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F Marcus

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PubMed1980

Increased ATP inhibition of liver phosphofructokinase from genetically diabetic mice.

Phosphofructokinase (ATP:D-fructose-6-phosphate 1-phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.1.11) was partially purified from the livers of genetically diabetic mice (C57BL/KsJ-db) and their lean littermates (C57BL/KsJ). These genetically diabetic mice have been shown to be hyperglucagonemic and to exhibit symptoms resembling those of maturity-onset diabetes in humans. Two isoenzymes of phosphofructokinase were obtained after DEAE-Sephadex chromatography of extracts of livers from either normal or diabetic animals. One of these isozymes, peak II, from the genetically diabetic mice was shown to be more sensitive to ATP inhibition at physiological pH than the peak II isozyme from the normal animals. In addition, the peak II isozyme from the diabetic mice exhibited decreased affinity for fructose 6-phosphate. The altered kinetic properties of phosphofructokinase from diabetic animals are markedly similar to those recently reported for liver phosphofructokinase isolated from normal animals after glucagon treatment. Our results suggest that increased glucagon levels in diabetes may lead to altered regulation of phosphofructokinase in this disease.

Adenosine Triphosphate↗
PubMed1980

Normal cellular and humoral immunologic parameters in the baboon (Papio ursinus) compared to human standards.

Normal adult Chacma baboons were investigated with reference to their basic immunological parameters, including serum immunoglobulin concentrations, proportions of T- and B-lymphocytes in the peripheral blood, and lymphocyte response to activators. As rabbit antihuman antisera to immunoglobulins were used for the serum immunoglobulin determinations, cross-reactivity between human and baboon immunoglobulins was evaluated, and it was found that human and baboon IgG and IgM were both completely cross-reactive, while IgA was partially cross-reactive. The serum immunoglobulin concentrations, proportions of T- and B-lymphocytes, and response to activators were found to be similar to those of man. These findings indicate that the Chacma baboon would be a useful and relevant model for the study of cellular and humoral immunology.

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PubMed1979

Inhibition of fructose-1,6-biphosphatase by the photoaffinity AMP analog, 8-azidoadenosine 5'-monophosphate.

Inhibition studies with the photoreactive AMP analog, 8-azidoadenosine 5'-monophosphate (8-azido-AMP), demonstrate that this compound is, like AMP, an allosteric inhibitor of pig kidney and muscle fructose-1,6-biphosphateses. Photolysis of a mixture of purified pig kidney fructose-1,6-biphosphate and 8-azido-[14C]AMP results in the loss of enzyme activity and the reagent is incorporated to the protein. The incorporation of reagent linearly correlates with the loss of enzyme activity. Extrapolation to zero activity correlates with the incorporation of 3.7 mol of reagent/mol of enzyme (i.e. 0.9 per subunit). Thus, 8-azido-AMP appears to be a photoaffinity label for the allosteric AMP binding site of fructose-1,6-biphosphatase.

Adenosine Monophosphate↗
PubMed1977

Carp (Cyprinus carpio) muscle fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase: purification and some properties.

1. Fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase from the white muscle tissue of the carp, Cyprinus carpio L. was purified. 2. The mol. wt of the enzyme was 145,000. Its subunit mol. wt was ca. 35,000. 3. The enzyme exhibited neutral pH optimum, activation by monovalent cations, and temperature-dependent allosteric AMP inhibition. 4. Carp muscle fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase was 10- to 30-fold more sensitive to AMP inhibition than the carp liver enzyme. 5. The carp muscle enzyme was less sensitive to AMP inhibition than the muscle enzyme from a homeothermic mammal. These results are interpreted as an example of temperature-adaptation of an enzyme regulatory property.

Adenosine Monophosphate↗
PubMed1976

Essential arginyl residues in fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase.

Modification of pig kidney fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase with 2,3-butanedione in borate buffer (pH 7.8) leads to the loss of the activation of the enzyme by monovalent cations, as well as to the loss of allosteric adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP) inhibition. In agreement with the results obtained for the butanedione modification of arginyl residues in other enzymes, the effects of modification can be reversed upon removal of excess butanedione and borate. Significant protection to the loss of K+ activation was afforded by the presence of the substrate fructose 1,6-bisphosphate, whereas AMP preferentially protected against the loss of AMP inhibition. The combination of both fructose 1,6-bisphosphate and AMP fully protected against the changes in enzyme properties on butanedione treatment. Under the latter conditions, one arginyl residue per mole of enzyme subunit was modified, whereas three arginyl residues were modified by butanedione under conditions leading to the loss of both potassium activation and AMP inhibition. Thus, the modification of two arginyl residues per subunit would appear to be responsible for the change in enzyme properties. The present results, as well as those of a previous report on the subject (Marcus, F. (1975), Biochemistry 14, 3916-3921) support the conclusion that one arginyl residue per subunit is essential for monovalent cation activation, and another arginyl residue is essential for AMP inhibition. A likely role of the latter residue could be its involvement in the binding of the phosphate group of AMP.

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PubMed1976

Essential arginyl residues in mitochondrial adenosine triphosphatase.

Treatment of either beef heart or rat liver mitochondrial ATPase with the arginine reagent, 2,3-butanedione, resulted in enzyme inactivation. The reaction followed pseudo-first order kinetics until 90 to 95% of the enzyme had been inactivated, and prolonged incubation with butanedione resulted in complete inactivation. When the modification reaction was performed in the presence of ATP, the rate of inactivation was significantly decreased. The kinetics of inactivation indicates that the reaction of 1 molecule of reagent per active site of beef heart mitochondrial ATPase is necessary for inactivation. The loss of ATPase activity was also observed when submitochondrial particles were treated with butanedione. Studies with beef heart mitochondrial ATPase indicated that the inactivation was not due to enzyme dissociation into subunits. Kinetic studies with partially inactivated enzyme demonstrated that the Km values of ITP and of ATP in the presence of HCO3-were similar to the same constants for the control enzyme. When ATP was used as the substrate in the absence of anion activator, the partially inactivated enzyme still exhibited negative cooperativity. Inactivation was also observed when beef heart mitochondrial ATPase was treated with another arginine reagent, phenylglyoxal. The loss of ATPase activity was analyzed in terms of [14C]phenylglyoxal incorporation. From the present studies it is concluded that arginyl residues play an essential role in mitochondrial ATPase, probably at the hydrolytic site.

Adenosine Diphosphate↗
PubMed1975

Functional consequences of modifying highly reactive arginyl residues of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase. Loss of monovalent cation activation.

Modification of pig kidney fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase with 2,3-butanedione (in the presence of AMP) results in the loss of activation of the enzyme by monovalent cations. Under these conditions about 8 arginyl residues per mole of enzyme were modified. No other residues were modified. No loss of monovalent cation activation occurs when modification with 2,3-butanedione is carried out in the presence of AMP plus the substrate fructose 1,6-bisphosphate and 3.2 less arginyl residues were modified. Since fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase contains 4 subunits, it is suggested that one arginyl residue per subunit plays an essential role in monovalent cation activation of the enzyme. Studies on sulfhydryl group reactivity toward 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) explain the protection exerted by fructose 1,6-bisphosphate against the loss of monovalent cation activation in terms of an enzyme conformational change induced by substrate, which makes unreactive the essential arginyl residue. The results of the present paper, as well as previous evidence, are discussed in terms of the mechanism of monovalent cation activation of fructose 1,6-biphosphatase.

Animals↗
PubMed1975

Modification of bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A with pyridoxal 5'-phosphate. Isolation and identification of derivatives.

Bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A was allowed to react with pyridoxal 5'-phosphate at pH 8 and 4 degrees. After reduction with sodium borohydride, the principal products formed in the initial stages of modification were separated by successive chromatography on CM-cellulose and SP-Sephadex. The isolated derivatives were identified as Nalpha-(P-pyridoxyl)-Lys-1-,Nepsilon-(P-pyridoxyl)-Lys-7-, and Nepsilon-(P-pyridoxyl)-Lys-41-ribonuclease A. These results are interpreted in terms of the specificity of pyridoxal-P as a protein reagent.

Amino Acids↗