Testing transport systems for competition between pairs of reversible inhibitors. Inhibition of erythrocyte glucose transport by cytochalasin B and steroids. 1980

R Devés, and R M Krupka

When two different inhibitors, which are unrelated in structure, inhibit transport by binding to the carrier on the same side of the membrane, it is important for an understanding of the mechanism to decide whether they add to a single common site or to two separate sites. To help resolve this problem, kinetic tests are described for determining whether the inhibitors compete with one another. The test involves measuring the inhibition produced by the inhibitors when acting alone or together. The rate observed with both inhibitors present is then compared with that predicted from the separate inhibitions, for the case of either one or two inhibition sites. The test is applied to the inhibition of glucose transport in erythrocytes by cytochalasin B and the steroids androstenedione and androstanedione. These inhibitors were previously shown to bind to sites which are distinct from the substrate site and which are only present in the inward-facing form of the carrier. Cytochalasin B is now found to compete with the steroids. This finding, together with the earlier evidence that both inhibitors sterically protect the carrier against reaction with fluorodinitrobenzene, leads us to conclude that a single site binds both types of inhibitor.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007664 Ketosteroids Steroid derivatives formed by oxidation of a methyl group on the side chain or a methylene group in the ring skeleton to form a ketone. Oxosteroids
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008433 Mathematics The deductive study of shape, quantity, and dependence. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Mathematic
D001786 Blood Glucose Glucose in blood. Blood Sugar,Glucose, Blood,Sugar, Blood
D003571 Cytochalasin B A cytotoxic member of the CYTOCHALASINS. Phomin
D004912 Erythrocytes Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose function is to transport OXYGEN. Blood Cells, Red,Blood Corpuscles, Red,Red Blood Cells,Red Blood Corpuscles,Blood Cell, Red,Blood Corpuscle, Red,Erythrocyte,Red Blood Cell,Red Blood Corpuscle
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000731 Androstanes The family of steroids from which the androgens are derived.
D000735 Androstenedione A delta-4 C19 steroid that is produced not only in the TESTIS, but also in the OVARY and the ADRENAL CORTEX. Depending on the tissue type, androstenedione can serve as a precursor to TESTOSTERONE as well as ESTRONE and ESTRADIOL. 4-Androstene-3,17-dione,delta-4-Androstenedione,4 Androstene 3,17 dione,delta 4 Androstenedione
D001667 Binding, Competitive The interaction of two or more substrates or ligands with the same binding site. The displacement of one by the other is used in quantitative and selective affinity measurements. Competitive Binding

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