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F L Bygrave

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PubMed1966

The effect of calcium ions on the glycolytic activity of Ehrlich ascites-tumour cells.

1. Added Ca(2+) inhibited lactate formation from sugar phosphates by intact Ehrlich ascites-tumour cells. Lactate formation from glucose by these cells was unaffected by added Ca(2+). 2. The Ca(2+) inhibition of lactate formation by intact cells occurred in the extracellular medium. 3. Intact ascites-tumour cells did not take up Ca(2+)in vitro. 4. Glycolysis of sugar phosphates by cell extracts as well as pyruvate formation from 3-phosphoglycerate and phosphoenolpyruvate was inhibited by Ca(2+). 5. It was concluded that Ca(2+) inhibited the pyruvate-kinase (EC 2.7.1.40) reaction. Further, Ca(2+) inhibition of pyruvate kinase could be correlated with the overall inhibition of glycolysis. 6. Concentrations of Ca(2+) usually present in Krebs-Ringer buffers, inhibited glycolysis and pyruvate-kinase activity by approx. 50%. 7. The inhibition of glycolysis by added Ca(2+) could be partially reversed by K(+) and completely reversed by Mg(2+) or by stoicheiometric amounts of EDTA. 8. The hypothesis is advanced that the inability of tumour cells to take up Ca(2+) is a factor contributing towards their high rate of glycolysis.

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PubMed1966

Studies on the interaction of metal ions with pyruvate kinase from Ehrlich ascites-tumour cells and from rabbit muscle.

1. Pyruvate kinase (ATP-pyruvate phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.1.40) from Ehrlich ascites-tumour cells was purified approximately fivefold by chromatography on DEAE-cellulose. The enzyme was shown to have an absolute requirement for one univalent and for one bivalent metal ion. 2. The univalent metal ion requirements were satisfied by K(+), Rb(+) or NH(4) (+); Na(+) and Cs(+) were weak activators but Li(+) was inactive. 3. Ca(2+) exhibited ;non-competitive' and ;apparent competitive' effects in relation to the K(+) activation. 4. The bivalent metal ion requirements were satisfied by Mg(2+), Mn(2+) or Co(2+); Ba(2+), Sr(2+), Ca(2+), Ni(2+), Be(2+) and Cu(2+) were inactive. Mn(2+) and Co(2+) were better activators than Mg(2+). 5. The bivalent metal ion requirements of purified pyruvate kinase from rabbit muscle were satisfied by Mg(2+), Mn(2+), Co(2+) and to a smaller extent by Ni(2+). Mn(2+) and Co(2+) were better activators than Mg(2+). 6. Ca(2+) competitively inhibited the activation by Mg(2+), Mn(2+) and Co(2+) for both the tumour and rabbit enzymes. 7. It is concluded that there are no significant differences in metal ion specificity between the tumour and rabbit enzymes. 8. The possible role of metal ions in regulating enzymic and metabolic activities is considered further.

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Passive calcium influx by plasma membrane vesicles isolated from rat liver.

Passive Ca2+ influx independent of ATP addition to the incubation medium, took place in plasma membrane vesicles isolated from rat liver. The rate of Ca2+ influx was found to depend on the concentration of added Ca2+, and on the incubation temperature, and was inhibited by La3+, Hg2+ and by p-chloromercuribenzoate. Influx was not blocked by calcium channel blockers, or affected by a range of uncouplers. Addition of the Ca2+ ionophore A23187 to vesicles that had taken up the ion induced a rapid efflux of Ca2+ especially when EGTA also was added to the incubation medium. A number of divalent cations inhibited Ca2+ influx. The vesicles could be frozen and stored overnight with little loss in activity. The kinetics of Ca2+ influx could be related to that which occurs in the unstimulated perfused rat liver. The data suggest that the plasma membrane vesicle preparation may be useful for further studies on the basal liver cell Ca2+ influx system in vitro.

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