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Article Dans Une Revue Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Année : 2005

Glucokinase in chicken (Gallus gallus). Partial cDNA cloning, immunodetection and activity determination.

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Chickens are more hyperglycaemic and insulin-resistant than mammals, and in efforts to understand their glucose metabolism we investigated whether glucokinase (GK) is present in chicken liver or pancreas. This enzyme plays a major role in glucose-sensing in mammals and we have examined whether it also contributes to glucose homeostasis in chickens. Using RT-PCR, we cloned and sequenced a partial cDNA fragment (750 bp) from liver and pancreas that showed a high degree of identity with mammalian GK. Using antibodies directed towards human GK, we immunodetected a 50 kDa band in chicken liver and pancreas. The molecular mass of the band and its specific interaction with the antibody suggest that this protein corresponds to a chicken homologue of human GK. We also determined by spectrophotometry a glucokinase-like activity in crude liver homogenates with an apparent half saturating concentration for glucose of 8.6 mM. GK gene and protein expression did not differ between fed and 24 h fasted states but GK-like activity was significantly increased in fed chickens. In conclusion, our study provides evidence for the presence of GK gene and protein in chicken liver and pancreas and shows that the liver enzyme is active.

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hal-00413781 , version 1 (07-09-2009)

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Hanaâ Berradi, Mohammed Taouis, Sandrine Cassy, Nicole Rideau. Glucokinase in chicken (Gallus gallus). Partial cDNA cloning, immunodetection and activity determination.. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2005, 141 (2), pp.129-139. ⟨10.1016/j.cbpc.2005.02.006⟩. ⟨hal-00413781⟩
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