title: Inhibition by cyclic AMP and phorbol esters of sodium-dependent uptake of phosphate by rat hepatocytes.
abstract: Na(+)-dependent phosphate uptake by rat hepatocytes in primary culture is inhibited in a time-dependent fashion by cyclic AMP and by the myristate, acetate ester of phorbol. After incubation for 15 min at 37 degrees C with 10(-7) M dibutyryl cAMP, the Vmax of transport is decreased from 0.52 to 0.23 nmol Pi/min per mg protein but the Km value of approximately 1 mM is hardly affected by the treatment. Thus, physiological control of Pi uptake by liver cells probably involves protein phosphorylation(s) catalysed by protein kinases. Protein kinase C may be important but the relatively high concentration of phorbol ester needed to cause inhibition of transport is not convincing evidence for protein kinase C involvent. In the presence of fructose, the rate of Pi uptake is decreased by 50%. This effect is probably secondary to a depletion of cellular ATP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, King's College, London, UK.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Younus
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jouhal
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Butterworth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D010703:Phorbol Esters / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D012964:Sodium / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D010703:Phorbol Esters; D010710:Phosphates; D012964:Sodium; D000242:Cyclic AMP