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. 1996 May 15;316(Pt 1):233–238. doi: 10.1042/bj3160233

The nucleoside diphosphate kinase of human neutrophils.

F Guignard 1, M Markert 1
PMCID: PMC1217327  PMID: 8645210

Abstract

Nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDP kinase) catalyses the phosphate transfer between nucleoside triphosphates and nucleoside diphosphates. As formation of guanosine triphosphate could be dependent on ATP in neutrophils, the presence of NDP kinase was tested in these phagocytic cells. Both membrane and cytosolic fractions of human neutrophils were found to contain NDP kinase activity. The specific activity measured in the cytosol appeared 10-fold higher than in the membrane and was not modified when the cells were activated with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate. Interestingly, stimulation with N-formylmethionyl leucylphenylalanine in the presence of cytochalasin B showed an increase in membrane NDP kinase activity together with the translocation of the enzyme from the cytosol to the membrane, suggesting a possible role of NDP kinase in regulating G-proteins as previously reported. In addition, activation with opsonized zymosan induced an increase in cytosolic activity, suggesting different regulation depending on the signal transduction pathway. The neutrophil enzyme consisted of two subunits of 21 kDa (NDPKA) and 18 kDa (NDPKB) again essentially present in the cytosol of the cell. Separation of proteins by two-dimensional PAGE demonstrated that each subunit consisted of at least four isoforms, indicating post translational modifications. A characteristic of this family of enzymes is the stability of the phosphorylated intermediate. In neutrophils, only one acidic isoform of each NDPKA and NDPKB was labelled in the presence of EDTA. In addition, non-denatured complexes were apparent between 91 and 130 kDa, suggesting a hexameric structure as was also proposed for NDP kinases from other eukaryotic cells. These complexes were found to differ in their isoelectric points, indicating the existence of various isoenzymes probably resulting from combination between several isoforms of each subunit.

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