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Problems of reduced heme synthesis in reticulocytes with impaired globin synthesis

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The mechanism by which heme synthesis is inhibited in reticulocytes with inhibited globin synthesis is not yet established. Evidence was found that the accumulated free heme does not inhibit the activity of δ-aminolaevulic acidsynthetase. The very early inhibition of heme synthesis may be caused by the effect of uncompleted globin chains or amino acids on the δ-aminolaevulic acidsynthetase or some other enzymes of the porphyrin biosynthetic chain. The accumulated free heme, the presence of which in reticulocytes with inhibited globin synthesis has been indirectly proved may reduce the iron entry to the reticulocytes which in turn can influence the synthesis of heme especially in the later periods of incubation. A feedback inhibitory effect of accumulated free heme at some critical site on the enzymes of the porphyrin biosynthetic chain cannot still be quite excluded.

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Der Mechanismus, mit dem die Häm-Synthese bei Retikulozyten mit gestörter Globulinsynthese gehemmt wird, ist noch nicht geklärt. Es wurden Anzeichen dafür gefunden, daß die akkumulierten freien Häme die Aktivität der δ-Aminolävulinsäuresynthetase nicht behindern. Die sehr frühe Hemmung der Häm-Synthese kann durch die Wirkung unvollständiger Globinketten oder Aminosäuren auf die δ-Aminolävulinsäuresynthetase oder einige andere Enzyme der biosynthetischen Porphyrinkette verursacht werden. Die akkumulierten freien Häme, deren Anwesenheit in Retikulozyten mit gehemmter Globinsynthese indirekt nachgewiesen wurde, können den Eintritt von Eisen in die Retikulozyten reduzieren, was wiederum die Synthese der Häme, besonders in den späteren Inkubationszeiten beeinflussen kann. Eine hemmende Rückkoppelungswirkung akkumulierter freier Häme an irgendeiner kritischen Stelle der Enzyme der biosynthetischen Prophyrinkette kann nicht ganz ausgeschlossen werden.

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Neuwirt, J., Poňka, P., Borová, J. et al. Problems of reduced heme synthesis in reticulocytes with impaired globin synthesis. Blut 19, 17–27 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01632970

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