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Query: EC:1.4.1.2 (
glutamate dehydrogenase
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Cells of Euglena gracilis Klebs strain z Pringsheim had high NADP-dependent
glutamate dehydrogenase
activity when grown on glutamate as nitrogen source but activity was completely repressed in cells grown on ammonium (NH4+). A 120-fold purification of NADPH-
glutamate dehydrogenase
(subunit Mr = 45 000) was achieved from glutamate-grown cells by affinity chromatography on blue Sepharose CL-6B. Antisera raised against the homogeneously pure protein were used to demonstrate that increase in NADPH-
glutamate dehydrogenase
activity on transfer from NH4+ to glutamate medium resulted from an increase in the amount of protein. Glutamate NH4+-grown cells were labelled with L-[35S]methionine and anti-(NADPH-
glutamate dehydrogenase
) used to immunoprecipitate the dehydrogenase from cell extracts. NADPH-
glutamate dehydrogenase
protein was detected in glutamate-grown but not NH4+-grown cells. Anti-(NADPH-
glutamate dehydrogenase
) was used to detect NADPH-
glutamate dehydrogenase
resulting from the translation of total polyadenylated RNA from Euglena in a cell-free rabbit reticulocyte lysate system. NADPH-
glutamate dehydrogenase mRNA
was present in glutamate NH4+-grown cells, there being no apparent difference in mRNA abundance between cells showing a tenfold difference in NADPH-
glutamate dehydrogenase
specific activity. These results indicate that the synthesis of this dehydrogenase is regulated primarily at the post-transcriptional level.
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PMID:Glutamate dehydrogenase (NADP-dependent) mRNA in relation to enzyme synthesis in Euglena gracilis. Evidence for post-transcriptional control. 286 58
Linoleic acid, a polyunsaturated fatty acid, is a constituent of margosa oil which has been implicated as a cause of Reye's syndrome (RS) in infants. Increased concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acids have been found in sera from patients with RS. Isolated rat liver mitochondria exposed to the peroxidized (but not unperoxidized) methyl esters of linoleic (C18:2) or linolenic (C18:3) acids showed decreases in state 3 and uncoupled respiratory rates and in respiratory control and ADP/O ratios. In addition, they caused mitochondrial swelling as demonstrated spectrophotometrically. Between the two, the peroxidized methyl ester of linolenic acid was more toxic and was capable of inducing high amplitude swelling ultrastructurally similar to that seen in the hepatocytes of RS victims. The ability of rat liver mitochondria to oxidize glutamate was inversely related to the peroxide concentration in the medium. This accords with the reports of reduced
glutamic dehydrogenase
activities in the livers of both patients with Reye's syndrome and rats treated with margosa oil.
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PMID:Effects of peroxidized polyunsaturated fatty acids on mitochondrial function and structure: pathogenetic implications for Reye's syndrome. 290 Jun 17
The developmental pattern of several key enzymes in brain of pups born to mothers receiving high levels of iodide (1.1 mg daily intake) during pregnancy and lactation were followed up to the weaning period. We found that in the initial states of postnatal development,
glutamic dehydrogenase
increased above control levels, whereas succinic dehydrogenase decreased. At late stages, we observed differences in phosphofructokinase and malic enzyme activities which were all increased at 30 days. There was no change in hexokinase. Animal weight did not vary with respect to controls and we only obtained discrete increases (not statistically different) in serum thyroxine values, which led us to assume that the enzymatic modifications might be a consequence of either a very mild hormonal alteration or to the direct effect of iodide.
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PMID:Effect of chronic ingestion of iodide during pregnancy and lactation on rat pup brain enzymes. 294 85
The yeast
GDH1
gene encodes NADP-dependent
glutamate dehydrogenase
. This gene was isolated by complementation of an Escherichia coli glutamate auxotroph. NADP-dependent
glutamate dehydrogenase
was overproduced 6-10-fold in Saccharomyces cerevisiae bearing
GDH1
on a multicopy plasmid. The nucleotide sequence of the 1362-base pair coding region and 5' and 3' flanking sequences were determined. Transcription start sites were located by S1 nuclease mapping. Regulation of
GDH1
was not maintained when the gene was present on a multicopy plasmid. Protein secondary structure predictions identified a region with potential to form the dinucleotide-binding domain. The amino acid sequences of the yeast and Neurospora crassa enzymes are 63% conserved. Unlike the N. crassa gene, yeast
GDH1
has no introns.
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PMID:Nucleotide sequence of yeast GDH1 encoding nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase. 298 90
The concentration-dependent association-dissociation tendency of purified bovine liver and rat liver
glutamic dehydrogenase
(
GDH
) has been demonstrated by high-performance liquid chromatographic gel filtration. In the concentration range of 100 to 1.0 micrograms bovine
GDH
/ml molecular species ranged from dimer and unimer to subunimeric forms. The dissociation process of the unimeric hexapeptide, consisting of six polypeptide chains, to the subunimeric tripeptide, consisting of three polypeptide chains, was irreversible without added ionic support, but reversible with added ionic support. In dilute Tris-HCl bovine liver
GDH
was dispersed to subunimeric sizes. Increasing the ionic strength in 20 mM phosphate as the mobile phase increased dissociation to a subunimeric tripeptide while sustaining as much as 80% of its activity. Activity of a eluting subunimer was verified by the inclusion of reaction substrates (NAD and glutamute) in the mobile phase and quantification of reaction products (NADH) in chromatograms. Gel filtration of
GDH
in the presence of GTP with NADH rendered a subunimeric tripeptide, largely independent of ionic strength or
GDH
concentration. Rat liver
GDH
, differing from bovine liver
GDH
, was dissociated by gel filtration to an active tripeptide independent of ionic or buffer conditions.
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PMID:Association-dissociation studies of bovine and rat liver glutamic dehydrogenase by high-performance liquid chromatography gel filtration. 317 32
Not all heavy drinkers develop severe alcoholic liver disease. Genetic factors are probably involved, but no corresponding useful markers have been developed thus far. Of greater practical applicability is the recognition of early changes in the liver that may indicate that the process of scarring or fibrosis has been initiated. Measurement of breakdown products of collagen, the protein of the fibrotic tissue, have been found to be useful for detecting these early stages. Assessment of
glutamic dehydrogenase
activity in the serum also provides some indication of the degree of inflammation and necrosis present in the liver, but not of the alcohol intake. The severity of the latter can be assessed with a variety of biological markers, to which circulating antibodies against acetaldehyde adducts have recently been added.
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PMID:Blood markers of alcoholic liver disease. 328 61
We have isolated a series of human liver cDNA clones encoding
glutamate dehydrogenase
. The cDNA-derived protein sequence specifies a single 558-amino acid long polypeptide including a cleavable signal sequence of 53 amino acids. Blotting analysis of RNA from human, monkey, and rabbit showed that
glutamate dehydrogenase mRNA
is present in various amounts in all tissues tested. Glutamate dehydrogenase mRNAs are of four sizes and are found in different ratios in different tissues; the predominant ones are approximately 3.5 and approximately 2.9 kilobases. Blot hybridization of human genomic DNA to nonoverlapping cDNA fragments revealed multiple bands, many of which hybridize with two or more probes in a manner inconsistent with the existence of a single GLUD gene. Moreover, two separate 36-base synthetic oligonucleotides corresponding to the coding region hybridize to multiple genomic fragments, confirming the existence of more than one GLUD-related gene in human.
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PMID:Isolation and characterization of cDNA clones encoding human liver glutamate dehydrogenase: evidence for a small gene family. 336 58
The net production of citrate from exogenous substrates by rat ventral prostate was investigated. The preparation of isolated prostate epithelial cells was described. These cells were capable of oxidizing pyruvate (5 mmol/l) as a source of acetyl coenzyme A. The addition of aspartate + alpha-ketoglutarate (5 mmol/l) in the presence of pyruvate resulted in significant net production of citrate and excess oxalacetate. In the presence of aspartate and glutamate, the cells were capable of producing citrate without excessive oxalacetate production. Neither glucose alone nor glucose plus pyruvate resulted in net citrate production. The results demonstrated that aspartate could serve as a 4-carbon source of oxalacetate for citrate synthesis. Furthermore, the results indicate the intramitochondrial operation of a glutamate-aspartate-citrate pathway involving mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase and
glutamic dehydrogenase
activities in prostate epithelial cells.
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PMID:Net citrate production by isolated prostate epithelial cells. 337 41
The effect of amrinone on cardiac mitochondria of guinea pig was studied. It was found that amrinone does not change the respiratory function of cardiac mitochondria in the presence of alpha-ketoglutarate, whereas it inhibits glutamate oxidation. It was also found that amrinone strongly inhibits the activity of
glutamic dehydrogenase
of both crude extract from sonicated heart mitochondria and of purified preparation from bovine liver. This inhibition may explain the effect of amrinone on the oxidation of glutamate in mitochondria. These results are discussed in view of the contradictory effects of amrinone on cardiac and other tissues.
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PMID:Effect of amrinone on myocardial mitochondria function. 338 99
There were significant changes in enzyme activities and concentrations of metabolites in the blood and liver of cows with fatty livers when compared to normal cows. Blood and liver samples were taken from cows at the abattoir immediately after slaughter. The liver was checked for pathological signs and the samples were divided according to the degree of fatty changes. Three groups were studied: controls showing no gross pathological signs, mild fatty infiltration and severe infiltration. In cows with fatty liver, there were significant increases in the serum activities of isocitric dehydrogenase (ICDH), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH),
glutamic dehydrogenase
(GLDH), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), malic dehydrogenase (MDH), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and acid phosphatase (ACP). In the fatty liver, the activities of the enzymes, ICDH, G6PDH, LDH, MDH, ALP and malic enzyme (ME) were significantly higher, while sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH) was significantly lower. While serum total lipid decreased, the opposite was seen in the liver with higher lipid content, mainly due to triglycerides and cholesterol esters. The significant increases in the NADPH generating enzymes ME, ICDH, G6PDH and MDH, which are required for fatty acid synthesis, suggest that the lipids accumulated in the liver are not only of extrahepatic origin, mobilized into the liver, but also arise from increased lipid synthesis in the liver which is induced during the laying down of fat in the liver. Measurement of the serum NADPH generating enzymes may serve as a useful biochemical test specific for fatty liver in cows.
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PMID:Biochemical changes associated with the fatty liver syndrome in cows. 339 48
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