Summary
The activities of seven enzymes were studied during the first 24 h of spherule formation (differentiation) in cultures of Physarum polycephalum. These enzymes were: isocitrate dehydrogenase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, glutamate dehydrogenase, acid phosphatase, phosphodiesterase, β-glucosidase, and histidase. Isocitrate dehydrogenase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase showed a decrease, glutamate dehydrogenase and phosphodiesterase increased about eight-fold, acid phosphatase about two-fold, β-glucosidase showed an activity peak at about 15 h after starvation which decreased, after 24 h to its original value, and histidase showed no significant activity change during the period. The inhibition of protein synthesis by cycloheximide resulted in a decrease of enzymic activity at all times during the process, whereas the inhibition of RNA synthesis by actinomycin D had no effect during the early stages of spherulation but resulted in a rather rapid decrease of enzymic activity when added 21 h after the initiation of spherule formation. Attempts to induce higher enzymic activities during spherulation above the levels already observed were unsuccessful.
Zusammenfassung
Der Aktivitätsverlauf, von sieben Enzymen wurde während der ersten 24 Std der Mikrosklerotienbildung verfolgt. Es handelte sich um die Enzyme: Isocitratdehydrogenase, Glucose-6-Phosphat Dehydrogenase, Glutamat-dehydrogenase, saure Phosphatase, Phosphodiesterase, β-Glucosidase und Histidase. Isocitratdehydrogenase und Glucose-6-Phosphat Dehydrogenase nahmen während dieser Zeit ab, Glutamatdehydrogenase und Phosphodiesterase stiegen auf das 8fache des Ausgangswertes, saure Phosphatase auf das 2fache. β-Glucosidase zeigte ein Aktivitätsmaximum nach ungefähr 15 Std, das aber nach etwa 24 Std wieder bis zu dem Ausgangswert abnahm, während Histidase sich nicht signifikant veränderte. Die Hemmung der Proteinsynthese durch Cycloheximid resultierte zu jedem Zeitpunkt in einer sofortigen Abnahme der Enzymaktivität, während die Inhibition der RNS-Synthese in der ersten Zeit ohne Effekt war, jedoch bei einer Zugabe nach 21 Std nach der Induktion der Spherulation eine ziemlich schnelle Abnahme der Enzymaktivität bewirkte. Versuche, die Enzymaktivitäten zusätzlich zu den schon beobachteten zu induzieren, schlugen fehl.
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Hüttermann, A., Porter, M.T. & Rusch, H.P. Activity of some enzymes in Physarum polycephalum . Archiv. Mikrobiol. 74, 283–291 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00412355
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