| Literature DB >> 16182447 |
Kazuo Shoji1, Sofia Mariotto, Anna Rosa Ciampa, Hisanori Suzuki.
Abstract
In the human glioblastoma cell line U87, the activity of serine racemase (SR), catalyzing the isomerisation of serine, was inversely regulated by D-serine and nitric oxide (NO), a neuromodulator and a neurotransmitter, respectively. SR activity was dose-dependently enhanced up to five times in cells treated with 10 mM D-serine, whereas it was inhibited by NO. Furthermore, D-serine was found to induce the denitrosylation of SR purified from mouse brain. These results suggest that serine racemase activity in astrocyte is regulated inversely by d-serine and NO. SR should be inhibited through nitrosylation by NO and activated through denitrosylation elicited by D-serine.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16182447 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.08.063
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN: 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046