$H^+-ATPase$ 활성을 조절할 수 있는 물질을 찾기 위하여 토마토 뿌리조직으로부터 마이크로솜을 분리하고 $La^{3+}$의 효과를 조사하였다. 원형질막 및 액포막에 위치하는 $H^+-ATPase$의 활성은 각각의 선택적 저해제인 vanadate와 $NO_3-$의 처리시 감소하여, $La^{3+}$이 원형질막 및 액포막 $H^+-ATPase$ 활성을 모두 저해함을 확인하였다. 원형질막과 액포막 $H^+-ATPase$ 활성을 50% 저해하는 $La^{3+}$ 농도인 Ki 값은 각각 57, $78;{mu}M$이었다. $La^{3+}$에 의한 저해효과는 Triton X-100을 처리한 leaky 마이크로솜에서도 얻어져, $La^{3+}$이 이온채널의 존재와 관계없이 $H^+-ATPase$의 활성을 직접적으로 저해함을 확인하였다. 한편, Lak의 활성저해 효과는 ATP 농도 증가로 감소하였고, ATP의 효과는 농도 의존적으로 나타났으며, 7 mM ATP 의해 $La^{3+}$에 의한 $H^+-ATPase$ 활성 저해가 완전히 억제되었다. 이러한 결과로부터 $La^{3+}$은 원형질막과 액포막의 $H^+-ATPase$들에 결합하여 ATP 결합친화력을 감소시킴으로써 활성을 저해하며, 뿌리조직 $H^+-ATPase$의 활성조절제로 이용이 가능함을 확인하였다.
In order to find a chemical agent which is able to modulate the activity of $H^+-ATPase$, microsomal preparation was obtained from the root tissue of tomato plant and the effect of $La^{3+}$ was measured. The activities of plasma and vacuolar membrane $H^+-ATPase$ were analyzed by the inhibited activities using their specific inhibitors, vanadate and $NO_3-$, respectively. $La^{3+}$ inhibited microsomal ATPases in a dose-dependent manner and the inhibitory effect of $La^{3+}$ was suppressed by both vanadate and $NO_3-$, implying that $La^{3+}$ inhibits both plasma and vacuolar membrane $H^+-ATPase$. The Ki. values of $La^{3+}$which inhibit 50% of the activities of plasma and vacuolar membrane $H^+-ATPase$ were 57 and $78;{mu}M$, respectively. The $H^+-ATPase$ of the leaky microsomes made by the treatment of Triton X-100 were also inhibited by $La^{3+}$, suggesting that $La^{3+}$ directly inhibits both enzymes. Meanwhile, the inhibitory effect of $La^{3+}$ was decreased by increasing the concentration of ATP, The effect of ATP was also concentration-dependent and 7 mM ATP completely removed the inhibitory effect of $La^{3+}$. These results imply that $La^{3+}$ inhibits both plasma and vacuolar membrane $H^+-ATPases$ by decreasing the binding affinity of ATP and $La^{3+}$ can be used to control the activity or root $H^+-ATPases$.
