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PubMed1983

Evidence for a substrate cycle between AMP and adenosine in isolated hepatocytes.

The effect of adenosine on the metabolism of prelabeled adenine nucleotides was investigated in isolated hepatocytes. Adenosine caused an approximately equal to 2-fold increase in the ATP content of the cells. This effect was in part counteracted by an increased rate of adenine nucleotide catabolism that could be explained by a stimulation of both AMP deaminase (AMP aminohydrolase, EC 3.5.4.6) and the cytoplasmic 5'-nucleotidase (5'-ribonucleotide phosphohydrolase, EC 3.1.3.5) because of the increased concentration of ATP. The unexpected finding that labeled adenosine was formed immediately after the addition of the unlabeled nucleoside could be explained by the trapping effect of adenosine. An accumulation of labeled adenosine was observed also in the presence of 5-iodotubercidin, a potent inhibitor of adenosine kinase (ATP:adenosine 5'-phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.1.20). Under these conditions, there was a decrease in the concentration of ATP in the cell and a 2- to 3-fold increase in the rate of formation of allantoin. This formation of adenosine was only slightly decreased by inhibition of the membranous 5'-nucleotidase; it led to the accumulation of S-adenosylhomocysteine in the presence of coformycin and an excess of L-homocysteine. It was concluded that, under basal conditions, the cytoplasmic 5'-nucleotidase present in the liver cell continuously produces adenosine, which is immediately reconverted into AMP by adenosine kinase, without giving rise to allantoin. This futile cycle between AMP and adenosine amounts to at least 20 nmol/min per g of liver and, thus, exceeds the basic rate of allantoin formation.

AMP Deaminase↗
PubMed1998

Mammalian cytosolic DnaJ homologues affect the hsp70 chaperone-substrate reaction cycle, but do not interact directly with nascent or newly synthesized proteins.

Members of the hsp70 family of molecular chaperones interact with and stabilize nascent polypeptides during synthesis and/or translocation into organelles. The bacterial hsp70 homologue DnaK requires the DnaJ cofactor for its reaction cycle with polypeptide substrates. DnaJ stimulates the ATPase activity of the DnaK chaperone and thereby is thought to regulate the affinity of DnaK for its protein target. Herein we have analyzed some of the biochemical properties of two mammalian cytosolic DnaJ homologues, the hdj-1 and hdj-2 proteins. We were particularly interested in examining the proposal that DnaJ homologues are the first molecular chaperones to interact directly with nascent polypeptides. Nascent/newly synthesized proteins, nascent polypeptides released from the ribosome by puromycin, or polypeptides misfolded as a result of incorporation of an amino acid analogue were not found in complexes with either of the two HeLa cell DnaJ homologues. We still were unable to demonstrate any interactions between hdj-1p and nascent/newly synthesized proteins even after chemical cross-linking. We did find that hdj-1p, like bacterial DnaJ, stimulated the ATPase activity of hsp70. Stable complex formation between hsp70 and an unfolded polypeptide substrate in vitro was found to be reduced in the presence of hdj-1p and ATP. Thus, while hdj-1p likely does function as a cofactor for the hsp70 chaperone, having effects on hsp70's ATPase activity and conformation/oligomeric structure and the stability of hsp70-substrate complexes, it was not observed to interact directly with nascent/newly synthesized proteins. Rather, hdj-1p likely serves a regulatory role, governing the reaction cycle of hsp70 with polypeptide substrates.

Bacterial Proteins↗
PubMed2000

Degradation of the transcription factor Gcn4 requires the kinase Pho85 and the SCF(CDC4) ubiquitin-ligase complex.

Gcn4, a yeast transcriptional activator that promotes the expression of amino acid and purine biosynthesis genes, is rapidly degraded in rich medium. Here we report that SCF(CDC4), a recently characterized protein complex that acts in conjunction with the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme Cdc34 to degrade cell cycle regulators, is also necessary for the degradation of the transcription factor Gcn4. Degradation of Gcn4 occurs throughout the cell cycle, whereas degradation of the known cell cycle substrates of Cdc34/SCF(CDC4) is cell cycle regulated. Gcn4 ubiquitination and degradation are regulated by starvation for amino acids, whereas the degradation of the cell cycle substrates of Cdc34/SCF(CDC4) is unaffected by starvation. We further show that unlike the cell cycle substrates of Cdc34/SCF(CDC4), which require phosphorylation by the kinase Cdc28, Gcn4 degradation requires the kinase Pho85. We identify the critical target site of Pho85 on Gcn4; a mutation of this site stabilizes the protein. A specific Pho85-Pcl complex that is able to phosphorylate Gcn4 on that site is inactive under conditions under which Gcn4 is stable. Thus, Cdc34/SCF(CDC4) activity is constitutive, and regulation of the stability of its various substrates occurs at the level of their phosphorylation.

Cyclin-Dependent Kinases↗
PubMed1980

The metabolic fate of lactate in renal cortical tubules.

1. Isolated kidney cortex tubules prepared from fed rats and incubated with near-physiological concentrations of [(14)C]lactate decrease the specific radioactivity of the added lactate. This effect may be attributable to at least two mechanisms; formation of lactate from endogenous precursors, or entry of unlabelled carbon into the lactate pool as a result of substrate cycling, via phosphoenolpyruvate, pyruvate and oxaloacetate, together with equilibration of the oxaloacetate pool with malate and fumarate. Such substrate cycling could occur within a single cell, or between two populations of different cells, one glycolytic and the other gluconeogenic. These possibilities have been investigated by using metabolic inhibitors or alternative metabolic substrates. 2. Tubules from fed rats produced a fall in specific radioactivity of 14.4% when incubated for 40min with 2mm-lactate alone. A mathematical treatment of this result is presented, which allows the rate of fall in specific radioactivity to be expressed as the addition of unlabelled lactate to the pool. This corresponds to a rate of formation of unlabelled lactate of 121+/-22mumol/h per g dry wt., a rate close to that of gluconeogenesis. In tubules from fasting rats, there was no reduction of the specific radioactivity of lactate, indicating that fasting for 24h suppresses production of unlabelled-lactate carbon. 3. Addition of 2mm-fumarate resulted in a significantly greater decrease in the specific radioactivity of lactate, but aspartate (2mm), malate (2mm) and glucose (5mm) were without effect. Total inhibition of gluconeogenesis with 3-mercaptopicolinate did not prevent the fall in specific radioactivity of lactate observed in tubules from fed-rat kidney, thereby excluding significant activity of the substrate cycle pyruvate-->oxaloacetate-->phosphoenolpyruvate-->pyruvate. 4. The capacity of pyruvate kinase under the test conditions in tubules prepared from kidneys of fed or starved rats was at least ten times higher than the observed rate of production of lactate, so that failure to observe recycling of lactate in starved-rat tubules indicates suppression of pyruvate kinase activity. 5. The endogenous glycogen and glucose content of isolated renal cortex tubules is too low to account for the dilution of label of lactate. Endogenous concentrations of glycerol and amino acids were also very low. As for glycogen, the possibility that very rapid turnover of these metabolites, in fed rats but not in starved rats, may account for formation of unlabelled lactate cannot be excluded. 6. It is concluded that substrate cycling via phosphoenolpyruvate does not occur to any significant extent in either fed or starved-rat kidney. In fed rats recycling of lactate carbon does occur and the rate of this reaction is similar to the rate of gluconeogenesis at physiological concentrations of lactate. The present results favour participation of oxaloacetate decarboxylase rather than ;malic' enzyme in this cycle.

Animals↗
PubMed1979

Flow of reducing equivalents into isolated intestinal mitochondria.

A system of enzymes is required for the transport of reducing equivalents from reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) generated in the cytosol into the mitochondria by the substrate cycles. Also, the intestinal mitochondria must be capable of oxidizing the substrates of the cycles. Both substrate cycle enzymes and permeable mitochondria are necessary for the flow of pyruvate derived from glucose into the mitochondria for oxidative decarboxylation and for the efficient production of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) for the unique intestinal nutrient transport functions. Mitochondria from hamster intestinal mucosa were prepared exhibiting good respiratory control ratios. The isolated intestinal mitochondria would not oxidize NADH unless N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine (TMPD) was added as a carrier of reducing equivalents. The rates of oxidation of the substrates of the L-glycerol 3-phosphate and the L-malate/1-aspartate substrate cycles were measured with the mitochondria isolated from the small intestinal mucosa. The key enzymes measured in the cytosol and mitochondria from the mucosa were NAD-L-glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, Fp-L-glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, L-malate dehydrogenase and L-glutamate-oxaloacetate transaminase. In addition, the substrate cyclase were simulated in vitro by following NADH oxidation by isolated mitochondria in the presence of added cytosolic constituents.

Animals↗
PubMed1986

A microspectrofluorometric study of the effect of anthralin, an antipsoriatic drug, on cellular structures and metabolism.

The microspectrofluorometric approach has been used to investigate in single living cells in culture fundamental questions raised by the use of anthralin, a potent antipsoriatic drug. This method allows fluorescence determinations on the intracellular fate of the drug as well as the recognition of structural and metabolic alterations induced by the drug. In the absence of demonstrable adduct formation with DNA, the antipsoriatic, i.e. antiproliferative effect of anthralin, has been attributed to its action at the level of mitochondria or at the level of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase which initiates the pentose phosphate shunt (cf. its prominent role in nucleic acid synthesis). Upon addition of 2.3 to 23 microM anthralin to the L cell culture, the characteristic structure of the anthralin anion fluorescence spectrum is recognized almost immediately in the cytoplasm (much weaker in the nucleus) but disappears within minutes. The vital mitochondrial fluorescence probe dimethylaminostyryl-pyridinium-methyl-iodine reveals striking structural alterations of the mitochondria within 15 min after addition of the drug. At the same time, there is a stimulation of the transient NAD(P)+ reduction observed upon microinjection into the L cell of the Krebs' cycle substrate malate, or the pentose cycle substrate 6-phosphogluconate. Specially, the injection of the latter to anthralin-treated cells suggests that upon release of the mitochondrial control, there is a tremendous disruption of metabolic activity which could have profound consequences on the proliferative activity of the cell. These findings, while they open new possibilities for the intracellular evaluation of therapeutic agents, create also a challenge in understanding the complex and dynamic interrelationships between intracellular organelles and bioenergetic or biosynthetic pathways.

Animals↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Vascular smooth muscle glycogen metabolism studied by 13C-NMR.

Vascular smooth muscle glycogen stores are traditionally thought to be small compared to other glycogen-containing tissues such as striated muscle or liver. However, glycogen has been thought to be an important carbon substrate for oxidative metabolism in support of contraction in vascular smooth muscle. We examined the synthesis and degradation of glycogen in isometrically mounted hog carotid artery using 13C-NMR spectroscopy. The rate of net glycogen synthesis from 1-13C-glucose was found to be constant during the first 8 h of incubation of carotid arteries with 10 mM glucose at 37 degrees C and then decreased towards a rate of zero by 14 h of incubation. During 8 h of incubation in the presence of 5 mM glucose, the content of glycogen increased from 1.5 to 8.1 mumol/g blot weight in the absence of insulin and to 11.4 mumol/g blot weight in the presence of 0.5 U/ml insulin. During prolonged glycogen loading, there was a simultaneous degradation of previously synthesized 6-13C-glycogen during synthesis of 1-13C-glycogen from 1-13C-glucose indicating substrate cycling of glycogen metabolism. This substrate cycling results in a pattern of glycogen utilization in which the most recently synthesized glucosyl units of glycogen are utilized only slightly more readily than the previously synthesized glucosyl units of glycogen. We conclude that glycogen stores are larger and more dynamic than previously thought in vascular smooth muscle consistent with an important role for glycogen as a carbon source for smooth muscle energy metabolism.

Animals↗
PubMed1999

Regulation of glucose production by the liver.

Glucose is an essential nutrient for the human body. It is the major energy source for many cells, which depend on the bloodstream for a steady supply. Blood glucose levels, therefore, are carefully maintained. The liver plays a central role in this process by balancing the uptake and storage of glucose via glycogenesis and the release of glucose via glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis. The several substrate cycles in the major metabolic pathways of the liver play key roles in the regulation of glucose production. In this review, we focus on the short- and long-term regulation glucose-6-phosphatase and its substrate cycle counter-part, glucokinase. The substrate cycle enzyme glucose-6-phosphatase catalyzes the terminal step in both the gluconeogenic and glycogenolytic pathways and is opposed by the glycolytic enzyme glucokinase. In addition, we include the regulation of GLUT 2, which facilitates the final step in the transport of glucose out of the liver and into the bloodstream.

Animals↗
PubMed1990

Energy metabolism reactions in ruminant muscle: responses to age, nutrition and hormonal status.

Energy expenditure in muscle comprises reactions related to intermediary metabolism and those of posture and activity. The metabolic reactions respond to a wide range of nutritional and hormonal stimuli and are often apparently co-ordinated; in magnitude, however, their contribution to energy requirements can be minor compared with locomotion and posture. Metabolic reactions include protein turnover, ion transport and substrate cycles. In young ruminants muscle protein synthesis responds to intake but effects on energy expenditure are less pronounced; the situation with the adult is unclear. The involvement of insulin in ruminants may differ from that in monogastrics but effects are observed with thyroid hormones. Ruminant muscle may have a higher energy requirement for Na+, K+ transport which responds in proportion to total oxygen uptake to alterations in intake. Thyroid hormone treatment and, probably, the catecholamines enhance both Na+, K+ and Ca2+ transport. Muscle has fewer substrate cycles than liver and each may contribute only 1-3% toward oxygen consumption. Several are sensitive to insulin, but larger responses are observed with thyroxine and epinephrine and under stress conditions, therefore, may account for significant proportions of heat increment. Energy costs of standing may be considerable and posture movements may change with diet quality and quantity. Locomotory activity may mask changes in the contribution of metabolic reactions in response to different stimuli. Approximately 80% of energy costs for muscle in vivo are accounted for by protein turnover (20-25%), ion transport (25-30%), substrate cycling (5-8%) and standing (30%). Better integration of experiments in vivo and in vitro is required to improve the quantification and resolve data anomalies.

Aging↗
PubMed2002

Metabolic flux analysis of Candida tropicalis growing on xylose in an oxygen-limited chemostat.

We have studied the metabolism of xylose by Candida tropicalis in oxygen-limited chemostat. In vitro enzyme assays indicated that glycolytic and gluconeogenetic enzymes are expressed simultaneously facilitating substrate cycling. Enhancing the redox imbalance by cofeeding of formate increased xylose and oxygen consumption rates and ethanol, xylitol, glycerol and CO2 production rates at steady state. Metabolic flux analysis (MFA) indicated that fructose 6-phosphate is replenished from the pentose phosphate pathway in sufficient amounts without contribution of the gluconeogenetic pathway. Substrate cycling between pyruvate kinase, pyruvate carboxylase and phospho-enol-pyruvate kinase increased ATP turnover. Cofeeding of formate increased the ATP yield. The ATP yields of xylose and xylose-formate cultivation were 6.9 and 8.7 mol ATP/C-mol CDW, respectively, as calculated from the MFA.

Bioreactors↗