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. 1996 Jun;111(2):427–432. doi: 10.1104/pp.111.2.427

The N-1-Naphthylphthalamic Acid-Binding Protein Is an Integral Membrane Protein.

P Bernasconi 1, B C Patel 1, J D Reagan 1, M V Subramanian 1
PMCID: PMC157852  PMID: 12226298

Abstract

N-1-Naphthylphthalmic acid (NPA)-binding protein is a plasmalemma (PM) protein involved in the control of cellular auxin efflux. We re-evaluated the spatial relationship of this protein with the PM of zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.) hypocotyls. First, Triton X-114 partitioning indicated that the NPA-binding protein was more hydrophobic than most PM proteins. Second, the NPA-binding activity was found to be resistant to proteolytic digestion in membranes. Maximum concentrations of binding sites for NPA were virtually identical in untreated and proteinase K-treated PMs: 19.2 and 20.6 pmol [3H]NPA bound/mg protein, respectively. The insensitivity of the NPA-binding protein was not due to its presence inside tightly sealed vesicles or due to lack of protease activity in the conditions tested. This protein could be made sensitive to proteolytic degradation upon solubilization by 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate in the presence of sodium molybdate. Proteinase K treatment decreased the concentration of binding sites to 0.84 pmol [3H]NPA bound/mg protein from 9.2 for untreated, solubilized PM. Third, this activity could not be solubilized by chaotropic agents or sodium carbonate treatment of intact PM. This study indicates that the NPA-binding protein may be an integral membrane protein and contradicts previously reported findings that suggested that this protein was peripheral to the PM.

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