Effects of vanadate on 6-phosphofructo 2-kinase activity and fructose 2,6-bisphosphate levels in cultured rat hepatocytes

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Abstract
The presence of vanadate in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes produced a significant increase in the concentration of fructose 2,6‐bisphosphate and in the activity of 6‐phosphofructo 2‐kinase. Compared with insulin, vanadate had a more potent action on the metabolite increase, but a similar effect on the 6‐phosphofructo 2‐kinase activity. Both the insulin‐ and the vanadate‐dependent enhancements of 6‐phosphofructo 2‐kinase were inhibited by cycloheximide which specificially blocks protein synthesis on the translational level, suggesting that the increase of the enzyme activity was due to induction rather than to a change in the catalytic activity.