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. 1995 Jul 15;309(Pt 2):667–675. doi: 10.1042/bj3090667

Regulation of myo-inositol transport during the growth and differentiation of thyrocytes: a link with thyroid-stimulating hormone-induced phospholipase A2 activity.

G Grafton 1, M A Baxter 1, M C Sheppard 1, M C Eggo 1
PMCID: PMC1135782  PMID: 7626034

Abstract

The Vmax of myo-inositol transport increased 3-fold during epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced growth and thyroid-stimulating hormone. (TSH)-induced differentiation in primary cultures of sheep and human thyrocytes. The Km remained unaltered. This up-regulation required the presence of insulin. The TSH-induced rise in myo-inositol transport commenced 8 to 16 h after the initial stimulus and achieved a plateau at 24 h. In human thyrocytes the change in Vmax was accompanied by an increase in the steady-state levels of mRNA for the myo-inositol transporter following treatment with either ligand. Examination of the metabolites of myo-inositol showed few significant changes after treatment of sheep thyrocytes with EGF for 24 h. This is consistent with maintenance of the intracellular concentration of myo-inositol as the cells enlarge in preparation for cell division. In TSH-treated cells, however, up-regulation of myo-inositol transport was linked with increased myo-inositol cycling across the cell membrane, increased phospholipase A2-mediated turnover of phosphatidylinositol and a concomitant increase in arachidonic acid turnover. Increased levels of myo-inositol phosphates were also noted 24 h after TSH treatment. These results indicate the initiation of secondary signalling events many hours after the primary stimulus.

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