title: Identification of a novel cytosolic poly-phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PLC-86) as the major G-protein-regulated enzyme.
abstract: Activation of phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PLC) generates two intracellular signals which play major roles in many cellular processes including secretion, proliferation and contraction. PLC activation by many receptors occurs via a guanine nucleotide regulatory protein, Gp. PLCs are found predominantly in the cytosolic fraction though some activity is membrane-associated. At least four families of iso-enzymes of PLC (alpha, beta, gamma and delta) have been identified, but there is only scant evidence to indicate that any of the mammalian cytosolic activities are involved in G-protein-regulated signalling. In this study we demonstrate that the PLC activity from rat brain cytosol can be regulated in a G-protein-dependent manner in a reconstituted system using pre-permeabilized HL60 cells. We identify two enzymes, PLC-beta and a novel 86 kDa enzyme (designated PLC-epsilon) as the G-protein-regulated enzymes. PLC-epsilon was found to be the major G-protein-regulated enzyme.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University College London, UK.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Geny
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cockcroft
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology; D002460:Cell Line; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) / Q000378:metabolism; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D043265:Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate); D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D043265:Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase