토마토의 뿌리조직에 존재하는 여러 가지 이온이동 기작을 밝혀내기 위하여 뿌리조직으로부터 마이크로솜을 분리하였고, 마이크로솜에 존재하는 이온점프(ATPase)의 활성을 측정하였다. 원형질막과 액포막에 위치하는 $H^+-ATPase$들의 활성은 각각의 선택적 저해제인 vanadate와 $NO^-_3$를 이용하여 평가하였고, 이들의 활성은 각각 마이크로솜 ATPase 총활성의 ${sim}30%$, ${sim}38%$로 나타났다. 이들 두 가지 저해제 효과는 additive하게 나타났으며, 전체활성의 약 $50{sim}70%$를 저해함을 확인하였다. 마이크로솜 ATPase활성은 pH의 영향을 받으며, 최대 활성은 pH 7.4에서 나타났다. ATPase 활성은 또한 10 mM 이상의 $K^+$에 의해서 약 30% 증가를 보였으며, $K^+$에 의한 활성촉진 효과는 $Na^+$에 의해서 완전히 저해되었다. $K^+$에 의한 ATPase 활성증가 기작을 조사하기 위해, 반응용액의 $K^+$농도를 조절하면서 선택적 저해제들의 효과를 측정하였다. 반응용액에 $K^+$이 없는 조건과 120mM $K^+$을 함유하는 조건에서 vanadate는 ATPase 활성을 동일하게 27% 저해하였으나, $NO^-_3$는 각각의 조건에서 32%, 40% 저해하였다. 이것은 $NO^-_3$에 민감한 액포막의 $H^+-ATPase$활성이 $K^+$에 의해서 촉진된다는 것을 시사한다. 마이크로솜 ATPase 활성은 $Ca^{2+}$에 의해서도 저해되었으며, $NO^-_3$는 $Ca^{2+}$에 의한 저해효과를 억제하였다. 이상의 결과는 토마토 뿌리조직의 마이크로솜 ATPase중 액포막의 $H^+-ATPase$ 활성이 $K^+$에 의해서 증가하며, $Ca^{2+}$에 의해서 저해되는 것을 보여준다.
Microsomes of tomato roots were prepared and the activities of microsomal ATPases were measured in order to understand the molecular mechanisms of various ion transports. The activities of plasma membrane $H^+-ATPase$ and vacuolar $H^+-ATPase$ were evaluated to ${sim}30%$ and ${sim}38%$ of total microsomal ATPase activity by using their specific inhibitor, vanadate and nitrate $(NO^-_3)$, respectively. The inhibitory effects of vanadate and $NO^-_3$ were additive and the simultaneous additions of these two inhibitors decreased the total activity up to $50{sim}70%$. The microsomal ATPase activity was regulated key pH and the maximal activity was obtained at pH 7.4. The activity of microsomal ATPase was increased by $K^+$ up to ${sim}30%$ at the concentration of $K^+$ above 10 mM. However, the $K^+-induced$ increase in the activity was completely inhibited by the simultaneous addition of $Na^+$. To identify the ATPase activity regulated by $K^+$, the effects of specific inhibitors were measured. Vanadate and $NO^-_3$ inhibited total ATPase activity by 27% and 32% in the absence, of $K^+$ and by 27% and 40% in the presence of 120 mM $K^+$, respectively. These results suggest that $K^+$ increases the activity of $NO^-_3-sensitive$ vacuolar $H^+-ATPase$ but not that of vanadate-sensitive plasma membrane $H^+-ATPase$ since vanadate has no effect on $K^+-induced$ increase in ATPase activity. The microsomal ATPase activity was also decreased by increasing $Ca^{2+}$ concentration. Interestingly, $NO^-_3$ blocked the $Ca^{2+}-induced$ inhibition of microsomal ATPase activity; however, vanadate had no effect. These results imply that vacuolar $H^+-ATPase$ is activated by $K^+$ and inhibited by $Ca^{2+}$.
