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Identification of multiple proteins whose synthetic rates are enhanced by high amino acid levels in rat hepatocytes

Endocrinology Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905

Submitted 8 September 2003 ; accepted in final form 3 February 2004

Amino acids are key regulators of protein synthesis in liver. However, it remains to be determined whether amino acids stimulate synthesis of all or certain specific liver proteins. No techniques are currently available to simultaneously measure synthetic rates of several individual proteins. Here we report studies performed on rat hepatocyte primary cultures in which we used metabolic labeling with [¹⁴C]leucine, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DGE), and tandem mass spectrometry to identify proteins that showed increased leucine incorporation when high amino acid levels were present in the media. Rat hepatocytes were isolated by in situ collagenase perfusion, cultured in serum-free medium containing insulin, and incubated for 2, 4, and 8 h in media of standard and high amino acid concentrations. SDS-PAGE and 2DGE were performed to separate proteins from cell lysates. Proteins that consistently showed increased synthesis on triplicate cultures, as detected by phosphorimaging of gels, were identified by tandom mass spectrometry. The combination of these approaches enabled the detection of 16 specific liver proteins whose synthetic rates were enhanced by increased amino acid concentration. These proteins are involved in specific functions such as translation intiation, protein folding and modification, oxidative phosphorylation, antioxidant defense, signal transduction, and transport, as well as cell motility and tissue integrity. No quantitative changes for any of these proteins were detected by gel staining, indicating that no detectable changes in protein concentration occurred. In contrast, measurable changes in synthetic rates occurred in 16 proteins. In conclusion, amino acids stimulate the synthesis of several liver proteins with important cellular functions.

protein synthesis; liver proteins; metabolic labeling; hepatocyte culture; proteomics

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