TY - JOUR
T1 - Stabilization of hepatic colchicine-binding activity by organic acids
AU - Jennett, R. B.
AU - Tuma, D. J.
AU - Sorrell, W. T.
AU - Sorrell, M. F.
PY - 1985/1
Y1 - 1985/1
N2 - Previous work has shown that the total hepatic tubulin pool and the hepatic microtubule-derived tubulin pool do not have identical [3H]colchicine binding properties. Rapid loss of colchicine-binding activity was noted in the microtubule-derived fractions of liver tubulin. Furthermore, quantitative determination of the total and polymerized tubulin in the liver by the [3H]colchicine-binding assay was hampered by rapid and unequal loss of binding sites under assay conditions. The organic acids, glutamate and glucose 1-phosphate, have been shown to stabilize calf brain tubulin against loss of colchicine-binding sites. Therefore, these compounds were tested as possible protecting agents against loss of colchicine binding activity of liver tubulin. It was found that these agents stabilized liver tubulin under [3H]colchicine-binding conditions. Additional experiments showed that these agents also prevented the rapid loss of colchicine-binding activity that occurred when purified brain tubulin was exposed to liver supernates. These results suggest that the inclusion of the organic acids, glutamate and glucose 1-phosphate, may modify the time decay properties of liver tubulin in solution. Further, these data suggest that these protecting agents may be of analytical value in [3H]colchicine-binding assay systems for liver tubulin.
AB - Previous work has shown that the total hepatic tubulin pool and the hepatic microtubule-derived tubulin pool do not have identical [3H]colchicine binding properties. Rapid loss of colchicine-binding activity was noted in the microtubule-derived fractions of liver tubulin. Furthermore, quantitative determination of the total and polymerized tubulin in the liver by the [3H]colchicine-binding assay was hampered by rapid and unequal loss of binding sites under assay conditions. The organic acids, glutamate and glucose 1-phosphate, have been shown to stabilize calf brain tubulin against loss of colchicine-binding sites. Therefore, these compounds were tested as possible protecting agents against loss of colchicine binding activity of liver tubulin. It was found that these agents stabilized liver tubulin under [3H]colchicine-binding conditions. Additional experiments showed that these agents also prevented the rapid loss of colchicine-binding activity that occurred when purified brain tubulin was exposed to liver supernates. These results suggest that the inclusion of the organic acids, glutamate and glucose 1-phosphate, may modify the time decay properties of liver tubulin in solution. Further, these data suggest that these protecting agents may be of analytical value in [3H]colchicine-binding assay systems for liver tubulin.
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U2 - 10.1016/0003-9861(85)90630-7
DO - 10.1016/0003-9861(85)90630-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 3966796
AN - SCOPUS:0021953236
VL - 236
SP - 304
EP - 310
JO - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
JF - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
SN - 0003-9861
IS - 1
ER -