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:Effects of six thiol reagents with different physico-chemical properties were tested on the Na+-dependent 45Ca2+ transport into the rat brain microsomal membrane vesicles. The mercurials p-chlormercuribenzoate and Mersalyl effectively inhibited 45Ca2+ uptake with IC50 values in the order of 10(-4) mol X l-1 in the medium. N-ethylmaleimide and its more lipophilic analog N-(4-(2-benzoxazolyl)phenyl)maleimide were much less effective at the same concentrations. 2,2'-dithiodipyridine markedly reduced 45Ca2+ uptake already at concentrations below 10(-4) mol X l-1, whereas 5,5'-dithiobis-2-nitrobenzoate in a concentration range 10(-6)-10(-3) mol X l-1 was a weak inhibitor. Inhibitory effects of the most potent inhibitors p-chlormercuribenzoate and 2,2'-dithiodipyridine were readily reversed by 1 mmol X l-1 dithiothreitol. The results suggest that free SH groups of membrane polypeptides are involved in the functioning of the Na+-Ca2+ exchanger in the nerve tissue cell membranes.
journal_name
Gen Physiol Biophysjournal_title
General physiology and biophysicsauthors
Orlický J,Ruscák M,Juhász O,Zachar Jsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1987-04-01 00:00:00pages
155-62issue
2eissn
0231-5882issn
1338-4325journal_volume
6pub_type
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