Glycogen Metabolism Flashcards
A readily-mobilizable storage of glucose
Glycogen
Two places in the body glycogen is found
- liver (10% glycogen by weight): acts as “buffer” to maintain blood glucose levels
- muscle (1-2%): source of fuel for quick, sudden, strenuous activity
Glycogen is present in granules called _______
“Beta particles” >55,000 residues; 21 nm in diameter Contain enzymes that degrade, synthesize and regulate glycogen
Glycogen is a large branched polymer of _______
glucose
glucose residues are connected by
alpha-1,4 o-glycosidic bonds with alpha-1,6 branch points every ~10 residues
How many non-reducing ends per Beta-particle is in glycogen
>20,000
Glycogen has _____ reducing end(s) – it is attached to the protein _______
one; glycogenin
Amount of glycogen in liver _______ between meals and in early stages of starvation. It _______immediately after meals.
decreases; increases
Breakdown of glycogen involves 4 enzymatic activities:
- Release of glucose 1-phosphate (from NR ends): glycogen phosphorylase
- Remodeling to remove branchpoints: debranching enzyme (two activities)
- glucosidase
- transferase
- Conversion of Glu1P to Glu6P: phosphoglucomutase
Glycogen synthesis involves
- Glycogen synthase: uses UDP-glucose as substrate
- Branching enzyme: creates alpha-1,6 branchpoints
Glycogen breakdown and synthesis are _______ regulated
reciprocally
different enzymes, different substrates/products
Glycogen phosphorylase cannot approach any closer than ____ residues from a branch point
4
Glycogenolysis debranching enzyme
Transferase: shifts block of 3 glucose units
Hydrolyzes branch point, generating glucose (Converted to Glu6P via hexokinase) in glycogenolysis
Alpha-1,6-glucosidase
The fourth activity of glycogenolysis
phosphoglucomutase
Carries out phosphorolysis (cleavage of a bond using orthophosphate, Pi)
Glycogen Phosphorylase
Glycogen phosphorylase is energetically _______; because the product is _______
favorable; already phosphorylated
Glu1P, being charged, remains ______ and is used for energy; ______, Glu1P converted to glucose and secreted
remains inside muscle cell; in liver
Despite Delta G0 being ~ zero, inside the cell equilibrium lies far to right due to
mass action effects
Glycogen phosphorylase requires _______ as a cofactor
pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)
muscle and liver isozymes are regulated (same/differently)
differently
Glycogenolysis: Phosphoglucomutase
- An isomerase: intramolecular group transfer
- Active site contains phosphoserine residue
- Reaction proceeds via intermediate, Glu-1,6-bisP
Muscle glycogen phosphorylase activity is highly regulated both ________ and by __________
allosterically (“b”-form) and by reversible covalent modification (phosphorylation)
Allosteric inhibitors of muscle glycogen phosphorylase activity
ATP Glu6P
Activator of muscle glycogen phosphorylase activity
AMP
Phosphorylation is under _______ control
hormonal
Enzyme of muscle glycogen phosphorylase regulation is a _______ of two ____ kDa subunits; _____ active sites
homodimer; 97; two
GPPase ___: phosphorylated, usually active, in _____
“a” ; R-state
GPPase ____: unphosphorylated, usually inactive, in _____.
“b”; T-state
True or false: both “a: and “b” forms can exist in both states
True