p hospho f ructo k inase pfk
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P hospho f ructo k inase PFK. http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/bb450/fall2011/stryer7/16/figure_16_16.jpg. Glycolysis. Phosphofructokinase catalyses the third reaction of glycolysis The reverse reaction in Gluconeogenesis is catalyzed by fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. Regulation of glycolysis. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE
PFK
http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/bb450/fall2011/stryer7/16/figure_16_16.jpg
Glycolysis Phosphofructokinase catalyses the third
reaction of glycolysis The reverse reaction in Gluconeogenesis
is catalyzed by fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase
Regulation of glycolysis
These reactions are all kinases: catalysis of reactions involving the addition or removal of phosphate groups
Reaction 1 – HexokinaseReaction 3 – PFKReaction 10 – Pyruvate kinase
Voet, Voet, Pratt 4th Ed. Fig 15-21
There are three largely negative ΔG reactions in glycolysis which are used to mediate flux
Why PFK is the major flux mediator
The hexokinase step is often bypassed as all glucose-1-phosphate created from glycogenolysis can be converted directly to glucose-6-phosphate via phosphoglucomutase enzyme.
The pyruvate kinase reaction is the last one and therefore is not used to mediate glycolysis directly, it is used to mediate the overall metabolism of metabolites.
Voet, Voet, Pratt 4th edition fig 16-5
Structure of PFK
Is regulated by allosteric ligands that alter the binding of the substrate
Phosphofructokinase is a homotetramer that displays allostery.
Has two unique dimer-dimer interfaces1) Four substrate-binding interfaces2) Four effector –binding interfaces
Allosteric interactions Allosteric inhibition
Phosphoenolpyruvate
ATP
Allosteric activation ADP AMP Fructose-2,6-
bisphosphate At low metabolic demand, ATP concentrations are high, ADP and AMP
concentrations are low and there PFK is allosterically inhibited. Conversely, during exercise when ATP concentrations decrease subsequently increasing the concentrations of ADP and AMP, PFK in allosterically activated to promote the uptake of metabolites and the production of ATP
Pyruvate kinase indirectly regulates metabolic flux through glycolysis by inhibiting PFK with the build up of phosphoenolpyruvate.
PFK-2 can be targeted to increase F2,6P concentrations in order to allosterically activate PFK when there is a metabolic demand.
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At low levels of ATP the forward reaction is much more favorable. In vivo studies show that low [ATP] account for <10% increase in metabolic flux however PFK activity can change 100-fold. This is accounted for the preferential binding of AMP and ADP to the R-state.