Mechanisms involved in the regulation of key enzymes of cysteine metabolism in rat liver in vivo.

Little is known about mechanisms of regulation of cysteine dioxygenase (CDO), gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (GCS), and cysteine-sulfinate decarboxylase (CSDC) in response to diet. Enzyme activity and Western and Northern or dot blot analyses were conducted on liver samples from rats fed a basal low-protein diet or diets with graded levels of protein or methionine for 2 wk. Higher levels of CDO activity and CDO protein but not of CDO mRNA were observed in liver of rats fed methionine or protein-supplemented diets, indicating that CDO activity is regulated by changes in enzyme concentration. Lower concentrations of the heavy or catalytic subunit of GCS (GCS-HS) mRNA and protein, as well as a lower activity state of GCS-HS in rats fed methionine- or protein-supplemented diets, indicated that dietary regulation of GCS occurs by both pretranslational and posttranslational mechanisms. Lower CSDC activity, CSDC protein concentration, and CSDC mRNA concentration were found in rats fed the highest level of protein, and regulation appeared to involve changes in mRNA concentration. Regulation of key enzymes of cysteine metabolism in response to diet determines the use of cysteine for synthesis of its essential metabolites.

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