RRC ID 41623
著者 Long Z, Sekine M, Adachi M, Furuchi T, Imai K, Nimura N, Homma H.
タイトル Cell density inversely regulates D- and L-aspartate levels in rat pheochromocytoma MPT1 cells.
ジャーナル Arch Biochem Biophys
Abstract In a previous report (FEBS Lett. 434 (1998) 231), we demonstrated for the first time that D-aspartate (D-Asp) is synthesized in rat pheochromocytoma 12 (PC12) cells. This unique amino acid is believed to act as a novel messenger in mammalian cell regulation. However, the dynamics of D-Asp homeostasis in mammalian cells is yet to be elucidated. In this communication, we demonstrate that D-Asp is also synthesized in MPT1 cells (a subclone of PC12 cells) and that the D- and L-Asp levels in cells are regulated by cell density of the culture. Our data show that D-Asp levels increase, while in contrast, L-Asp levels decrease as a function of increased cell density. Conversely, in PC12 cells, which do not express the glutamate transporter involved in the incorporation of D- and L-Asp into cells, L-Asp levels decrease upon cell density increase while D-Asp concentrations remain almost unchanged. The results indicate that the biochemical behaviors of D- and L-Asp in mammalian cells are distinct and that the cellular levels of these stereoisomers appear to be under different control mechanisms.
巻・号 404(1)
ページ 92-7
公開日 2002-8-1
DOI 10.1016/s0003-9861(02)00241-2
PII S0003986102002412
PMID 12127073
MeSH Animals Aspartic Acid / biosynthesis Aspartic Acid / chemistry Aspartic Acid / metabolism* Cell Count Homeostasis PC12 Cells Pheochromocytoma / metabolism* Pheochromocytoma / pathology Rats Stereoisomerism
IF 3.391
引用数 20
WOS 分野 BIOPHYSICS BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 PC-12(RCB0009)