Calmodulin and rat vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding proteins: Biochemical and immunochemical comparison

Sylvia Christakos, M. Elizabeth, H. Bruns, Aruna S. Mehra, William B. Rhoten, Linda J. Van Eldik

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Abstract

Purified vitamin D-dependent rat intestinal (Mr 10,000) and rat renal (Mr 28,000) calcium-binding proteins (CaBPs) have been compared to vertebrate calmodulin, and the vitamin D-dependent CaBPs have been found to be distinct from calmodulin by biochemical and immunochemical criteria. Rat renal and rat intestinal CaBPs do not stimulate 3′,5′-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase, do not compete with iodinated calmodulin for binding to phenothiazine-Sepharose conjugates, do not cross-react immunochemically, and do not contain Nε{lunate}-trimethyllysine. In addition, although calmodulin exhibits a characteristic calcium-dependent mobility shift on polyacrylamide gels in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate, a similar mobility shift is not observed for the vitamin D-dependent CaBPs. Immunocytochemically, calmodulin has a widespread localization in the kidney, whereas CaBP is present specifically in the distal tubules of the kidney. These localizations suggest a specialized role for CaBP in the kidney. Thus, although the vitamin D-dependent CaBPs and calmodulin are similar in that they are small, acidic, calcium-binding proteins, these two classes of proteins are biochemically and immunochemically distinct.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)38-47
Number of pages10
JournalArchives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Volume231
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - May 15 1984

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Funding Information:
These studies were supported in part by National Science Foundation Grant PCM 8302912 (L.V.E.), National Science Foundation Grant PCM 8103421 (S.C.), and NIH Grants HD12335 (M.E.B.) and NS20270-01 (S.C.). S.C. is a recipient of a Research Career Development Award from the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (AM 01200-01).

Funding

These studies were supported in part by National Science Foundation Grant PCM 8302912 (L.V.E.), National Science Foundation Grant PCM 8103421 (S.C.), and NIH Grants HD12335 (M.E.B.) and NS20270-01 (S.C.). S.C. is a recipient of a Research Career Development Award from the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (AM 01200-01).

FundersFunder number
National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney DiseasesAM 01200-01
U.S. Department of Energy Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project Oak Ridge National Laboratory Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment National Science Foundation National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaPCM 8103421, PCM 8302912
U.S. Department of Energy Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project Oak Ridge National Laboratory Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment National Science Foundation National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center National Natural Science Foundation of China
National Institutes of Health (NIH)NS20270-01
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentR01HD012335
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biophysics
    • Biochemistry
    • Molecular Biology

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