thapsigargin and 5--adenylyl-(beta-gamma-methylene)diphosphonate

We present crystal structures of the calcium-free E2 state of the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ -ATPase, stabilized by the inhibitor thapsigargin and the ATP analog AMPPCP. The structures allow us to describe the ATP binding site in a modulatory mode uncoupled from the Asp351 phosphorylation site. The Glu439 side chain interacts with AMPPCP via an Mg2+ ion in accordance with previous Fe2+ -cleavage studies implicating this residue in the ATPase cycle and in magnesium binding. Functional data on Ca2+ mediated activation indicate that the crystallized state represents an initial stage of ATP modulated deprotonation of E2, preceding the binding of Ca2+ ions in the membrane from the cytoplasmic side. We propose a mechanism of Ca2+ activation of phosphorylation leading directly from the compact E2-ATP form to the Ca2E1-ATP state. In addition, a role of Glu439 in ATP modulation of other steps of the functional cycle is suggested.

Topics: Adenosine Triphosphate; Animals; Binding Sites; Calcium; Calcium-Transporting ATPases; Crystallography, X-Ray; Enzyme Activation; Magnesium; Models, Molecular; Molecular Sequence Data; Protein Structure, Tertiary; Protons; Rabbits; Thapsigargin

A rapid assay for high affinity [3H]ryanodine binding to 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonic acid (CHAPS)-solubilized recombinant or native Ca2+ release channel proteins (ryanodine receptor, RyR) was devised. The key to preservation of high affinity [3H]ryanodine binding sites in the presence of increasing concentrations of CHAPS was the addition of phosphatidylcholine. This assay was used to characterize the equilibrium and kinetic properties of [3H]ryanodine binding to recombinant skeletal (RyR1) and cardiac (RyR2) Ca2+ release channels and the effects on binding of physiological modulators including ATP, Ca2+, and Mg2+. Both RyR1 and RyR2 had a single high affinity ryanodine binding site and low affinity sites, but [3H]ryanodine binding to recombinant RyR2 was not sensitive to ATP activation or Ca2+ inactivation and was less sensitive to Mg2+ inhibition. The [3H]ryanodine binding assay was used to estimate the expression level of recombinant RyR2 and RyR1, and to show that RyR2 can be expressed at very high levels in HEK-293 cells. Analysis of the properties of recombinant RyR2 and RyR1 by measurement of intracellular Fura-2 fluorescence revealed that the different properties of RyR2 and RyR1 are retained in the recombinant expressed proteins.

Topics: Adenosine Triphosphate; Animals; Caffeine; Calcium; Cell Line; DNA, Complementary; Humans; Kinetics; Magnesium; Muscle, Skeletal; Protein Binding; Rabbits; Recombinant Proteins; Ryanodine; Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel; Thapsigargin; Transfection; Tritium

The structure of Ca(2+)-ATPase has been studied by electron microscopy of two different crystal forms: one tubular form induced by vanadate in native sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) membranes and another multilamellar form grown from detergent-solubilized SR. To determine the conformation of Ca(2+)-ATPase within each crystal form, the respective effects of Ca2+, thapsigargin, adenosine 5'-(beta, gamma-methylene)triphosphate) (AMP-PCP), and chromium(III) (Cr-ATP) on crystallization have been studied. Vanadate-induced tubes were prevented from forming by micromolar Ca2+, but if preformed in the absence of Ca2_, millimolar Ca2+ was required to disrupt these crystals. Thapsigargin promoted tube formation even in the presence of 10 mM Ca2+. Neither AMP-PCP nor Cr-ATP prevented tube formation, and the Ca2+ sensitivity of tube formation from Cr-ATP-inhibited SR was identical to controls. Multilamellar crystals required at least 0.2 mM Ca2+ and were prevented from forming by thapsigargin, AMP-PCP, or Cr-ATP. It is concluded that helical tubes are composed of the Ca(2+)-free, dephosphorylated conformation (E), and the nucleotide-bound conformation (E-ATP) is also tolerated. In contrast, multilamellar crystals are composed of the Ca(2+)-bound conformation (E.Ca2) and do not tolerate nucleotide binding. Thus, comparison of structures obtained from the two crystal forms should reveal physiologically relevant conformational differences.

Topics: Adenosine Triphosphate; Animals; Calcium; Calcium-Transporting ATPases; Crystallization; Kinetics; Models, Theoretical; Muscles; Protein Conformation; Rabbits; Sarcoplasmic Reticulum; Terpenes; Thapsigargin