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- Title
Distribution of D-3-aminoisobutyrate-pyruvate aminotransferase in the rat brain.
- Authors
Masao Abe; Shinichiro Ochi; Yoko Mori; Kiyohiro Yamazaki; Takashi Ishimaru; Yuta Yoshino; Ryuji Fukuhara; Satoshi Tanimukai; Seiji Matsuda; Shu-ichi Ueno
- Abstract
Background D-3-aminoisobutyrate, an intermediary product of thymine, is converted to 2-methyl-3- oxopropanoate using pyruvate as an amino acceptor by D-3-aminoisobutyrate-pyruvate aminotransferase (D-AIB AT; EC 2.6.1.40). A large amount of D-AIB AT is distributed in the kidney and liver; however, small amounts are found in the brain. Recently, D-AIB AT was reported to metabolize asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) in vivo and was suggested to be an important enzyme for nitric oxide metabolism because ADMA is a competitive inhibitor for nitric oxide synthase. In this study, we examined the distribution of D-AIB AT in the rat brain further to understand its role. We measured D-AIB AT mRNA and protein expression using quantitative RT-PCR and Western blotting, and monitored its distribution using immunohistochemical staining. Results D-AIB AT was distributed throughout the brain, with high expression in the cortex and hippocampus. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that D-AIB AT was highly expressed in the retrosplenial cortex and in hippocampal neurons. Conclusion Our results suggest that D-AIB AT is distributed in the examined- just the regions and may play an important role there.
- Subjects
PYRUVATES; AMINOTRANSFERASES; RATS; METABOLISM; OXIDES
- Publication
BMC Neuroscience, 2014, Vol 15, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2202
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2202-15-53