Acceleration of the degradation of tyrosine aminotransferase in rat hepatome (HTC) cells by inhibitors of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase. |
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Authors: | R H Stellwagen R D Sailor K K Kohli |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biochemistry University of Southern California School of Medicine Los Angeles, California 90033, USA |
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Abstract: | The following inhibitors of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase reduce the specific activity of tyrosine aminotransferase when added to cultures of rat hepatoma (HTC) cells: theophylline, 1-methyl-3-isobutylxanthine, 4-(3-butoxy-4-methoxybenzyl)-2-imidazolidinone, and papaverine. Immunochemical measurements show that each inhibitor reduces the rate of tyrosine aminotransferase synthesis and increases the rate of degradation of the enzyme. The effect on synthesis also occurs with general proteins while that on degradation appears specific for tyrosine aminotransferase. |
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