Existence of phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C in rat liver nuclei and its change during liver regeneration - PubMed (original) (raw)

Existence of phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C in rat liver nuclei and its change during liver regeneration

H Kuriki et al. J Biochem. 1992 Mar.

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Abstract

We found phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PtdIns-PLC) activity in nuclei isolated from rat liver. The enzyme hydrolyzed phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylinositol 4-monophosphate (PIP) and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate in a Ca(2+)-dependent manner, and produced inositol mono-, bis-, and triphosphate, respectively. Neither phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, nor phosphatidylserine was utilized as a substrate. After partial hepatectomy, the PtdIns-PLC activity in isolated nuclei increased transiently in the S phase (20-22 h post-hepatectomy), to 2.5-fold higher than in the control, when measured with PIP. This result suggests a close relationship between the nuclear PtdIns-PLC, especially its PIP-hydrolyzing activity, and cell proliferation.

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