Selectivity of Digitalis Glycosides for Isoforms of Human Na,K-ATPase*

There are four isoforms of the α subunit (α1–4) and three isoforms of the β subunit (β1–3) of Na,K-ATPase, with distinct tissue-specific distribution and physiological functions. α2 is thought to play a key role in cardiac and smooth muscle contraction and be an important target of cardiac glycosides. An α2-selective cardiac glycoside could provide important insights into physiological and pharmacological properties of α2. The isoform selectivity of a large number of cardiac glycosides has been assessed utilizing α1β1, α2β1, and α3β1 isoforms of human Na,K-ATPase expressed in Pichia pastoris and the purified detergent-soluble isoform proteins. Binding affinities of the digitalis glycosides, digoxin, β-methyl digoxin, and digitoxin show moderate but highly significant selectivity (up to 4-fold) for α2/α3 over α1 (KD α1 > α2 = α3). By contrast, ouabain shows moderate selectivity (≈2.5-fold) for α1 over α2 (KD α1 ≤ α3 < α2). Binding affinities for the three isoforms of digoxigenin, digitoxigenin, and all other aglycones tested are indistinguishable (KD α1 = α3 = α2), showing that the sugar determines isoform selectivity. Selectivity patterns for inhibition of Na,K-ATPase activity of the purified isoform proteins are consistent with binding selectivities, modified somewhat by different affinities of K+ ions for antagonizing cardiac glycoside binding on the three isoforms. The mechanistic insight on the role of the sugars is strongly supported by a recent structure of Na,K-ATPase with bound ouabain, which implies that aglycones of cardiac glycosides cannot discriminate between isoforms. In conclusion, several digitalis glycosides, but not ouabain, are moderately α2-selective. This supports a major role of α2 in cardiac contraction and cardiotonic effects of digitalis glycosides.

• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Journal of Biological Chemistry

• Publication date

  2010-04-13

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1074/jbc.M110.119248PMID 20388710PMCID PMC2885237
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