Studies on glycogen metabolism in human leukemic cells. I. Glycogen content, glycogen synthetase forms and their metabolic interconversion. 1975

R Cussó, and A Domingo, and M Rosell-Pérez

A decrease in glycogen content and glycogen-synthetase activity was observed in leukemic leucocytes compared to those of normal humans, but the decrease was lesser in chronic myeloid leukemic leucocytes than in those of acute leukemic patients. Incubation of crude leucocyte homogenates at 30 degrees C before assay of the enzyme activity, revealed a conversion of the glycogen-synthetase from the D to the I form. It took place if the enzyme source were enzyme extracts from acute myeloblastic, acute lymphoblastic, chronic lymphocytic, acute menoblastic and undifferenciate leucocytes. The conversion did not occur in crude homogenates from leucocytes of chronic myeloid leukemic patients. ATP-Mg caused a conversion of the glycogen-synthetase I form to the D form in acute myeloblastic, chronic lymphocytic and undifferenciate leukemic leucocytes. This conversion was not observed in chronic myelocytic leukemic leucocytes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007938 Leukemia A progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming organs, characterized by distorted proliferation and development of leukocytes and their precursors in the blood and bone marrow. Leukemias were originally termed acute or chronic based on life expectancy but now are classified according to cellular maturity. Acute leukemias consist of predominately immature cells; chronic leukemias are composed of more mature cells. (From The Merck Manual, 2006) Leucocythaemia,Leucocythemia,Leucocythaemias,Leucocythemias,Leukemias
D007962 Leukocytes White blood cells. These include granular leukocytes (BASOPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; and NEUTROPHILS) as well as non-granular leukocytes (LYMPHOCYTES and MONOCYTES). Blood Cells, White,Blood Corpuscles, White,White Blood Cells,White Blood Corpuscles,Blood Cell, White,Blood Corpuscle, White,Corpuscle, White Blood,Corpuscles, White Blood,Leukocyte,White Blood Cell,White Blood Corpuscle
D006003 Glycogen
D006006 Glycogen Synthase An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of D-glucose from UDPglucose into 1,4-alpha-D-glucosyl chains. EC 2.4.1.11. Glycogen (Starch) Synthase,Glycogen Synthetase,Glycogen Synthase I,Synthase D,Synthase I,UDP-Glucose Glycogen Glucosyl Transferase,Synthase, Glycogen,Synthetase, Glycogen,UDP Glucose Glycogen Glucosyl Transferase
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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