scholarly journals Properties of energy-dependent calcium transport by rat liver microsomal fraction as revealed by initial-rate measurements

1978 ◽  
Vol 170 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
F L Bygrave
Keyword(s):  
Rat Liver ◽  
Microsomal Fraction ◽  
Initial Rate ◽  
Ruthenium Red ◽  
Transport Activity ◽  
Carbonyl Cyanide ◽  
Liver Microsomal Fraction ◽  
Rapid Transport ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Energy Dependent

Measurements of the initial rate of Ca2+ transport by rat liver microsomal preparations reveal the existence of two phases of transport activity. The first, a phase of rapid transport, is complete by 3-5 min, at which time the second (slower) phase begins; this remains linear for up to at least 40 min. The initial phase is minimal in the absence of MgATP. The initial rate of Ca2+ transport reaches values as high as 25 nmol/min per mg of protein; the Km for Ca2+total is 1-2 micrometer and that for MgATPtotal about 500 micrometer. Ruthenium Red (3-5 nmol/mg of protein) has little effect on the initial rate of transport, whereas tributylin (2 micrometer) inhibits equally in a KC1- or a KNO3-containing medium. Compunds that collapse components of the proton electrochemical gradient in mitochondria (valinomycin and carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone) each inhibit by 70-80% the initial rate of microsomal Ca2+ transport.

scholarly journals The subcellular location, maturation and response to increased plasma glucagon of Ruthenium Red-insensitive calcium-ion transport in rat liver

1978 ◽  
Vol 174 (3) ◽  
pp. 1021-1030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fyfe L. Bygrave ◽  
Charmaine J. Tranter
Keyword(s):  
Rat Liver ◽  
Microsomal Fraction ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Subcellular Location ◽  
Maximal Activity ◽  
Mitochondrial Fraction ◽  
Ruthenium Red ◽  
Maximal Response ◽  
Transport Activity ◽  
Adult Rats

1. The subcellular distribution and maturation of Ruthenium Red-insensitive Ca2+ transport activity were determined in livers of rats ranging in age from 3 days pre-term to 10 weeks of adult life and compared with those of glucose 6-phosphatase, 5′-nucleotidase and Ruthenium Red-sensitive Ca2+ transport. Initial rates of Ruthenium Red-insensitive Ca2+ transport were highest in those fractions enriched in glucose 6-phosphatase, i.e. the microsomal fraction; this fraction was devoid of Ruthenium Red-sensitive Ca2+ transport activity. Although the heaviest fraction (nuclear) contained significant amounts of 5′-nucleotidase activity it was devoid of Ruthenium Red-insensitive Ca2+ transport activity. 2. Foetal rat liver contain minimal amounts of Ruthenium Red-insensitive Ca2+ transport activity, glucose 6-phosphatase and 5′-nucleotidase activities. These begin to be expressed concomitantly soon after birth; Ruthenium Red-insensitive Ca2+ transport is maximal by 3 to 4 days and remains so for up to at least 10 weeks of adult life. Glucose 6-phosphatase also reaches a peak at 3–4 days, but then rapidly decreases to approach adult values. Maximal activity of 5′-nucleotidase in the microsomal and nuclear fractions is seen about 4–6 days after birth; this enzyme activity remains increased for up to about 10 days and then falls, but not as rapidly as glucose 6-phosphatase. It is tentatively suggested that the bulk of the Ruthenium Red-insensitive Ca2+ transport is attributable to the system derived from the endoplasmic reticulum. 3. Administration of glucagon to adult rats enhances by 2–3-fold the initial rate of Ruthenium Red-insensitive Ca2+ transport in the intermediate but not the microsomal fraction. The hormone-induced effect is fully suppressed by co-administration of puromycin, is dose-dependent with half-maximal response at approx. 1μg of glucagon/100g body wt. and time-dependent exhibiting a half-maximal response about 1h after administration of the hormone. 4. Ruthenium Red-insensitive Ca2+ transport in the post-mitochondrial fraction of foetal liver also responds to the administration in situ of glucagon. The response, which also is prevented by co-administration of puromycin, is maximal in those foetuses nearing term. The suggestion is made that these effects of the hormone on Ruthenium Red-insensitive Ca2+ transport are an integral part of the physiological network in the liver cell.

scholarly journals Ruthenium red-insensitive calcium transport in ascites-sarcoma 180/TG cells

1981 ◽  
Vol 200 (2) ◽  
pp. 343-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
F L Bygrave ◽  
T A Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Rat Liver ◽  
Microsomal Fraction ◽  
Initial Rate ◽  
Liver Microsomes ◽  
Ruthenium Red ◽  
Rat Liver Microsomes ◽  
Sarcoma 180 ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Rat Liver Cells ◽  
Mouse Ascites

1. Ruthenium Red-insensitive Ca2+ transport in the mouse ascites sarcoma 180/TG is enriched in a ‘heavy’ microsomal fraction (microsomes) sedimented at 35 000 g for 20 min. The subcellular distribution of this Ca2+ transport differed from that of Ruthenium Red-sensitive Ca2+ transport and (Na+ + K+)-dependent ATPase activity, but was similar to that of glucose 6-phosphatase. 2. The affinity of this transport system for ‘free’ Ca2+ is high (Km approx. 6 microM) and that for MgATP somewhat lower (Km approx. 100 microM). Ca2+ transport by the tumour microsomes, by contrast with that by liver microsomes, was greatly stimulated by low concentrations of P1. 3. Although incubation of intact ascites cells with glucagon led to an increase in intracellular cyclic AMP, no stable increase in the initial rate of Ca2+ transport in the subsequently isolated ‘heavy’ microsomes could be detected as in similar experiments carried out previously with rat liver cells. Reconstitution experiments suggest that a deficiency exists in the tumour microsomal membrane such that an action of glucagon that is normally present in rat liver microsomes is not evoked.

Influence of 1,4-benzdiazepin-2-ones on rat liver microsomal fraction and hepatocytes

1987 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-8
Author(s):  
T. I. Davidenko ◽  
O. V. Sevast'yanov ◽  
L. N. Yakubovskaya
Keyword(s):  
Rat Liver ◽  
Microsomal Fraction ◽  
Liver Microsomal Fraction

scholarly journals Loss of haem in rat liver caused by the porphyrogenic agent 2-allyl-2-isopropylacetamide

1971 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 767-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. De Matteis
Keyword(s):  
Rat Liver ◽  
Microsomal Fraction ◽  
Direct Evidence ◽  
Gradual Increase ◽  
Rapid Loss ◽  
Metabolizing Enzymes ◽  
Liver Microsomal Fraction ◽  
Green Pigments ◽  
Cytochrome P 450 ◽  
Increased Activity

1. The effect of a single dose of 2-allyl-2-isopropylacetamide on the cytochrome P-450 concentration in rat liver microsomal fraction was studied. The drug caused a rapid loss of cytochrome P-450 followed by a gradual increase to above the normal concentration. 2. The loss of cytochrome P-450 was accompanied by a loss of microsomal haem and by a brown–green discoloration of the microsomal fraction suggesting that a change in the chemical constitution of the lost haem had taken place. Direct evidence for this was obtained by prelabelling the liver haems with radioactive 5-aminolaevulate: the drug caused a loss of radioactivity from the haem with an increase of radioactivity in a fraction containing certain un-identified green pigments. 3. Evidence was obtained by a dual-isotopic procedure that rapidly turning-over haem(s) may be preferentially affected. 4. The loss of cytochrome P-450 as well as the loss of microsomal haem and the discoloration of the microsomal fraction were more intense in animals pretreated with phenobarbitone and were much less evident when compound SKF 525-A (2-diethylaminoethyl 3,3-diphenylpropylacetate) was given before 2-allyl-2-isopropylacetamide, suggesting that the activity of the drug-metabolizing enzymes may be involved in these effects. 5. The relevance of the destruction of liver haem to the increased activity of 5-aminolaevulate synthetase caused by 2-allyl-2-isopropylacetamide is discussed.

scholarly journals Binding of radioiodinated propylthiouracil to rat liver microsomal fractions. Stimulation by substrates for iodothyronine 5′-deiodinase

1979 ◽  
Vol 183 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
T J Visser ◽  
E Van Overmeeren
Keyword(s):  
Rat Liver ◽  
Enzyme Preparation ◽  
Microsomal Fraction ◽  
Sodium Sulphite ◽  
Enzyme Complex ◽  
Deiodinase Activity ◽  
Liver Microsomal Fraction ◽  
Thiouracil Derivatives

Previous studies have shown that 2-thiouracil derivatives are uncompetitive inhibitors of iodothyronine 5′-deiodinase activity of rat liver microsomal fraction. Therefore the interaction of radioiodinated 6-propyl-2-thiouracil with rat liver microsomal fraction and the effect of substrate, cofactor and other inhibitors of 5′-deiodinase activity activity were investigated. It was found that micromolar concentrations of, in order of increasing potency, 3,5-diiodotyrosine, thyroxine, 3,3′,5′-tri-iodothyronine and 3′,5′-di-iodothyronine significantly enhanced binding of 5-[125I]iodo-6-propyl-2-thiouracil to the enzyme preparation. This stimulation was not seen in the presence of 1 mM dithiothreitol, 0.1 mM-6-propyl-2-thiouracil, 0.1 mM-6-propyl-2-thiouracil, 0.1 M-2-mercapto-1-methylimidazole or 1 mM-sodium sulphite. These results support the hypothesis that thiouracil derivatives inhibit 5′-deiodinase activity by forming a mixed disulphide with an intermediate enzyme complex, probably a sulphenyl iodide.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document