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Liver isozyme of glycogen synthase

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:5565629
The work described was aimed at comparing the liver isozymes of glycogen synthase in terms of primary structure and phosphorylation patterns, with the better studied muscle counterpart. Rat liver glycogen synthase was purified to apparent homogeneity. It was subjected to multiple phosphorylation by eight protein kinases. Phosphorylation sites were distributed between two CNBr-fragments, CB-1 (14,000) and CB-2 (28,000). Amino acid sequences of phosphopeptides of rabbit liver glycogen synthases modified by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase were determined and three phosphorylation sites were identified. A simple and effective procedure for determining the location of phosphorylation sites in phosphopeptides was also developed. The method employed measurement of ({sup 32}P)inorganic phosphate release during Edman degradation cycles using the gas phase sequencer. Comparison of the liver and muscle isozymes has shown that similarities are more prominent than differences and isozymes share several important properties in multiple phosphorylation and hormonal regulation.
Research Organization:
Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (USA)
OSTI ID:
5565629
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English