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Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 46(3): 227-234, 15/mar. 2013. graf
Article Dans Anglais | LILACS | ID: lil-670900

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Ca2+ pumps are important players in smooth muscle contraction. Nevertheless, little information is available about these pumps in the vas deferens. We have determined which subtype of sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase isoform (SERCA) is expressed in rat vas deferens (RVD) and its modulation by calmodulin (CaM)-dependent mechanisms. The thapsigargin-sensitive Ca2+-ATPase from a membrane fraction containing the highest SERCA levels in the RVD homogenate has the same molecular mass (∼115 kDa) as that of SERCA2 from the rat cerebellum. It has a very high affinity for Ca2+ (Ca0.5 = 780 nM) and a low sensitivity to vanadate (IC50 = 41 µM). These facts indicate that SERCA2 is present in the RVD. Immunoblotting for CaM and Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) showed the expression of these two regulatory proteins. Ca2+ and CaM increased serine-phosphorylated residues of the 115-kDa protein, indicating the involvement of CaMKII in the regulatory phosphorylation of SERCA2. Phosphorylation is accompanied by an 8-fold increase of thapsigargin-sensitive Ca2+ accumulation in the lumen of vesicles derived from these membranes. These data establish that SERCA2 in the RVD is modulated by Ca2+ and CaM, possibly via CaMKII, in a process that results in stimulation of Ca2+ pumping activity.


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Animaux , Mâle , Rats , Protéines de liaison au calcium/métabolisme , Calcium-Transporting ATPases/métabolisme , Calmoduline/métabolisme , Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/métabolisme , Conduit déférent/métabolisme , Contraction musculaire , Phosphorylation , Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases/métabolisme
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Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 29(8): 941-8, Aug. 1996. ilus, tab, graf
Article Dans Anglais | LILACS | ID: lil-187363

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The toxic effects of cadmium (2 mug/ml) on membrane lipids and growth of Euglena gracilis were studied using autotrophic (AUTO), heterotrophic (DARK) and mixotrophic (LIGHT) cells. Cadmium caused inhibition of cellular proliferation (IC50 1.2 mug/ml) and morphological alterations which were most pronounced in chloroplasts. The chlorophyll content of LIGHT cadmium-treated cells was reduced 42.5 per cent. Cadmium also caused an increase in protein and total lipid content per cell in all three cell types. Among the membrane lipids, cholesterol content was lower in cadmium-treated cells cultivated under illumination (AUTO: 0.40 ñ 0.02 vs 0.64 ñ 0.08 and LIGHT: 0.40 ñ 0.09 vs 0.53 ñ 0.01 mug/l0(5) cells). There were no changes in total phospholipid content, although cardiolipin content was altered in all three cell types, and in mixotrophic cells there was an increase in phosphatidylglycerol, a phospholipid typically found in chloroplasts. These results suggest that cadmium has an overall toxic effect on Euglena gracilis and that part of the effect can be ascribed to defects in the structure of chloroplasts and mitochondrial membranes.


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Animaux , Cadmium/pharmacologie , Cadmium/toxicité , Euglena gracilis/effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques , Lipides membranaires , Techniques de culture cellulaire
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