Inositol phosphates in receptor‐mediated cell signaling: metabolic origins and interrelationships

CJ Kirk*, SH Maccallum, RH Michell, CJ Barker

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Abstract

We have investigated the metabolic interrelationships of the major inositol phosphates in vasopressin-stimulated WRK 1 mammary tumor cells which were labeled to equilibrium with [14C]inositol and briefly, just prior to stimulation, with [3H]inositol. A comparison of the 3H/14C ratios of these compounds with those of the cellular inositol lipids suggests that most of the known inositol mono-, bis-, tris-, and tetrakis-phosphates are derived from precursors with turnover rates similar to those of these lipids. However, Ins(3,4,5,6)P4 (which is the major inositol tetrakisphosphate to accumulate in stimulated WRK 1 cells), Ins(1,3,4,5,6)P5, and InsP6 had 3H/14C ratios of 0 in this experiment, indicating that they must have a different metabolic origin.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)489-495
Number of pages7
JournalBiotechnology and Applied Biochemistry
Volume12
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - Oct 1990

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Bioengineering
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Drug Discovery
  • Process Chemistry and Technology

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