Epidermal growth factor (EGF) stimulation of ATP citrate lyase activity in isolated rat hepatocytes is age dependent.
1. The effect of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on ATP citrate lyase activity was determined in freshly isolated hepatocytes from rats of different ages as a function of incubation time, EGF concentration and hepatocyte density. 2. The activity of this enzyme was responsive to both dose and time of incubation of EGF with a two-fold increase in ATP citrate lyase activity and a half-maximal effect between 10(-12) and 10(-11) M. 3. EGF effects were detectable by 5 min. 4. The age of the rats had a strong effect on the magnitude of the EGF effect with ATP citrate lyase activity in younger (8 weeks) rats being more responsive than in older (14 weeks) rats.
ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase↗