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Purification of the Sarco-Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase from Rabbit Muscle
Published on: March 21, 2025
Monomeric sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase is functionally active
Kazuo Takeda1, Masaru Kawamura
1Department of Biology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan.
Abstract:
cRNAs for wild type and a functionless mutant of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+)-ATPase were co-injected into Xenopus oocytes in various molar ratios. SR Ca(2+)-ATPase activity of the microsomal fraction prepared from the injected oocytes increased linearly with increasing amounts of wild type cRNA. This result suggests that monomers are functional units of membrane-bound SR Ca(2+)-ATPase.
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