Binding of Monovalent Cations to Na+,K+-Dependent ATPase Purified from Porcine Kidney

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Abstract
We measured the amounts of Rb+ ions (a K+ congener) as well as Na+ and K+ ions bound to the ATPase during the ATPase reaction at pH 7.5 and 0°C. The affinity of the Na+-binding sites for three Na+ ions decreased markedly but that of the K+-binding sites for two K+ or Rb+ ions increased markedly upon formation of an ADP-insensitive phosphorylated intermediate. Furthermore, the present experiment did not give any indication of a change in the Hill coefficient of 2, and showed an increase in the affinity of the K+-binding sites for Rb+ ions of about 28 times upon the formation of an ADP-insensitive EP. The enzyme state with a high affinity for Rb+ was maintained after the disappearance of EP. When the ATPase was treated with N-ethylmaleimide (NEM), almost all the EP formed was ADP-sensitive. The formation of an ADP-sensitive EP with the NEM-treated enzyme induced no change in the affinities of the ATPase for Na+ and Rb+ ions.