Adrenergic stimulation of glycolysis without change in glycolytic enzyme binding in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) erythrocytes
Whole blood from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) was incubated in vitro with pharmacological levels of isoproterenol. The adrenergic stimulation of glycolysis in erythrocytes (RBCs) was assessed by monitoring the rate of 14C incorporation from [6-14C]-glucose into the acid-soluble RBC fraction. During a 3-h in vitro incubation, incorporation of label into the acid-soluble RBC fraction of isoproterenol-treated whole blood (0.25 ± 0.04 μmol glucose∙mL−1 RBC∙h−1) was higher than into untreated blood (0.08 ± 0.01 μmol glucose∙mL−1 RBC∙h−1). The percentage of cell membrane binding for phosphofructokinase, aldolase, and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase ranged from 17 to 35% and was not altered by adrenergic stimulation. Adrenergic stimulation activates glycolysis in rainbow trout RBCs but not through the modulation of enzyme binding.