J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 265, Issue 26, 15531-15536, Sep, 1990

A structural change in the Neurospora plasma membrane [H+]ATPase induced by N-ethylmaleimide

A Chang and CW Slayman
Department of Human Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510.

The reaction of N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) with Cys-532 of the Neurospora plasma membrane [H+]ATPase results in inhibition of ATP hydrolysis which is protected by MgADP (Pardo, J. P., and Slayman, C. W. (1989) J. Biol. Chem. 264, 9373-9379). To examine the conformational state of the ATPase upon NEM modification, we have used limited trypsinolysis and domain-specific antibodies. The NEM-reacted ATPase shows increased sensitivity to trypsin, particularly in the central hydrophilic region of the polypeptide thought to contain the ATP binding and phosphorylation sites. In addition, competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays indicate that the C-terminal domain of the ATPase becomes more accessible to antibody binding while the N-terminal region becomes more protected. The NEM-induced structural change is accompanied by loss of the ability to form a phosphoenzyme intermediate. The change in tertiary conformation occurs specifically upon NEM reaction with Cys-532 since neither NEM modification of Cys- 545 nor fluorescein 5'-isothiocyanate modification of Lys-474 alters the tryptic digestion pattern of the ATPase. Furthermore, modification of Cys-532 with the less bulky sulfhydryl reagent methyl methanethiosulfonate does not result in a detectable structural change or loss of enzymatic activity. Thus, the introduction of a relatively bulky maleimide group at Cys-532 has specific and far-reaching effects upon the structure and function of the ATPase.
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