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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 266, Issue 2, 857-862, Jan, 1991

Glucose uptake by Trypanosoma brucei. Rate-limiting steps in glycolysis and regulation of the glycolytic flux

BH Ter Kuile and FR Opperdoes
Research Unit for Tropical Diseases, International Institute of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Brussels, Belgium.

Glucose uptake and metabolism in the bloodstream form of the glycosome- containing protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei was measured using 14C- labeled glucose in combination with the silicone oil centrifugation technique in short term (5-60 s) incubations. Glucose rather than glucose analogues was used to study the interrelation between the uptake process and the subsequent metabolic steps. Glucose uptake over the plasma membrane occurred by facilitated diffusion, which limited the overall glycolytic rate at external glucose concentrations (glcout) below 5 mM. At higher glcout another step, either transport over the glycosomal membrane or phosphorylation by hexokinase became rate- limiting. Mathematical modeling assuming that glucose uptake occurs by facilitated diffusion followed by an enzymatic step accurately predicts the experimental data. As predicted by the model, the internal concentration of non-metabolized glucose remains low till glcout = 5 mM and increases at higher external concentrations. In contrast to glucose, glycerol entered the cell by simple diffusion. Externally supplied glycerol did not affect glucose metabolism but externally added glucose interfered with glycerol metabolism in a way that suggests that the rate-limiting step is at the level of glycerol kinase. Our observations suggest that the bloodstream form of T. brucei adapts its glucose transport in a way that gives maximum yield at minimum expense.
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