Effect of glutamine on the degradation of glutamine synthetase in hepatoma tissue-culture cells.

Regulation of glutamine synthetase by dexamethasone in hepatoma tissue culture cells.

In certain lines of hepatoma tissue culture (HTC) cells, glutamine synthetase (EC 6.3.1.2) specific activity is increased 2.5- to 3-fold by the addition of glucocorticoids to the growth media. Actinomycin D blocks both the induction and deinduction of glutamine synthetase by glucocorticoids, suggesting a requirement of RNA synthesis for both processes. Using an antiserum raised against purified...

Regulation of glutamine synthetase activity of hepatoma tissue culture cells by glutamine and dexamethasone.

Regulation of glutamine synthetase activity was studied in a glutamine-independent subclone of the hepatoma tissue culture cell line. In cells of this subclone glutamine synthetase activity was elevated by the synthetic corticosteroid hormone, dexamethasone, and depressed by glutamine. The increase in glutamine synthetase activity due to the addition of dexamethasone and that due to removal of ...

Effects of different culture media on optimization of primary neuronal cell culture for in vitro models assay

Background: In vitro model studies are becoming increasingly popular for experimental research designs. They include isolation and expansion of cells of a particular tissue, such as the nervous tissue which contributes to understanding the underlying mechanisms in many pathologies. It enables  the scrutinization of intracellular signaling pathways responsible for cell death. OBJECTIVES: In the ...

Biochemical and molecular analysis of glutamine synthetase gene in brassica napus L.

Transcriptional regulation of glutamine synthetase gene expression by dexamethasone in L6 muscle cells.

Dexamethasone increases glutamine synthetase activity and mRNA abundance in L6 muscle cells in culture, apparently by a glucocorticoid receptor-mediated process. The data in this report reveal that increased glutamine synthetase mRNA abundance is attributable at least in part to an enhanced rate of transcription of the glutamine synthetase gene. "Nuclear runoff" assays of glutamine synthetase g...