Characteristics of spermidine uptake by isolated rat enterocytes
- 1 May 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
- Vol. 256 (5), G905-G910
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpgi.1989.256.5.g905
Abstract
Eukaryotic cells require polyamines for growth. The supply of polyamines to growing cells may be increased either by new synthesis or increased uptake. We have recently shown that putrescine uptake by isolated rat enterocytes is energy dependent, saturable, and ouabain insensitive. Although putrescine uptake was inhibited by putrescine and cadaverine, it was not inhibited by equal concentrations of spermine and spermidine. These data indicated that a carrier mechanism separate from that putrescine existed for spermidine and spermine. In the current study spermidine uptake by isolated enterocytes was saturable, temperature dependent, and inhibited by 1 mM KCN. Kinetic analysis resulted in a Km = 2.51 x 10(-6) M and a Vmax = 3.57 x 10(-12) mol.10(6) cells-1.15 min-1. Spermidine uptake was 70% inhibited by 1 mM ouabain. Replacement of sodium by choline, lithium, tetramethylammonium, or N-methyl-D-glucamine also inhibited spermidine uptake. Replacement of Na+ by mannitol or sucrose, however, depressed uptake but not significantly. Spermidine uptake was inhibited by 1 mM ouabain. Spermidine uptake was inhibited by relatively low concentrations of spermine and high concentrations of putrescine; while putrescine uptake was inhibited by relatively high concentrations of both spermine and spermidine. Kinetic data indicated that spermidine and spermine share a carrier that is distinct from the one mediating the uptake of putrescine. While spermidine uptake does not appear to depend on Na+ cotransport, it may be dependent on the electrical gradient established by the Na+-K+-ATPase.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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