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  • Title: Effect of a lysine-enriched diet on L-lysine transport by the brush-border membrane of the chicken jejunum.
    Author: Torras-Llort M, Soriano-García JF, Ferrer R, Moretó M.
    Journal: Am J Physiol; 1998 Jan; 274(1):R69-75. PubMed ID: 9458900.
    Abstract:
    The influx of L-lysine into apical vesicles from the chicken jejunum occurs through two systems, one with low Michaelis constant (K(m)) and features of system b0,+ and the other with relatively high K(m) for L-lysine and with properties of system y+. In the present study the effect of a lysine-enriched diet (Lys, containing 68 g L-lysine/kg dietary protein, control animals 48 g/kg) on L-lysine uptake through both transport systems was investigated. Results show that 1) lysine enrichment had no effect on either body weight or the efficiency of food utilization. 2) In Lys-fed animals, the mediated L-lysine influx was best fitted to the two-system model with y+ and b0,+ activity. 3) In the presence of an Na+ gradient, total L-lysine uptake is significantly higher in Lys-fed animals than in control birds (about 40% increase). 4) Lys diet increases K(m)b0,+ 6-fold (KSCN gradient) and 12-fold (NaSCN gradient) and maximum velocity (Vmax) by 6- and 20-fold, respectively. The effects of Lys enrichment on the y(+)-like system are only observed on the Vmax and in the presence of a Na+ gradient (30% increase). 5) Na+ is involved in the activation of the transport process in the Lys-fed chickens, but there is no correlation between external Na+ concentration and L-lysine influx. In conclusion, both b(0,+)- and y(+)-like transport systems are upregulated by dietary lysine but with different kinetic profiles; the high-capacity y(+)-like carrier shows a Vmax increase without changes in K(m), whereas the low-capacity b(0,+)-like system shows an increase in Vmax as well as in the K(m).
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