Figure 7.
Apparent K+ affinity of the Na,K-ATPase α2 isoform measured in membranes prepared from wild-type and skα2−/− mice. (A) Mean ATPase activity versus [K+] for skeletal muscle membranes prepared from five wild-type (□) and four skα2−/− (○) mice. Solid lines are fits of the data to the Hill equation, with the Hill coefficient constrained to 1.68. (B) Mean fitted K1/2,K values for wild-type and skα2−/− muscle preparations. *, significant difference at P < 0.04. Na+ concentration was fixed at 80 mM, and K+ concentration was varied from 0 to 20 mM by equimolar replacement with choline chloride. Temperature, 22°C. Error bars represent mean ± SEM.