title: Activation and stabilization of UDP-glucuronyltransferase by lysophosphatidylcholine.
abstract: Interactions between purified UDP-glucuronyltransferase from 3-methylcholanthrene-treated rat liver microsomes (named GT-1) and lysophosphatidylcholine, which is essential for expression of GT-1 activity, were examined. Phospholipid-free GT-1, which could not express its full activity [Yokota et al. (1988) J. Biochem. 104, 531-536], was activated fully by addition of lysophosphatidylcholine (0.04 mM final concentration) into the assay medium. Lysophosphatidylcholine also protected GT-1 effectively against heat inactivation. Palmitoyllysophosphatidylcholine and stearoyllysophosphatidylcholine were most successful for the activation and stabilization of GT-1. On treatment of GT-1 with carboxypeptidase Y, the transferase was inactivated immediately, but the treatment in the presence of lysophosphatidylcholine affected the activity only a little. Lysophosphatidylcholine was also found to protect GT-1 against cleavage by carboxypeptidase Y. On treatment of GT-1 with trypsin or aminopeptidase T, the activity was lost and GT-1 protein could be digested even when lysophosphatidylcholine was present. It is suggested that UDP-glucuronyltransferase forms an active and stable conformation, in which the carboxy-terminal region is protected against protease, with lysophosphatidylcholine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yuasa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002268:Carboxypeptidases / Q000494:pharmacology; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D004795:Enzyme Stability / Q000187:drug effects; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D011487:Protein Conformation / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase; D002268:Carboxypeptidases; C022633:serine carboxypeptidase