Allosteric regulation of 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase activity of fat body and flight muscle from the bloodsucking bug Rhodnius prolixus

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Gutemberg G. Alves²  Monica M. Marinho-carvalho²  Georgia C. Atella¹  Mario A.c. Silva-neto¹  Mauro Sola-penna² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Faculdade de Farmácia Departamento de FármacosRio de Janeiro RJ ,Brasil

关键词: phosphofructokinase;    metabolism;    insect;    fosfotrutocinase;    metabolismo;    inseto;    glicólise;    músculo;    corpo gorduroso;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0001-37652007000100008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

6-phosphofructo-1-kinase (phosphofructokinase; PFK) activity from Rhodnius prolixus, a haematophagous insect which is usually a poor flyer, was measured and compared in two metabolically active tissues - flight muscle and fat body. The activity of this important regulatory glycolytic enzyme was much more pronounced in muscle (15.1 ± 1.4 U/mg) than in fat body extracts (3.6±0.4 U/mg), although the latter presented higher levels of enzyme per protein content, as measured by western-blotting. Muscle extracts are more responsible than fat body to ATP and fructose 6-phosphate, both substrates of PFK. Allosteric regulation exerted by different effectors such as ADP, AMP and fructose 2,6-phosphate presented a singular pattern for each tissue. Optimal pH (8.0-8.5) and sensitivity to pH variation was very similar, and citrate was unable to inhibit PFK activity in both extracts. Our results suggest the existence of a particular PFK activity for each tissue, with regulatory patterns that are consistent with their physiological roles.

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