Activation and inactivation of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase by ferrous ions. |
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| Authors: | C H Reynolds |
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| Abstract: | Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase from rat liver cytosol is activated by Fe2+ ions in either direction of catalysis. Preincubation of the purified enzyme with Fe2+ ions causes a time-dependent irreversible loss of activity; this is not seen with unpurified enzyme. Purified enzyme can be protected from inactivation by Fe2+ ions by partially purified protein fractions from liver (ferroactivator fractions). The possible role of ferroactivator and Fe2+ ions in regulating phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase is discussed. |
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