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The short-term regulation of hepatic acetyl-CoA carboxylase during starvation and re-feeding in the rat.

Abstract
Rapid inhibition of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) activity in rat liver in response to 6 h starvation and rapid re-activation in response to 2-6 h of re-feeding chow were shown to be due to changes in the expressed activity of existing enzyme. Decreases and increases in ACC concentration occurred at later stages of the transitions, i.e. 6-48 h starvation and 8-24 h re-feeding respectively. The decrease in expressed activity of ACC was due primarily to changes in its phosphorylation state, demonstrated by a significantly decreased Vmax. and significantly increased Ka for citrate of enzyme purified by avidin-Sepharose chromatography from 6 h- or 48 h-starved rats. These effects were totally reversed within 2-4 h of chow re-feeding. Changes in the activity of purified ACC closely correlated with reciprocal changes in the activity of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMP-PK) over the fed to starved to re-fed transition. Increases in the activity ratio of cyclic-AMP-dependent protein kinase in response to starvation lagged behind the increase in AMP-PK and the decrease in ACC activity. Changes in AMP-PK and ACC activities of rat liver closely correlated with changes in plasma insulin concentration in response to time courses of starvation and re-feeding.
AuthorsM R Munday, M R Milic, S Takhar, M J Holness, M C Sugden
JournalThe Biochemical journal (Biochem J) Vol. 280 ( Pt 3) Pg. 733-7 (Dec 15 1991) ISSN: 0264-6021 [Print] England
PMID1684893 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Insulin
  • Multienzyme Complexes
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • Protein Kinases
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • AMP-Activated Protein Kinases
  • Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase
Topics
  • AMP-Activated Protein Kinases
  • Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase (metabolism)
  • Animals
  • Enzyme Stability
  • Female
  • Insulin (blood)
  • Liver (metabolism)
  • Multienzyme Complexes (metabolism)
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • Protein Kinases (metabolism)
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Rats
  • Starvation (metabolism)

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