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Metabolism and Enzymology

Metabolism of Inositol(1,4,5)trisphosphate by a Soluble Enzyme Fraction from Pea (Pisum sativum) Roots

Department of Cell Biology, John Innes Institute, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UH, Great Britain, A.F.R.C. Institute of Plant Science Research, John Innes Centre for Plant Science Research, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UH, Great Britain, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, Great Britain

Metabolism of the putative messenger molecule D-myo-inositol(1,4,5)trisphosphate [Ins(1,4,5)P₃] in plant cells has been studied using a soluble fraction from pea (Pisum sativum) roots as enzyme source and [5-³²P]Ins(1,4,5)P₃ and [2-³H]Ins(1,4,5)P₃ as tracers. Ins(1,4,5)P₃ was rapidly converted into both lower and higher inositol phosphates. The major dephosphorylation product was inositol(4,5)bisphosphate [Ins(4,5)P₂] whereas inositol(1,4)bisphosphate [Ins(1,4)P₂] was only present in very small quantities throughout a 15 minute incubation period. In addition to these compounds, small amounts of nine other metabolites were produced including inositol and inositol(1,4,5,X)P₄. Dephosphorylation of Ins(1,4,5)P₃ to Ins(4,5)P₂ was dependent on Ins(1,4,5)P₃ concentration and was partially inhibited by the phosphohydrolase inhibitors 2,3-diphosphoglycerate, glucose 6-phosphate, and p-nitrophenylphosphate. Conversion of Ins(1,4,5)P₃ to Ins(4,5)P₂ and Ins(1,4,5,X)P₄ was inhibited by 55 micromolar Ca²⁺. This study demonstrates that enzymes are present in plant tissues which are capable of rapidly converting Ins(1,4,5)P₃ and that pathways of inositol phosphate metabolism exist which may prove to be unique to the plant kingdom.

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