Glutaminase-catalyzed γ-glutamylation to produce CCK secretion-stimulatory γ-[Glu]n-Trp peptides superior to tryptophan

Autor: Wei Wang, Wensi Zhou, Juan Yang, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Chun Cui
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Functional Foods, Vol 60, Iss, Pp-(2019)
ISSN: 1756-4646
Popis: This study follows recent attempts to discover and improve the effectiveness of dietary peptides as stimulators of cholecystokinin (CCK) secretion. This study is the first report about the effect of γ-[Glu](n=1,2,3,4)-Trp, produced via γ-glutamylation by glutaminase, on CCK release and Ca2+-sensing receptor (CaS) activation. All these Trp-containing γ-glutamyl peptides exhibited abilities to trigger CCK secretion at 2.5–10 mM, with the highest amount of CCK (187.19 ± 0.68 pg/mL) occurring at 10 mM of γ-Glu-Trp and 5 mM of [Ca2+]e. A CaSR-mediated Ca2+/CaM/CaMK pathway in γ-[Glu](n=0,1,2,3,4)-Trp-induced CCK secretion was proposed based on the following results: the exposure to γ-Glu-Trp increased the protein expression level (Western bolt analysis); The intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) mobilization in response to γ-[Glu](n=0,1,2,3,4)-Trp was strongly enhanced; The inhibitors of signaling pathway proteins (NPS-2143, BAPTA-AM and KN62) abolished partially γ-[Glu](n=1,2,3,4)-Trp-induced CCK secretion. Glutaminase-catalyzed γ-glutamylation might be a useful approach for producing superior CCK secretion peptide stimulators.
Databáze: OpenAIRE