TY - JOUR
T1 - The Utilization of Choline and Acetyl Coenzyme A for the Synthesis of Acetylcholine
AU - Jope, Richard S.
AU - Jenden, Donald J.
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PY - 1980/8
Y1 - 1980/8
N2 - Acetylcholine synthesis in rat brain synaptosomes was investigated with regard to the intracellular sources of its two precursors, acetyl coenzyme A and choline. Investigations with α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamate, an inhibitor of mitochondrial pyruvate transport, indicated that pyruvate must be utilized by pyrvate dehydrogenase located in the mitochondria, rather than in the cytoplasm, as recently proposed. Evidence for a small, intracellular pool of choline available for acetylcholine synthesis was obtained under three experimental conditions. (1) Bromopyruvate competitively inhibited high-affinity choline transport, perhaps because of accumulation of intracellular choline which was not acetylated when acetyl coenzyme A production was blocked. (2) Choline that was accumulated under high-affinity transport conditions while acetyl coenzyme A production was impaired was subsequently acetylated when acetyl coenzyme A production was resumed. (3) Newly synthesized acetylcholine had a lower specific activity than that of choline in the medium. These results indicate that the acetyl coenzyme A that is used for the synthesis of acetylcholine is derived from mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase and that there is a small pool of choline within cholinergic nerve endings available for acetylcholine synthesis, supporting the proposal that the high-affinity transport and acetylation of choline are kinetically coupled.
AB - Acetylcholine synthesis in rat brain synaptosomes was investigated with regard to the intracellular sources of its two precursors, acetyl coenzyme A and choline. Investigations with α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamate, an inhibitor of mitochondrial pyruvate transport, indicated that pyruvate must be utilized by pyrvate dehydrogenase located in the mitochondria, rather than in the cytoplasm, as recently proposed. Evidence for a small, intracellular pool of choline available for acetylcholine synthesis was obtained under three experimental conditions. (1) Bromopyruvate competitively inhibited high-affinity choline transport, perhaps because of accumulation of intracellular choline which was not acetylated when acetyl coenzyme A production was blocked. (2) Choline that was accumulated under high-affinity transport conditions while acetyl coenzyme A production was impaired was subsequently acetylated when acetyl coenzyme A production was resumed. (3) Newly synthesized acetylcholine had a lower specific activity than that of choline in the medium. These results indicate that the acetyl coenzyme A that is used for the synthesis of acetylcholine is derived from mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase and that there is a small pool of choline within cholinergic nerve endings available for acetylcholine synthesis, supporting the proposal that the high-affinity transport and acetylation of choline are kinetically coupled.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1980.tb06267.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1980.tb06267.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 7452263
AN - SCOPUS:0018931252
VL - 35
SP - 318
EP - 325
JO - Journal of Neurochemistry
JF - Journal of Neurochemistry
SN - 0022-3042
IS - 2
ER -