Abstract |
The activation of purine antimetabolites to their respective nucleotides is a step critical to their effectiveness as chemotherapeutic agents. Erythrocytes, with their relatively simple purine metabolism, are useful as a model for identifying mechanisms which enhance this 5-phosphoribosyl 1-pyrophosphate (P-Rib-PP)-dependent activation. We previously showed that pyrroline-5-carboxylate, a physiologic intermediate in the interconversions of proline, ornithine, and glutamate, markedly stimulated the pentose phosphate pathway, increased the formation of P-Rib-PP, and increased purine incorporation into nucleotides. We now report that the events initiated by pyrroline-5-carboxylate markedly increased the activation of 6-thiohypoxanthine, 6-thioguanine, and azathioprine to their respective nucleotides in intact human erythrocytes. The mechanism of this effect was directly demonstrated in studies using the conversion of hypoxanthine to inosine monophosphate as a model for pyrroline-5-carboxylate-mediated stimulation of P-Rib-PP-dependent nucleotide formation. Since the P-Rib-PP-dependent activation of these chemotherapeutic agents may be important to their clinical effectiveness, the events initiated by pyrroline-5-carboxylate may provide new insight into the nature of tumor sensitivity and resistance to these agents.
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Authors | G C Yeh, J M Phang |
Journal | The Journal of biological chemistry
(J Biol Chem)
Vol. 258
Issue 16
Pg. 9774-9
(Aug 25 1983)
ISSN: 0021-9258 [Print] United States |
PMID | 6193109
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Inosine Nucleotides
- Phosphates
- Pyrroles
- Thionucleotides
- Inosine Monophosphate
- delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate
- Phosphoribosyl Pyrophosphate
- thioinosinic acid
- Mercaptopurine
- Thioguanine
- Azathioprine
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Topics |
- Azathioprine
(blood)
- Erythrocytes
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Humans
- Inosine Monophosphate
(analogs & derivatives, blood)
- Inosine Nucleotides
(blood)
- Mercaptopurine
(blood)
- Oxidation-Reduction
- Phosphates
(pharmacology)
- Phosphoribosyl Pyrophosphate
(blood)
- Pyrroles
(pharmacology)
- Thioguanine
(metabolism)
- Thionucleotides
(blood)
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