ , oxalate and ATP which were absent in intact cells or cells pretreated with A23187. The data suggest the presence of a plasma membrane-bound Cch-sensitive ‘trigger’ Ca 2+ pool and ATP-dependent Ca 2+ storage systems in mitochondria and rough endoplasmic reticulum of pancreatic acini. It is assumed that Ca 2+ is taken up into these pools after secretagogue-induced Ca 2+ release.

A simple biochemical approach to quantitate rough endoplasmic reticulum

1995 ◽  
Vol 268 (2) ◽  
pp. C308-C316 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Rajasekaran ◽  
S. A. Langhans-Rajasekaran ◽  
R. M. Gould ◽  
E. Rodriguez-Boulan ◽  
T. Morimoto
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Cell Membranes ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Sucrose Density Gradient ◽  
Total Cell ◽  
Cell Fractionation ◽  
Cell Line Hela ◽  
Membrane Bound

In this report we demonstrate that the changes in size of the rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) can be determined by quantifying the membrane-bound ribosomal population separated by cell fractionation and sucrose density gradient analysis. Total cell membranes, rather than microsomes, were used as the source of membrane-bound ribosomes to eliminate potential losses during the preparation of microsomes. Bound ribosomes were assayed after quantitative release and recovery from total cell membranes using puromycin in the presence of high-salt buffer. Using this analysis, we demonstrate a 4.2-fold increase in RER in estrogen-treated male Xenopus laevis liver. Furthermore, we show that the ratio of the distribution of free to membrane-bound ribosomes in a nonsecretory cell line (HeLa) was 3.3, while this ratio in a secretory cell line (AR42J) was 1.2, indicating that cells active in secretion contain more RER. We suggest that this biochemical technique provides a simpler assay to detect changes in the size of the RER.

scholarly journals Electrophoretic mobility of γ-glutamyltransferase in rat liver subcellular fractions. Evidence for structure difference from the kidney enzyme

1989 ◽  
Vol 262 (2) ◽  
pp. 535-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Antoine ◽  
A Visvikis ◽  
C Thioudellet ◽  
A Rahimi-Pour ◽  
N Strazielle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Liver Enzyme ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Rat Kidney ◽  
Immunoblot Analysis ◽  
Subcellular Fractions ◽  
Golgi Membranes

Adult rat liver gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) has been poorly characterized because of its very low concentration in the tissue. In contrast with the kidney, the liver enzyme is inducible by some xenobiotics, and its relationship to hepatic ontogeny and carcinogenesis seems to be important. Liver GGT polypeptides were identified by immunoblot analysis in subcellular fractions (rough endoplasmic reticulum, smooth endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi membranes and plasma membranes). Rat liver GGT appeared as a series of polypeptides corresponding to different maturation steps. Polypeptides related to the heavy subunit of GGT were detected in rough endoplasmic reticulum at 49, 53 and 55 kDa, and in Golgi membranes at 55, 60 and 66 kDa. Two polypeptides related to the light subunit of GGT were also observed in Golgi membranes. In plasma membranes GGT was composed of 100 kDa, 66 kDa and 31 kDa polypeptides. The 66 kDa component could correspond to the heavy subunit of the rat liver enzyme, and if so has a molecular mass higher than that of the purified rat kidney form of GGT (papain-treated). These data suggest different peptide backbones for the heavy subunits of liver GGT and kidney GGT.

scholarly journals Organization of the phosphoinositide cycle. Assessment of inositol transferase activity in purified plasma membranes

1993 ◽  
Vol 290 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
O M Santiago ◽  
L I Rosenberg ◽  
M E Monaco
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Density Gradient ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Sucrose Density Gradient ◽  
Tumour Cells ◽  
Assay System ◽  
Mammary Tumour ◽  
Transferase Activity ◽  
Phosphoinositide Cycle

Experiments were carried out to determine whether or not CDP-diacylglycerol:myo-inositol 3-phosphatidyltransferase (IT) activity (EC 2.7.8.11) could be detected in purified plasma-membrane fractions from WRK-1 rat mammary tumour cells. These cells have previously been shown to have a very active phosphoinositide cycle. Sucrose-density-gradient-purified plasma membranes contained no IT activity that could not be accounted for by endoplasmic-reticulum contamination. However, we also determined that the relative amount of IT activity in endoplasmic reticulum and plasma-membrane fractions could be altered by changing the concentration of detergent in the assay system.

The presence of epidermal growth factor binding sites in the intracellular organelles of term human placenta

1986 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-40
Author(s):  
N. Ramani ◽  
N. Chegini ◽  
C.V. Rao ◽  
P.G. Woost ◽  
G.S. Schultz
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Epidermal Growth Factor ◽  
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Human Placenta ◽  
Binding Sites ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Intracellular Organelles ◽  
Epidermal Growth

Highly purified lysosomes, rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi apparatus, as well as microvillus plasma membranes, bound 125I-labelled epidermal growth factor ([125I]EGF) with similar affinity. Scatchard plots for all the organelles were curvilinear. The apparent number of available binding sites per mg protein of intracellular organelles was 27–71% of that found in microvillus plasma membranes. The bound and free [125I]EGF were not degraded by any of the organelles. Binding and dissociation of [125I]EGF in all organelles were dependent on the time and temperature of incubation. The specificity of [125I]EGF binding was similar in all organelles. The optimal pH for binding to lysosomes was 6.0, in contrast to 7.0 for all the other organelles. Exposure of different organelles to enzymes and protein-modifying reagents resulted in numerous binding differences between the intracellular organelles and microvillus plasma membranes. Covalent affinity labelling with [125I]EGF revealed two major proteins of 155 and 140(X10(3)) Mr in all the organelles. The 155 X 10(3) Mr protein was labelled predominantly in all organelles except rough endoplasmic reticulum, where both proteins were equally labelled. Addition of proteolytic inhibitors during isolation of organelles did not alter the pattern of [125I]EGF-labelled binding proteins found in the organelles. EGF also stimulated phosphorylation of the 155 and 140(X10(3)) Mr proteins in all the organelles. The 155 X 10(3) Mr protein was phosphorylated more than the 140 X 10(3) Mr protein in microvillus plasma membranes and smooth endoplasmic reticulum, whereas the 140 X 10(3) Mr protein was phosphorylated more than the 155 X 10(3) Mr protein in lysosomes and both proteins were equally phosphorylated in rough endoplasmic reticulum. Several organelles also contained minor [125I]EGF-binding proteins that did not show phosphorylation response and proteins that showed phosphorylation response but did not bind [125I]EGF. Thus, the present study demonstrates by a number of different criteria, that several intracellular organelles of term human placenta also contain EGF-binding and kinase activities.

scholarly journals A comparative study of the molecular structures of the plasma membranes and the smooth and the rough endoplasmic-reticulum membranes from rat liver

1972 ◽  
Vol 129 (3) ◽  
pp. 781-788 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Morin ◽  
S. Tay ◽  
H. Simpkins
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane ◽  
Marker Enzyme ◽  
Membrane Phospholipids

Plasma-membrane as well as smooth-, rough- and degranulated-endoplasmic-reticulum-membrane fractions were isolated from the microsomal pellet of rat liver. The purity of these fractions, as determined by marker-enzyme activities, electron microscopy, cholesterol content and RNA content, was found to be adequate for a comparative structural study. Major differences in lipid and protein composition were found to exist between the plasma membrane and the endoplasmic reticulum, but not between the smooth and the rough fractions of the endoplasmic reticulum. Differences in the location of membrane protein thiol groups and the mobility of the membrane phospholipids were observed between the plasma membranes and the endoplasmic reticulum, and these could be explained by differences in protein and lipid composition. However, by employing fluorescence and spin-labelling techniques structural changes were also observed between the smooth and the rough endoplasmic-reticulum fractions. These results suggest that the structural heterogeneity existing between the two latter membrane fractions occurs near or on their membrane surfaces and is not due to the greater number of ribosomes bound to the rough endoplasmic-reticulum fraction.

scholarly journals Ca2+ uptake by corpus-luteum plasma membranes. Evidence for the presence of both a Ca2+-pumping ATPase and a Ca2+-dependent nucleoside triphosphatase

1987 ◽  
Vol 242 (3) ◽  
pp. 889-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Minami ◽  
J T Penniston
Keyword(s):  
Atpase Activity ◽  
Corpus Luteum ◽  
Decomposition Rate ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Maximal Activity ◽  
Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Plasma Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Bivalent Cation

Plasma-membrane vesicles from rat corpus luteum showed an ATP-dependent uptake of Ca2+. Ca2+ was accumulated with a K1/2 (concn. giving half-maximal activity) of 0.2 microM and was released by the bivalent-cation ionophore A23187. A Ca2+-dependent phosphorylated intermediate (Mr 100,000) was detected which showed a low decomposition rate, consistent with it being the phosphorylated intermediate of the transport ATPase responsible for Ca2+ uptake. The Ca2+ uptake and the phosphorylated intermediate (E approximately P) displayed several properties that were different from those of the high-affinity Ca2+-ATPase previously observed in these membranes. Both Ca2+ uptake and E approximately P discriminated against ribonucleoside triphosphates other than ATP, whereas the ATPase split all the ribonucleoside triphosphates equally. Both Ca2+ uptake and E approximately P were sensitive to three different Hg-containing inhibitors, whereas the ATPase was inhibited much less. Ca2+ uptake required added Mg2+ (Km = 2.2 mM), whereas the ATPase required no added Mg2+. The maximum rate of Ca2+ uptake was about 400-fold less than that of ATP splitting; under different conditions, the decomposition rate of E approximately P was 1,000 times too slow to account for the ATPase activity observed. All of these features suggested that Ca2+ uptake was due to an enzyme of low activity, whose ATPase activity was not detected in the presence of the higher-specific-activity Ca2+-dependent ATPase.

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