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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-2
pubmed:abstractText
Inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6) is present in large amounts during the development of Dictyostelium discoideum although its function is unknown. We have investigated the accumulation of [3H]-labelled inositol into both InsP6 and a more highly charged inositol species called InsPY during development of amoebae on filters. We report that the pattern of [3H]-labelled inositol incorporation into InsP6 and InsPY differs markedly from the pattern seen for inositol phospholipids and inositol(1,4,5)trisphosphate. Incorporation into PtdIns, PtdInsP, PtdInsP2 and Ins(1,4,5)P3 reached plateau values within 4 h. In contrast, incorporation into InsP6 continued in an approximately linear manner for the first eight hours of development. No incorporation into InsPY was seen during the first three hours of development at which time accumulation of [3H] continued linearly in a similar manner as for InsP6. Because the total cell concentration of InsP6 (measured by chemical assay) changes very little during development it seems probable that incorporation of label into InsPY after 3 h is due to a developmentally controlled metabolic switch rather than a requirement for a threshold level of its probable precursor, InsP6.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
181
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
191-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Accumulation of [3H]-inositol into inositol polyphosphates during development of Dictyostelium.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, U.K.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't