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Query: EC:3.1.3.5 (5'-nucleotidase)
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Changes in 5'-nucleotidase activity were calculated on the basis of alterations in ATP, ADP, phosphocreatine, Pi, Mg2+, IMP and AMP, determined by using 31P n.m.r. spectroscopy and h.p.l.c., during isoprenaline infusion, graded hypoxia and graded underperfusion in isolated rat heart. Calculated activity changes were compared with the total efflux of purines (adenosine + inosine + hypoxanthine) in order to assess the involvement of various 5'-nucleotidases in formation of adenosine. Purine efflux exhibited an exponential relation with cytosolic [AMP] during isoprenaline infusion and hypoxia (r = 0.92 and 0.95 respectively), supporting allosteric activation of 5'-nucleotidase under these conditions. Purine efflux displayed a linear relation with cytosolic [AMP] during graded ischaemia (r = 0.96), supporting substrate regulation in the ischaemic heart. The calculated activities of membrane-bound ecto-5'-nucleotidase were similar to the observed relations between purine efflux and cytosolic [AMP] in all hearts. The calculated activities of the ATP-activated cytosolic and lysosomal enzymes and of the ATP-inhibited cytosolic 5'-nucleotidase could not explain the observed release of purines under the conditions examined. These results indicate that the kinetic characteristics of the membrane-bound ecto-enzyme are consistent with an important role in the formation of extracellular adenosine, whereas the characteristics of the other 5'-nucleotidases are inconsistent with roles in adenosine formation under the conditions of the present study.
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PMID:5'-Nucleotidase activity and adenosine formation in stimulated, hypoxic and underperfused rat heart. 254 75

1. Rats (4 weeks old) were made hypothyroid by treatment with propylthiouracil and a low-iodine diet for a further period of 4 weeks. Synaptosomal membranes, myelin and 105,000 g soluble fractions were obtained from six regions of the brain. 2. Hypothyroidism resulted in 2-5-fold increases in membrane-bound 5'-nucleotidase activity in synaptosomal fractions obtained from cerebellum, cortex, striatum and hippocampus. By contrast, myelin 5'-nucleotidase activity was slightly increased only in the medulla oblongata. 3. Hypothyroidism did not change adenosine deaminase activity, but decreased adenosine kinase activity by approx. 40% in soluble fractions obtained from cerebellum, hippocampus, striatum and hypothalamus. 4. It is suggested that these changes in hypothyroidism, in particular the increases in 5'-nucleotidase activity, could enhance the neuromodulatory effect of adenosine to decrease neurotransmitter release.
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PMID:Changes in the activities of adenosine-metabolizing enzymes in six regions of the rat brain on chemical induction of hypothyroidism. 254 78

We have analysed the membrane anchorage of plasma-membrane 5'-nucleotidase, an ectoenzyme which can mediate binding to components of the extracellular matrix. We demonstrated that the purified enzyme obtained from chicken gizzard and a human pancreatic adenocarcinoma cell line were both completely transformed into a hydrophilic form by treatment with phospholipases C and D, cleaving glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI). These data indicate the presence of a glycolipid linker employed for membrane anchoring of the 5'-nucleotidase obtained from both sources. Incubation of plasma membranes under identical conditions revealed that about half of the AMPase activity was resistant to GPI-hydrolysing phospholipases. Investigation of the enzymic properties of purified chicken gizzard 5'-nucleotidase revealed only minor changes after removal of the phosphatidylinositol linker. However, cleavage of the membrane anchor resulted in an increased sensitivity towards inhibition by concanavalin A. After tissue fractionation, chicken gizzard 5'-nucleotidase could be obtained as either a membrane-bound or a soluble protein; the latter is suspected to be released from the plasma membrane by endogenous phospholipases. Higher-molecular-mass proteins immuno-cross-reactive with the purified chicken gizzard 5'-nucleotidase were detected as both soluble and membrane-bound forms.
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PMID:5'-Nucleotidases of chicken gizzard and human pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells are anchored to the plasma membrane via a phosphatidylinositol-glycan. 255 91

We have previously demonstrated that 5'-nucleotidase, known as a plasma membrane enzyme, is also distributed both in rat liver tritosomal membranes and contents (J. Biochem. 101, 1077-1085, 1987). When the lysosomal membranes isolated from rat livers were incubated with phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C purified from B. thuringiensis, about 70% of 5'-nucleotidase activity was released from the membranes. Judging from the result by phase separation with Triton X-114, the enzyme solubilized by the phospholipase C digestion showed a hydrophilic nature such as that of the tritosomal contents. Immunoblot analysis showed that the molecular weight of 5'-nucleotidase released from the lysosomal membranes by the phospholipase C digestion was almost identical with that of the enzymes from the Tritosomal contents. The above results showed that the phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C-like enzyme in the lysosomes may be responsible for the conversion of the lysosomal membrane-bound 5'-nucleotidase to the soluble form present in the lysosomal matrix.
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PMID:5'-Nucleotidase in rat liver lysosomal membranes is anchored via glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol. 255 13

Plasma membrane-bound 5'-nucleotidase (5'-NT), gamma-glutamyltransferase (gamma-GT) and soluble deoxynucleotidyltransferase (TdT) were studied in peripheral blood cells (PBMN) of 35 individuals, 26 male and 9 female, with circulating anti-HIV antibodies. Twenty-six were drug abusers, 2 were drug abusers and homosexuals and 4 were homosexuals. Three did not fall into any risk group. The surface immunologic phenotype of cells stained with the fluorescent monoclonal antibodies Leu 5, Leu 3, Leu 2, Leu 12, Leu M3, Leu M1, anti-CALLA and anti-HLA-DR was delineated by flow cytometry. While the gamma-GT activity did not change, the lymphocyte 5'-NT activity was significantly less than normal in anti-HIV positive individuals and in anti-HIV negative drug abusers. TdT activity was detectable in 14 anti-HIV positive patients (40%), who did not have clinical AIDS. Of 8 patients with AIDS, 3 had a low level of TdT activity but 5 had cells completely devoid of TdT and 5'-NT activity. 5'-nucleotidase activity and the frequency of Leu 2 suppressor antigen bearing cells were the only independent variables that correlated with AIDS incidence.
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PMID:Enzymatic imbalance in peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolated from individuals with anti-HIV antibodies. 257 Jun 50

In the present work we have analyzed the effect of prenatal ethanol exposure on the activity of several glial marker and functional enzymes during the development of astrocytes isolated from rat brain as well as in primary culture. The activity of marker enzymes glutamine synthetase and butylcholinesterase showed no differences between isolated astrocytes from 15 and 70 day old control rats. However, the activity of the membrane-bound enzymes (Na+K)ATPase and 5'-nucleotidase was higher in astrocytes from 70 day old control rats than in those from 15 day old animals. Although the pattern found in astrocytes from alcohol-exposed rats was similar to that of controls, the levels of activity of the enzymes were lower in alcoholic than in control animals. When control astrocytes in primary culture were used, the activity of (Na+K)ATPase and 5'-nucleotidase increased throughout the entire culture period. In contrast, the maximal activity of glutamine synthetase was found at 7 days of culture. Ethanol also induced a decrease in the activity of all enzymes, which was more evident at the end of the culture period. These results indicate that the activity of the enzyme markers analyzed increased mainly during the first weeks of life and remained constant after this period. By contrast, the membrane-bound enzymes studied showed a progressive increase with age. In conclusion, since these astrocyte enzymes are important in the regulation of several neuronal functions through the control of the composition of extracellular fluid, the effect of ethanol on their activities could explain some of the neuronal alterations reported in children and animals exposed to ethanol during development.
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PMID:Effect of prenatal exposure to alcohol on membrane-bound enzymes during astrocyte development in vivo and in primary culture. 257 55

Cholesterol undergoes spontaneous autoxidation, leading to the production of potentially atherogenic oxidation derivatives. When 25-hydroxycholesterol (25-OH) or cholestane-3 beta, 5 alpha, 6 beta-triol (triol) was injected intravenously into rabbits, the aortic surfaces showed numerous balloon-like protrusions and crater-like defects indicative of endothelial damage. Alterations in membrane function caused by these cholesterol oxides could be the mechanism for their cytotoxic effect. Carrier-mediated hexose transport by cultured rabbit aortic smooth muscle cells, measured using 2-deoxyglucose, was reversibly inhibited by triol within one hour. A membrane-bound enzyme, 5'-nucleotidase, was inhibited after 24 to 48 hrs incubation with either 25-OH or triol. Endocytosis was also significantly inhibited by both 25-OH and triol. Depletion of membrane cholesterol content by the cholesterol oxides could account for the membrane functional alterations. Cholesterol biosynthesis is markedly inhibited by 25-OH. Triol has a lesser effect on cholesterol biosynthesis, but it is more potent in blocking uptake of cholesterol by arterial cells in culture. Cholesterol oxides may also influence cholesteryl ester accumulation by arterial smooth muscle cells. Incubation of cells with 25-OH resulted in a four-fold increase in cholesterol esterifying activity but no effect on cholesteryl ester hydrolytic activity. The cholesterol oxides appear to be transported in the blood primarily by very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) and low density lipoproteins (LDL). Oxidized LDL has cytotoxic effects and enhances macrophage lipid accumulation. These be effects may be directly related to the cholesterol oxide content of these lipoproteins.
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PMID:The role of cholesterol oxidation products in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. 266 53

5'-Nucleotidase was found in purified rat liver tritosomes. When tritosomes were subfractionated into the membrane and soluble contents fractions, 73% of the total 5'-nucleotidase activity was found in the membrane fraction and 24% in the soluble contents fraction. Immunoblotting using specific polyclonal antibodies against the rat liver plasma membrane 5'-nucleotidase showed that the mobilities on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of both 5'-nucleotidases in the membrane and contents fractions were identical to that of the enzyme in the plasma membranes (Mr = 72,000). 5'-Nucleotidases in the membrane and contents fractions were sensitive to neuraminidase and converted into a form that was 4 kDa smaller after digestion, as observed in the case of plasma membrane enzyme. 5'-Nucleotidases, both from the membrane and contents fractions, were purified using immunoaffinity chromatography, and the isoelectric points, heat stability, and oligomeric structure of the purified enzymes were compared. Isoelectric focusing and the heat stability test indicated the resemblance of the soluble enzyme to the membrane-bound enzyme. However, the membrane-bound enzyme aggregated in the absence of Triton X-100, whereas the soluble enzyme behaved as a dimer. The topography of 5'-nucleotidase in the tritosomal membranes was studied using antibodies against 5'-nucleotidase and neuraminidase treatment. The inhibition of 5'-nucleotidase were not observed in the intact tritosomal fraction until the tritosomes had been disrupted by osmotic shock. These results show that the active sites and the oligosaccharide chains of 5'-nucleotidase are located on the inside surface of the tritosomal membranes.
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PMID:5'-Nucleotidase in rat liver lysosomes. 282 Sep 49

The effect of changes in dietary sodium intake and of DOC hypertension on plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (PANP), and affinity (Kd) and number (Bmax) of vascular atrial natriuretic peptide binding sites was studied in the rat. There was no difference in PANP between rats on a high or low sodium intake [33.2 +/- 13.9 versus 30.7 +/- 17.3 (s.d.) fmol/ml], Kd [21.1 +/- 2.7 versus 19.7 +/- 4.5 (s.d.) pmol/l] or Bmax [14.8 +/- 1.6 versus 12.6 +/- 1.8 (s.d.) fmol/mg], respectively. In DOC hypertensive rats, PANP was increased compared with control animals [66.1 +/- 32.4 versus 26.4 +/- 9.9 (s.d.) fmol/ml, P less than 0.05] and there was apparent receptor down-regulation [Bmax 7.7 +/- 1.6 versus 19.7 +/- 3.5 (s.d.) fmol/mg, P less than 0.05] with no change in affinity [Kd 15.6 +/- 3.9 versus 18.3 +/- 3.2 (s.d.) pmol/l]. Down-regulation was confirmed when the membrane-bound enzyme 5'-nucleotidase, rather than protein, was used as an index of receptor number. These results suggest that in the rat, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) may be important in regulating cardiovascular homeostasis only following non-physiological alterations in sodium and volume status.
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PMID:Rat atrial natriuretic peptide vascular receptor: effect of alterations in sodium balance and of DOC hypertension. 282 98

Synaptic membranes were isolated from 2 and 4-month-old rats, pair-fed controls (PF), prenatally (PAE) or pre + postnatally (PPAE) exposed to alcohol, and the activities of some membrane-bound enzymes were measured. We found a 22-36% reduction in the levels of the (Na + K)ATPase, Ca++ATPase, acetylcholinesterase and 5'-nucleotidase from PAE rats. This reduction was greater in PPAE animals. The transition temperature in Arrhenius plots of the synaptosomal (Na + K)ATPase activity from PPAE rats was lower than in control rat membranes, indicating an alteration of lipid-protein interactions. No change in transition temperature was noted in PAE animals. Also, there was a decreased cholesterol content in PPAE synaptic membranes, vs. controls, while there was no change in PAE membranes. Kinetic parameters of the synaptosomal (Na + K)ATPase from PPAE rats, revealed a decrease in the Km and Vmax for potassium. These findings indicate that prenatal alcohol exposure probably delays synaptic development, whereas continued alcohol exposure during lactation may, in addition, alter the physicochemical structure of synaptic membranes.
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PMID:Synaptic membrane alterations in rats exposed to alcohol. 282 96


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