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  • Title: Change in the fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase activity in sea urchin eggs following fertilization.
    Author: Fujimoto N, Yasumasu I.
    Journal: J Biochem; 1979 Sep; 86(3):719-24. PubMed ID: 229101.
    Abstract:
    The activity of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase [EC 3.1.3.11] in sea urchin eggs decreased following fertilization. During the first 30 min after fertilization, the activity was considerably lower than that in unfertilized eggs, but by 30 min the activity was similar to that in unfertilized eggs. The enzyme activity in fertilized eggs, estimated in the presence of EGTA, was similar to that in unfertilized eggs. The activity in unfertilized eggs was reduced by Ca2+ at concentrations between 1 X 10(-5) M and 5 X 10(-3) M. Immediately after fertilization, the enzyme was insensitive to concentrations of Ca2+ lower than 2 X 10(-4) M, but the Ca2+ sensitivity of the enzyme recovered 30 min after fertilization. In the presence of Ca2+ at concentrations higher than 2 X 10(-4) M, the enzyme activity in unfertilized eggs was similar to that in fertilized eggs. Mg2+ restored the Ca2+-induced inhibition of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase. 3-Phosphoglycerate and citrate hardly affected the enzyme activity, and AMP at concentrations above 10 mM inhibited it.
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