title: Regulation of pyruvate kinase by 6-phosphogluconate in isolated hepatocytes.
abstract: Isolated liver parenchymal cells from rats fed a 65% sucrose diet for 14 days were incubated in the presence and absence of 10(-6) M glucagon. The pyruvate kinase obtained from homogenates of the glucagon-treated cells displayed and increased Ks 0.5 for phosphoenolpyruvate (P-enolpyruvate), as well as an increased Ka 0.5 for 6-phosphogluconate (6-P-gluconate), compared to pyruvate kinase from untreated cells. Additionally, glucagon treatment decreased the maximal stimulation of pyruvate kinase by 6-P-gluconate by approximately two-thirds and decreased the Hill coefficient value of pyruvate kinase for 6-P-gluconate from 1.76 to 1.56. 6-Aminonicotinamide, an inhibitor of 6-P-gluconate dehydrogenase, increased 6-P-gluconate levels in isolated liver parenchymal cells three- to sevenfold, depending on the substrates present. The flux of P-enolpyruvate through pyruvate kinase was increased from 18 to 40% in these preparations and was highly correlated with the increase in 6-P-gluconate levels. The results suggest that 6-P-gluconate could regulate pyruvate kinase activity in the intact liver parenchymal cell. Furthermore, the activator would be of greatest importance in the lipogenic animal.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D005934:Glucagon / Q000494:pharmacology; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005958:Glucosephosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D011770:Pyruvate Kinase / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D005958:Glucosephosphates; D004247:DNA; D005934:Glucagon; D011770:Pyruvate Kinase; D005947:Glucose