title: Induction of asparagine synthetase during lymphocyte activation by phytohemagglutinin.
abstract: Asparagine synthetase was increased in cultured mouse spleen lymphocytes after stimulation by phytohemagglutinin. After a lag period of about 24h, the enzyme activity level rose sharply by 48h, reached its maximum at 72h, and decreased thereafter. The time course of the change in the enzyme activity was similar to that of the change in the rate of DNA synthesis. From the results that there was no increase of the activity of asparagine synthetase at the time induction of ornithine decarboxylase would occur (6h), it seems unlikely that asparagine synthesized in the cells contributes to the enhancement of ornithine decarboxylase during the activation of lymphocytes. The increase of asparagine synthetase activity was inhibited by cycloheximide and somewhat by actinomycin D, suggesting de novo enzyme synthesis during the stimulation.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hongo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001217:Aspartate-Ammonia Ligase / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D008025:Ligases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013154:Spleen / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D003609:Dactinomycin; D003513:Cycloheximide; D008025:Ligases; D001217:Aspartate-Ammonia Ligase