Adenosine Triphosphate-lead Histochemical Reactions in Ependymal Epithelia of Murine Brains Do Not Represent Calcium Transport Adenosine Triphosphatase

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Journal Histochem J

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 1993 Apr 1

PMID 8491673

Citations 3

Authors

J D CARDY

J A Firth

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Abstract

The strong enzyme histochemical reactions for adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) seen in ependymal tanycytes after incubation in calcium-containing media have previously been reported as calcium transport ATPase. Investigation of these reactions showed that: (1) any nucleoside triphosphate can serve as a substrate; (2) diphosphates and monophosphates cannot replace triphosphates; this includes p-nitrophenyl phosphate which is readily hydrolysed by plasma membrane transport ATPases; (3) strong localization occurs in the presence of millimolar concentrations of either calcium or magnesium ions; there is no absolute requirement for calcium ions; (4) they are not inhibited by sulphydryl inhibitors or calmodulin antagonists; (5) lead phosphate precipitates are localized almost entirely on the external face of tanycyte plasma membranes. In addition, the technique gives strong localization to vessels in the choroid plexus but not to the choroidal epithelium. Immunohistochemistry with a primary antibody raised against Ca2+, Mg2(+)-ATPase stains the choroidal epithelium but not the vessels or the ependymal tanycytes. These results are inconsistent with identification of the reaction as calcium transport ATPase but support characterization as an ecto-ATPase.

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