title: Effect of NaF and okadaic acid on the subcellular distribution of CTP: phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase activity in rat liver.
abstract: The effect of preincubation of rat liver post-mitochondrial supernatant with NaF and okadaic acid on the subcellular distribution of CTP: phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase activity was investigated. NaF (20 mM) inhibited the time-dependent activation of cytidylyltransferase activity in post-mitochondrial supernatant. Subcellular fractionation of the post-mitochondrial supernatant revealed that cytidylyltransferase activity in the microsomal fraction was decreased and activity in the cytosolic fraction increased with time of preincubation with NaF compared to controls. Okadaic acid is a specific and potent inhibitor of type 1 and 2A phosphoprotein phosphatases. Preincubation of cytosol with 5 microM okadaic acid inhibited the time-dependent activation of cytosolic cytidylyltransferase activity. Preincubation of post-mitochondrial supernatants with 5 microM okadaic acid inhibited the time-dependent activation of cytidylyltransferase activity by 13% at 45 min and 16% at 60 min of preincubation compared to controls. Microsomal cytidylyltransferase activity was decreased 27% at 45 min and 31% at 60 min with a corresponding retention of cytosolic cytidylyltransferase activity of 21% at 45 min and 37% at 60 min of preincubation with okadaic acid compared to controls. We postulate that the activity of the type 1 and/or type 2A phosphoprotein phosphatases affect the subcellular distribution of CTP: phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase activity in rat liver.
authors.affiliation: Lipid and Lipoprotein Research Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Hatch
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsukitani
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Vance
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D019916:Choline-Phosphate Cytidylyltransferase; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D009713:Nucleotidyltransferases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D019319:Okadaic Acid; D010766:Phosphorylation; D051381:Rats; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000201:enzymology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004988:Ethers, Cyclic; D019319:Okadaic Acid; D012969:Sodium Fluoride; D009713:Nucleotidyltransferases; D019916:Choline-Phosphate Cytidylyltransferase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase