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. 1991 Jan 15;273(Pt 2)(Pt 2):485-8.
doi: 10.1042/bj2730485.

The roles of different protein kinases and of calmodulin in the effects of Ca2+ mobilization on 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase activity in isolated rat hepatocytes

V A Zammit  1 , A M Caldwell
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The roles of different protein kinases and of calmodulin in the effects of Ca2+ mobilization on 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase activity in isolated rat hepatocytes

V A Zammit et al. Biochem J. .

Abstract

The roles of protein kinase C, Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase and AMP-activated protein kinase in the phosphorylation of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) reductase induced by Ca2(+)-mobilizing conditions in isolated hepatocytes were investigated. Only partial evidence for the involvement of AMP-activated kinase was found. Antagonism of calmodulin action prolonged the decrease in expressed/total activity ratio induced by vasopressin plus glucagon. Protease inhibitors active against Ca2(+)-dependent cytosolic proteases or lysosomal proteolysis did not attenuate the loss of total HMG-CoA reductase induced by glucagon plus vasopressin, but calmodulin antagonists largely prevented this effect.

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