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Transition state of the glycolytic pathway under FDP saturating conditions: experimental studies and a theoretical model.

1. The transition state of the glycolytic pathway, under FDP saturating conditions, from no ADP to ADP-saturating levels, is studied in a metabolic model in vitro obtained from rat skeletal muscle. 2. When ADP is absent from the reaction mixture a steady state for NADH concentration is observed. After ADP addition, a new steady state is reached. The transition state from the first steady state to the second one shows a pulse of NADH. Both the profile and the size of this pulse depend on the enzyme concentration. 3. A kinetic model of the lower part of glycolysis (after PFK reaction) is proposed, and this is described by a set of first order coupled nonlinear differential equations. The results obtained through stability analysis and numerical integration of these equations agree with the experimental ones. 4. The possible role of the above mentioned transition state on the transmitter mechanism of glycolytic oscillations from PFK to the lower part of the glycolysis is discussed.

Adenosine Diphosphate↗

Fructose-2,6-bisphosphate in rat mesenteric lymph nodes.

1. The fructose-2,6-bisphosphate (Fru-2,6-P2) content of mesenteric lymph nodes was measured in rats. 2. The effects of Fru-2,6-P2 on the activity of 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase (PFK-1) from rat mesenteric lymph nodes were also studied. 3. The affinity of the enzyme for fructose-6-phosphate was increased by Fru-2,6-P2 whereas the inhibition of the enzyme with high concentrations of ATP was released by Fru-2,6-P2. 4. The activity of lymphocyte PFK-1 was highly stimulated in a simultaneous presence of low concentrations of AMP and Fru-2,6-P2. 5. These results show that rat lymphocyte PFK-1 is highly regulated with Fru-2,6-P2 which means that glycolysis in rat lymphocytes is controlled by Fru-2,6-P2.

Adenosine Monophosphate↗

Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate-dependent regulation of phosphofructokinase in rat submandibular gland.

1. Regulation of phosphofructokinase in rat submandibular gland was non-Michaelis-Menten type at physiological pH. 2. At pH 7.3, ATP played a dual role on phosphofructokinase acting as a substrate and inhibitor at high concentration of ATP. 3. The activator of phosphofructokinase was present in cytosol fraction, and its properties were resemble to those of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate. 4. Both the activator and authentic fructose 2,6-bisphosphate relieved the inhibition of phosphofructokinase by ATP, and increased the affinity for fructose 6-phosphate. 5. Concentration of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate in rat submandibular gland was 8.22 nmol/g tissue, and which was about the half of that in liver. 6. Phosphofructokinase in rat submandibular gland was found to be regulated synergistically by ATP, fructose 6-phosphate and fructose 2,6-bisphosphate.

Adenosine Triphosphate↗

Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate and insulin stimulation of glycolysis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

1. Insulin is able to stimulate lactate production and to enhance fructose 2,6-bisphosphate (Fru-2,6-P2) content in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. 2. Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate is more efficacious than insulin in rising Fru-2,6-P2 content and less effective in the stimulation of glycolysis. 3. 3T3-L1 adipocyte 6-phosphofructo-l-kinase appears to be very sensitive to exogenous Fru-2,6-P2. 4. Insulin treatment does not affect the maximum activity of 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase whereas it markedly increases the affinity of pyruvate kinase for phosphoenolpyruvate. 5. The role of Fru-2,6-P2 in the insulin induced enhancement of glycolytic flux is discussed.

Adipose Tissue↗

Protection from chlordecone (Kepone)-potentiated CCl4 hepatotoxicity in rats by fructose 1,6-diphosphate.

1. The extent of liver injury assessed as elevation of plasma transaminases was decreased 40-50% by administration of fructose 1,6-diphosphate to rats receiving the highly hepatotoxic combination of chlordecone and CCl4. 2. This protection was accompanied by significantly higher sustenance of ATP levels in the liver. 3. Polyamine synthesis as well as interconversion were stimulated in favor of maintaining higher levels of polyamines. 4. These events are consistent with the concept that suppressed hepatocellular regeneration which leads to progression of otherwise limited injury observed in chlordecone potentiation of CCl4 hepatotoxicity is due to lack of cellular energy.

Acetyltransferases↗

Structure refinement of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase and its fructose 2,6-bisphosphate complex at 2.8 A resolution.

The structures of the native fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (Fru-1,6-Pase), from pig kidney cortex, and its fructose 2,6-bisphosphate (Fru-2,6-P2) complexes have been refined to 2.8 A resolution to R-factors of 0.194 and 0.188, respectively. The root-mean-square deviations from the standard geometry are 0.021 A and 0.016 A for the bond length, and 4.4 degrees and 3.8 degrees for the bond angle. Four sites for Fru-2,6-P2 binding per tetramer have been identified by difference Fourier techniques. The Fru-2,6-P2 site has the shape of an oval cave about 10 A deep, and with other dimensions about 18 A by 12 A. The two Fru-2,6-P2 binding caves of the dimer in the crystallographically asymmetric unit sit next to one another and open in opposite directions. These two binding sites mutually exchange their Arg243 side-chains, indicating the potential for communication between the two sites. The beta, D-fructose 2,6-bisphosphate has been built into the density and refined well. The oxygen atoms of the 6-phosphate group of Fru-2,6-P2 interact with Arg243 from the adjacent monomer and the residues of Lys274, Asn212, Tyr264, Tyr215 and Tyr244 in the same monomer. The sugar ring primarily contacts with the backbone atoms from Gly246 to Met248, as well as the side-chain atoms, Asp121, Glu280 and Lys274. The 2-phosphate group interacts with the side-chain atoms of Ser124 and Lys274. A negatively charged pocket near the 2-phosphate group includes Asp118, Asp121 and Glu280, as well as Glu97 and Glu98. The 2-phosphate group showed a disordered binding perhaps because of the disturbance from the negatively charged pocket. In addition, Asn125 and Lys269 are located within a 5 A radius of Fru-2,6-P2. We argue that Fru-2,6-P2 binds to the active site of the enzyme on the basis of the following observations: (1) the structure similarity between Fru-2,6-P2 and the substrate; (2) sequence conservation of the residues directly interacting with Fru-2,6-P2 or located at the negatively charged pocket; (3) a divalent metal site next to the 2-phosphate group of Fru-2,6-P2; and (4) identification of some active site residues in our structure, e.g. tyrosine and Lys274, consistent with the results of the ultraviolet spectra and the chemical modification. The structures are described in detail including interactions of interchain surfaces, and the chemically modifiable residues are discussed on the basis of the refined structures.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

Amino Acid Sequence↗

Attenuation of ischemic renal injury with fructose 1,6-diphosphate.

Fructose 1,6-diphosphate (FDP) has been shown to attenuate tissue injury associated with ischemia and shock by enhancing the anaerobic carbohydrate utilization and by inhibiting oxygen-free-radical generation by the neutrophils. Previously, we have reported that FDP prevents ischemic renal failure if administered prior to the ischemic insult. The present study was designed to determine whether this agent could prevent renal damage when administered during the postischemic reperfusion period. Rats were subjected to 30 min of bilateral renal artery occlusion and infused with FDP (350 mg/kg body wt) beginning 10 min after release of the renal artery clamps. Control rats received an equal volume of glucose/saline solution. A third group of rats were sham operated. Twenty-four hours after injury, BUN, creatinine, and fractional sodium excretion values were less in FDP-treated rats than in control rats (P less than 0.001, P less than 0.005, and P less than 0.001, respectively) and not different from values observed in sham-operated rats. Inulin clearance was greater (P less than 0.001) in FDP-treated rats than in control rats (665 +/- 38 microliters/min/g kidney wt). Renal histology was also better preserved in the FDP-treated group. These data suggest that FDP infused after the initiation of an acute ischemic insult provides significant, but not complete, functional and histologic protection from renal damage.

Animals↗

Effect of glipizide on hepatic fructose 2,6-bisphosphate concentration and glucose metabolism.

Glipizide raised, in a dose-dependent manner, the concentration of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate in hepatocytes isolated from 24-hour fasted rats and incubated in the presence of 10 mmol/L glucose. Simultaneously, the rate of L-lactate production, as well as the rate of 3H2O formation from (3-3H)glucose, increased markedly. The concentration of glipizide calculated as corresponding to the half-maximal effect in these metabolic parameters was 12 to 15 mumol/L. In hepatocytes isolated from fed rats, either normal or made diabetic by treatment with alloxan, glipizide inhibited the conversion of both (U-14C)pyruvate and (U-14C)lactate to (14C)glucose; an inverse correlation was established between hepatocyte fructose 2,6-bisphosphate levels and the rate of gluconeogenesis. The increase of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate concentration elicited by glipizide, which occurs without a significant modification of either 6-phospho-fructo 2-kinase activity or hepatocyte cyclic AMP levels, seems to be related to a significant accumulation of hexose 6-phosphates (glucose 6-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate) in the hepatic cells.

Animals↗

Effect of streptozotocin diabetes on the glycolytic flux and on fructose 2,6-bisphosphate levels in isolated rat enterocytes.

In epithelial cells isolated from rat small intestine and incubated in the presence of 1 mM glucose, streptozotocin-induced diabetes reduced, by 46 and 29%, respectively, the rates of both glucose utilization and L-lactate formation. These effects were accompanied by a significant decrease of enterocyte fructose 2,6-bisphosphate concentration (about 50%) and of the glycolytic flux through the reaction catalyzed by 6-phosphofructo 1-kinase. The diminution of enterocyte fructose 2,6-bisphosphate levels caused by diabetes occurred in spite of an increase of hexose 6-phosphate concentration, and was associated with a reduction in the amount of active form of 6-phosphofructo 2-kinase; total activity of this enzyme was not significantly modified. Diabetes also caused an acceleration in the rate of 3-O-methyl-D-(14C) glucose uptake and increased hexokinase activity in enterocytes. Lactate dehydrogenase, pyruvate kinase and 6-phosphofructo 1-kinase activities were not found to be significantly different in epithelial cells isolated from control or diabetic animals. Our results indicate that a reduction of the glycolytic flux in enterocytes could collaborate to increase intestinal glucose absorption in the diabetic state.

Animals↗

Cerebral resuscitation with succinate and fructose-1, 6-diphosphate.

To test the hypotheses that succinate or fructose-1, 6-diphosphate may have a beneficial effect in global cerebral ischemia, we induced complete global cerebral ischemia for 5 minutes in rabbits by occlusion of the ascending aorta and the superior and inferior vena cavae. Fifteen minutes after restoration of cerebral blood flow, animals received an intravenous bolus of either succinate or fructose-1,6-diphosphate followed by continuous infusion. Another group of animals received fructose-1, 6-diphosphate beginning prior to aortic occlusion. Control animals received intravenous glucose by bolus, followed by infusion. Cerebrospinal fluid lactate levels were measured before occlusion and at 2 1/2 hours after occlusion, when the animals were sacrificed. In all animals electrocortical silence was demonstrated for the 5 minutes of global ischemia. The percent change in cerebrospinal fluid lactate levels in all groups was statistically similar. Only two of seven of the control animals recovered electroencephalogram amplitude during the 2 1/2 hour observation period. Time for recovery of amplitude on the electroencephalogram in animals receiving fructose-1, 6-diphosphate either before or after ischemia was statistically similar to controls. In the succinate treated group, all seven animals regained preocclusion levels of electroencephalogram amplitude within 36 minutes of the restoration of cerebral blood flow. Succinate administered after complete global cerebral ischemia resulted in significantly increased recovery of cerebral electrical activity (Fischer's exact test, p less than 0.05).

Animals↗

Some kinetic properties of pyruvate kinase from Trypanosoma brucei: influence of pH and fructose-1,6-diphosphate.

The influence of pH on the activity of purified pyruvate kinase (ATP:pyruvate 2-O-phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.1.40) from Trypanosoma brucei has been studied. The Km for the coenzyme ADP is pH-dependent and shows the involvement of a dissociable group on the free enzyme with a pKa of 6.5-6.7. The cooperative interaction of the multiple phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) binding sites is independent of pH in the range of 5.7-7.8. Variation of the Vmax value with pH indicates the presence of a dissociated group (pKa 6.2-6.3) and of an undissociated group (pKa 7.5-7.6) in the enzyme-substrate complex. A doubly dissociated phosphate group on PEP is shown to be essential by the effects of pH on the S0.5 value for this substrate, as is an undissociated enzyme group with a pKa in the range 6.7-7.0. It is shown that PEP and frucotse-1,6-diphosphate (FDP) act entirely in conjunction in allosterically activating the enzyme, FDP, the heterotropic effector, decreases the interaction between PEP binding sites at low concentration, and decreases the S0.5 value for PEP at higher concentration. A model for the interaction of the enzyme with its substrates is discussed.

Adenosine Diphosphate↗

A fructose bisphosphate activated lactate dehydrogenase in the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica.

Lactate dehydrogenase of Fasciola hepatica showed typical Michaelis-Menten kinetics at pH 7.2, with respect to pyruvate. Addition of physiological levels of fructose bisphosphate activated the enzyme at all substrate concentrations tested; the response to this effector being hyperbolic in nature. As well as depending upon the fructose bisphosphate concentration, the Vmax and Km are modified by different buffers. The degree of activation is much greater using Tris-HCl than phosphate buffer. The pH optimum occurs at pH 6.5 whether using physiological levels of substrate in the presence or absence of fructose bisphosphate, or high levels of substrate. Of the potential effectors tested, significant inhibition was shown by the nucleoside triphosphates, especially ATP. The importance of this inhibition, coupled with the activation by fructose bisphosphate is discussed. Fasciola hepatica lactate dehydrogenase is unusual in that it does not catalyse the reverse reaction to any measurable extent. That is, lactate oxidation is negligible unless the effector fructose bisphosphate is present. Use was made of this fact to visualise the isoenzymes of lactate dehydrogenase separated by polyacrylamide disc gel electrophoresis. Five isoenzyme bands became apparent when stained in this manner.

Animals↗

Phosphofructokinase from Dirofilaria immitis: effect of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate and AMP on the non-phosphorylated and phosphorylated forms of the enzyme.

The enzyme responsible for the synthesis of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate (Fru-2,6-P2), 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase, was shown to be present in the heart worm, Dirofilaria immitis. The level of Fru-2,6-P2 was determined to be 4 +/- 0.3 nmol(g wet weight)-1 in the tissues of the filariid. Fru-2,6-P2 stimulated the activity of both the non-phosphorylated and phosphorylated forms of the D. immitis phosphofructokinase (PFK). The Kact values for Fru-2,6-P2 were 378 +/- 18 nM and 65 +/- 6 nM for the non-phosphorylated and phosphorylated forms, respectively, at 1 mM fructose 6-phosphate (Fru-6-P) and 1 mM ATP at pH 6.8. AMP also stimulated the activity of both forms of the enzyme with Kact values of 230 +/- 10 microM and 37.3 +/- 6.1 microM for the non-phosphorylated and phosphorylated forms, respectively. In the absence of any effectors, the S0.5 values for Fru-6-P were 17.4 mM and 11.0 mM for the non-phosphorylated and phosphorylated forms, respectively, of the D. immitis PFK at 1 mM ATP, pH 6.8. These S0.5 values were lowered to 0.03 mM by the combined effects of saturating levels of Fru-2,6-P2 and AMP. A physiological assay was developed based on the level of metabolites in the parasite that influence the activity of PFK. This assay contained the known effectors of the PFK at concentrations approximating those found in the parasite. Under these conditions the KFru-6-P values were 153 microM and 60 microM for the non-phosphorylated and phosphorylated forms of the PFK, respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Adenosine Monophosphate↗

The affinity of rabbit muscle fructose-bisphosphatase for fructose bisphosphate.

This paper reports that microM concentrations of fructose bisphosphate are titrated by rabbit muscle fructose-bisphosphatase (D-fructose-1,6-bisphosphate 1-phosphohydrolase, EC 3.1.3.11) when the enzyme concentration is varied in the range which secures measurable initial velocities of reaction: a result that can only be explained by supposing that the enzyme has a greater affinity for fructose bisphosphate than suggested by Fernando, J., Enser, M., Pontremoli, S. and Horecker, B.L. (1968) Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 126, 599-606. The results also suggest that the keto form of the substrate may be the preferred configuration and that the enzyme is inhibited by magnesium-bound fructose bisphosphate.

Animals↗