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J Appl Physiol 74: 192-196, 1993;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 74, Issue 1 192-196, Copyright © 1993 by American Physiological Society

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Cytochrome oxidase in muscle of endurance-trained rats: subunit mRNA contents and heme synthesis

G. P. Town and D. A. Essig
Department of Physical Education, Wheaton College, Illinois 60187.

Endurance training leads to an increase in the content of individual mitochondrial hemeproteins in skeletal muscle. To deduce the control mechanisms involved, cytochrome oxidase (COX) activity was compared with 1) the content of COX subunits III and IV and 2) 5-aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS) activity and mRNA content. In the plantaris muscle of female rats run daily for up to 28 days, ALAS activity was elevated 100% (P < 0.01) after 3 days and remained 150 and 125% higher (P < 0.001) after 7 and 28 days of running, respectively, than control. COX activity was also increased, but not until day 7 (40%; P < 0.05), and reached a maximal value 80% higher than control (P < 0.001) in the 28-day group. Compared with control, the content of COX subunit III and IV and ALAS mRNAs was not significantly changed by the training. The increased activities of COX and ALAS appear to be regulated by translational or posttranslational steps in the protein expression pathway. The induction of ALAS before COX suggests that the increased activity of COX may require increased synthesis of heme.


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