scholarly journals Quantitative control analysis of branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complex activity by feedback inhibition

1990 ◽  
Vol 271 (2) ◽  
pp. 523-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Boyer ◽  
R Odessey
Keyword(s):  
Feedback Inhibition ◽  
Regulatory Control ◽  
Control Factor ◽  
Control Analysis ◽  
Complex Activity ◽  
Acid Dehydrogenase ◽  
Branched Chain ◽  
Acid Dehydrogenase Complex ◽  
Dehydrogenase Complex

The potential for branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complex (BCOADC) activity to be controlled by feedback inhibition was investigated by calculating the Elasticity Coefficients for several feedback inhibitors. We suggest that feedback inhibition is a quantitatively important regulatory mechanism by which branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase activity is regulated. The potential for control of enzyme activity is greater for NADH than for the acyl-CoA products, and suggests that factors that alter the redox potential may physiologically regulate BCOADC activity through a feedback inhibitory mechanism in vivo. Local pH may also be an important regulatory control factor.

scholarly journals Effects of clofibric acid on the activity and activity state of the hepatic branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complex

1992 ◽  
Vol 285 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Zhao ◽  
J Jaskiewicz ◽  
R A Harris
Keyword(s):  
Active Form ◽  
Clofibric Acid ◽  
Chow Diet ◽  
Acid Dehydrogenase ◽  
Low Protein ◽  
Activity State ◽  
Branched Chain ◽  
Acid Dehydrogenase Complex ◽  
Dehydrogenase Complex

Feeding clofibric acid to rats caused little or no change in total activity of the liver branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complex (BCODC). No change in mass of liver BCODC was detected by immunoblot analysis in response to dietary clofibric acid. No changes in abundance of mRNAs for the BCODC E1 alpha, E1 beta and E2 subunits were detected by Northern-blot analysis. Likewise, dietary clofibric acid had no effect on the activity state of liver BCODC (percentage of enzyme in the dephosphorylated, active, form) of rats fed on a chow diet. However, dietary clofibric acid greatly increased the activity state of liver BCODC of rats fed on a diet deficient in protein. No stable change in liver BCODC kinase activity was found in response to clofibric acid in either chow-fed or low-protein-fed rats. Clofibric acid had a biphasic effect on flux through BCODC in hepatocytes prepared from low-protein-fed rats. Stimulation of BCODC flux at low concentrations was due to clofibric acid inhibition of BCODC kinase, which in turn allowed activation of BCODC by BCODC phosphatase. Inhibition of BCODC flux at high concentrations was due to direct inhibition of BCODC by clofibric acid. The results suggest that the effects of clofibric acid in vivo on branched-chain amino acid metabolism can be explained by the inhibitory effects of this drug on BCODC kinase.

scholarly journals Dual role of a single multienzyme complex in the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate and branched-chain 2-oxo acids in Bacillus subtilis

1983 ◽  
Vol 215 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
P N Lowe ◽  
J A Hodgson ◽  
R N Perham
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex ◽  
Oxidative Decarboxylation ◽  
Multienzyme Complex ◽  
Complex Activity ◽  
Acid Dehydrogenase ◽  
Branched Chain ◽  
Acid Dehydrogenase Complex ◽  
Dehydrogenase Complex

The pyruvate dehydrogenase and branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase activities of Bacillus subtilis were found to co-purify as a single multienzyme complex. Mutants of B. subtilis with defects in the pyruvate decarboxylase (E1) and dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (E3) components of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex were correspondingly affected in branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complex activity. Selective inhibition of the E1 or lipoate acetyltransferase (E2) components in vitro led to parallel losses in pyruvate dehydrogenase and branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complex activity. The pyruvate dehydrogenase and branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complexes of B. subtilis at the very least share many structural components, and are probably one and the same. The E3 component appeared to be identical for the pyruvate dehydrogenase, 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase and branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complexes in this organism and to be the product of a single structural gene. Long-chain branched fatty acids are thought to be essential for maintaining membrane fluidity in B. subtilis, and it was observed that the ace (pyruvate dehydrogenase complex) mutant 61142 was unable rapidly to take up acetoacetate, unlike the wild-type, indicative of a defect in membrane permeability. A single pyruvate dehydrogenase and branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complex can be seen as an economical means of supplying two different sets of essential metabolites.

scholarly journals Developmental pattern of branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complex in rat liver and heart

1993 ◽  
Vol 290 (2) ◽  
pp. 395-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Zhao ◽  
S C Denne ◽  
R A Harris
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Pattern ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Milk Formula ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Suckling Period ◽  
Acid Dehydrogenase ◽  
Branched Chain ◽  
Acid Dehydrogenase Complex ◽  
Dehydrogenase Complex

The developmental pattern of the branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complex was examined in the liver and heart of the rat throughout the suckling period. Basal activity and total activity of the complex were measured as a function of age. The hepatic enzyme activity increased dramatically and was 100% active (dephosphorylated) during the suckling period. The level of protein kinase associated with the complex was particularly low at birth, but like the complex increased throughout the suckling period. The level of heart enzyme also increased as a function of age, but only about 30-45% of the enzyme was active throughout the suckling period. Very low protein levels of liver and heart branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase were detected by immunoblot analysis in newborn rats. The mRNA levels for the liver E1 alpha, E1 beta, and E2 subunits in newborn rat were 30%, 19%, and 4% of adult levels respectively. The capacity of the neonatal rat for oxidizing leucine in vivo was low at birth and increased with age. 4-Methyl-2-oxopentanoate was more toxic when given to newborn and 3-day-old pups than 21-day-old pups, as expected from the relative capacities of their tissues to dispose of branched-chain 2-oxo acids by oxidation. Force-feeding suckling rats a protein-free artificial milk formula resulted in partial inactivation of the hepatic branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complex, indicating that the liver of the suckling rat can adapt to conserve branched-chain amino acid residues during periods of protein deficiency.

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