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. 1985 Jan 1;225(1):77–84. doi: 10.1042/bj2250077

Pretranslational regulation of tyrosine aminotransferase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (GTP) synthesis by glucagon and dexamethasone in adult rat hepatocytes.

P B Iynedjian, P Auberger, Y Guigoz, A Le Cam
PMCID: PMC1144555  PMID: 2858199

Abstract

The regulation of synthesis of the gluconeogenic cytosolic enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) and of tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT) by glucagon and glucocorticoid hormones was studied in hepatocytes maintained in suspension culture for 7 h. Specific antibodies were used to measure relative rates of enzyme synthesis after pulse-labelling of the cells with [3H]leucine or [35S]methionine. Concomitantly, amounts of mRNA were quantified after translation in vitro in a reticulocyte lysate and specific immunoprecipitation of the proteins. Glucagon stimulated the rate of synthesis of PEPCK by 4-6-fold and that of TAT by 6-8-fold in 2h. In contrast, dexamethasone had little effect on PEPCK synthesis, whereas it increased TAT synthesis by 5-9-fold. When used in combination, the two hormones displayed additive effects on TAT synthesis, whereas the glucocorticoid hormone strongly potentiated stimulation of PEPCK synthesis by glucagon. In every instance, changes in rates of synthesis of the two enzymes were totally accounted for by increases in amounts of the corresponding functional mRNA, suggesting a pretranslational site of action for both glucagon and dexamethasone.

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