Synchronization by Food Access Modifies the Daily Variations in Expression and Activity of Liver GABA Transaminase
Joint Authors
Vázquez-Martínez, Olivia
De Ita-Pérez, Dalia
Villalobos-Leal, Mónica
Méndez, Isabel
Díaz-Muñoz, Mauricio
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Daytime restricted feeding (DRF) is an experimental protocol that influences the circadian timing system and underlies the expression of a biological clock known as the food entrained oscillator (FEO).
Liver is the organ that reacts most rapidly to food restriction by adjusting the functional relationship between the molecular circadian clock and the metabolic networks.
γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a signaling molecule in the liver, and able to modulate the cell cycle and apoptosis.
This study was aimed at characterizing the expression and activity of the mostly mitochondrial enzyme GABA transaminase (GABA-T) during DRF/FEO expression.
We found that DRF promotes a sustained increase of GABA-T in the liver homogenate and mitochondrial fraction throughout the entire day-night cycle.
The higher amount of GABA-T promoted by DRF was not associated to changes in GABA-T mRNA or GABA-T activity.
The GABA-T activity in the mitochondrial fraction even tended to decrease during the light period.
We concluded that DRF influences the daily variations of GABA-T mRNA levels, stability, and catalytic activity of GABA-T.
These data suggest that the liver GABAergic system responds to a metabolic challenge such as DRF and the concomitant appearance of the FEO.
American Psychological Association (APA)
De Ita-Pérez, Dalia& Méndez, Isabel& Vázquez-Martínez, Olivia& Villalobos-Leal, Mónica& Díaz-Muñoz, Mauricio. 2014. Synchronization by Food Access Modifies the Daily Variations in Expression and Activity of Liver GABA Transaminase. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483250
Modern Language Association (MLA)
De Ita-Pérez, Dalia…[et al.]. Synchronization by Food Access Modifies the Daily Variations in Expression and Activity of Liver GABA Transaminase. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483250
American Medical Association (AMA)
De Ita-Pérez, Dalia& Méndez, Isabel& Vázquez-Martínez, Olivia& Villalobos-Leal, Mónica& Díaz-Muñoz, Mauricio. Synchronization by Food Access Modifies the Daily Variations in Expression and Activity of Liver GABA Transaminase. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483250
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-483250