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A Semi-High-Throughput Adaptation of the NADH-Coupled ATPase Assay for Screening Small Molecule Inhibitors
Published on: August 17, 2019
Target molecular size of the red beet plasma membrane ATPase
D P Briskin1, W R Thornley, J L Roti-Roti
1Plant Biochemistry and Bioregulation Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Utah State University, UMC 63, Logan, Utah, 84322.
Abstract:
Radiation inactivation of the red beet (Beta vulgaris L.) plasma membrane ATPase was carried out using gamma-ray radiation from a (137)Cs source. Inactivation of vanadate-sensitive ATPase activity by gamma-ray radiation followed an exponential decline with increasing total dose, indicating a single target size calculated to have a molecular weight of about 228,000. Since the catalytic subunit of the red beet plasma membrane ATPase has been demonstrated to have a molecular weight of about 100,000 by dodecyl-sulfate gel electrophoresis following (32)P-phosphorylation, it is suggested that the native enzyme may exist, at least, as a dimer of catalytic subunits.
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