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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
Hexokinase (HK, EC 2.7.1.1) is a key enzyme in the control of brain glucose metabolism. The regulatory role of HK in different neural cell types has not been elucidated. In this study we determined some kinetic and regulatory properties of HK in mouse cerebrocortical astrocytes in primary culture. Astroglial HK showed an absolute requirement for Mg-ATP and D-glucose. The pH optimum of HK was between 7.4 and 8.0. For astroglial HK, the Km for Mg-ATP was approximately 208 microM and Vmax approximately 35.4 mU/mg protein. At levels higher than 0.2 mM, D-glucose-1,6-bisphosphate, a known regulator of glycolysis, inhibited astroglial HK in a concentration-dependent manner, with an IC50 of approximately 0.4 mM; at 1.2 mM, it almost completely inhibited HK activity. The results obtained for astroglial HK are compatible with those reported for the highly purified preparations of brain HK. These data are of direct relevance to the assessment of glycolytic flux and its regulation in astrocytes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0885-7490
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
125-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Hexokinase in astrocytes: kinetic and regulatory properties.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello 83209, USA. lai@otc.isu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't