title: Hepatic glycoprotein synthesis in streptozotocin diabetic rats.
abstract: In vitro incorporation of 3H-mannose into dolichol phosphate mannose, dolichol pyrophosphate oligosaccharides, and secretory and membrane glycoproteins was investigated in liver slices from streptozotocin diabetic rats. In addition, 14C-leucine incorporation into glycoproteins was studied. 3H-mannose incorporation was significantly less in secretory glycoproteins from diabetic rat liver slices than from control tissues, but 14C-leucine incorporation in these proteins was similar in both groups. Dolichol-phosphate mannose and dolichol-phosphate oligosaccharide synthesis were significantly down-regulated in diabetes. When incubated with insulin, mannosylation of secretory proteins, dolichol-phosphate mannose and dolichol-phosphate oligosaccharides reached control levels in three hours. Dolichol-phosphate mannosyltransferase activity was significantly less in diabetes, while in the presence of insulin, the enzyme activity reached control levels in three hours. These results indicate that key intermediates in glycoprotein biosynthesis are regulated by insulin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Dalferes
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Radhakrishnamurthy
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: DePaolo
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Berenson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism*; D004287:Dolichol Monophosphate Mannose / Q000378:metabolism; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007930:Leucine / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008358:Mannose / Q000378:metabolism; D008364:Mannosyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D006023:Glycoproteins; D007328:Insulin; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D014316:Tritium; D004287:Dolichol Monophosphate Mannose; D008364:Mannosyltransferases; D007930:Leucine; D008358:Mannose