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Inositol Uptake and Metabolism in Molluscan Neuronal Tissue
Author(s) -
Tuersley M. D.,
Best L.,
Tomlinson S.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of neurochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.75
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 1471-4159
pISSN - 0022-3042
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1988.tb01131.x
Subject(s) - inositol , lymnaea stagnalis , phosphatidylinositol , stimulation , inositol phosphate , lymnaea , biology , biochemistry , metabolism , intracellular , inositol trisphosphate , chemistry , biophysics , endocrinology , receptor , snail , signal transduction , ecology
The uptake of myo ‐[ 3 H]inositol into neurones from Lymnaea stagnalis has been demonstrated to be a sodium‐dependent process, saturable with a K m of approximately 50 μ M and shown to be linear with time for at least 120 min. The rate of transport of myo ‐inositol into the cell appears to influence directly its incorporation into neuronal lipids. Using anion‐exchange high‐performance liquid chromatography, we have demonstrated a high rate of breakdown of phosphatidylinositol 4,5–bisphosphate in Lymnaea nerve under basal conditions. Stimulation with carbamylcholine enhanced production of inositol 1–phosphate, inositol bisphosphate, inositol 1,4,5–trisphosphate, and inositol 1,3,4–trisphosphate. Formation of inositol tetrakisphosphate was not detected. Electrical stimulation also caused an increased formation of inositol phosphates. These results provide evidence for an active myo ‐inositol transport system in molluscan neurones and suggest that the hydrolysis of inositol lipids may play a role as an intracellular signalling system in this tissue.