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MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 371, 期 1-2, 页码 199-208出版社
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DOI: 10.1007/s11010-012-1436-2
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ATP/ADP hydrolysis; NTPDase; Purinergic signaling; Uterus; Rat
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- Serbian Ministry of Education and Science [173044, 41014]
Extracellular nucleotides affect female reproductive functions, fertilization, and pregnancy. The aim of this study was to investigate biochemical characteristics of ATP and ADP hydrolysis and identify E-NTPDases in myometrial cell membranes from Wistar albino rats. The apparent K (m) values were 506.4 +/- A 62.1 and 638.8 +/- A 31.3 mu M, with a calculated V (max) (app) of 3,973.0 +/- A 279.5 and 2,853.9 +/- A 79.8 nmol/min/mg for ATP and ADP, respectively. The enzyme activity described here has common properties characteristic for NTPDases: divalent cation dependence; alkaline pH optimum for both substrates, insensitivity to some of classical ATPase inhibitors (ouabain, oligomycine, theophylline, levamisole) and significant inhibition by suramine and high concentration of sodium azides (5 mM). According to similar apparent K-m values for both substrates, the ATP/ADP hydrolysis ratio, and Chevillard competition plot, NTPDase1 is dominant ATP/ADP hydrolyzing enzyme in myometrial cell membranes. RT-PCR analysis revealed expression of three members of ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase family (NTPDase 1, 2, and 8) in rat uterus. These findings may further elucidate the role of NTPDases and ATP in reproductive physiology.
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