Yang F Y, Huang Y G, Tu Y P
National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China.
Biosci Rep. 1993 Jun;13(3):143-57. doi: 10.1007/BF01149959.
Divalent cations play an important role in the functions of biomembranes. This review deals with three topics: (1) Mg(2+)-mediated change in physical state of phospholipid induces conformation and activity change of reconstituted mitochondrial H(+)-ATPase, (2) a proper transmembrane Ca2+ gradient is essential for the higher enzymatic activity of adenylate cyclase, and (3) role of transmembrane Ca2+ gradient in the modulation of reconstituted sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase activity.
