title: Accumulation of polyunsaturated free fatty acids coincident with the fusion of rough endoplasmic reticulum membranes.
abstract: The accumulation of polyunsaturated free fatty acids (PUFAs) was observed coincident with GTP-dependent fusion of liver rough microsomes. Whereas 0.5 mM NADPH led to a parallel reduction (greater than 50%) in membrane fusion and PUFA accumulation, indomethacin (50 microM) either had little effect or slightly augmented both processes. CTP was observed to stimulate accumulation of PUFAs and diacylglycerol (DAG). Therefore PUFAs may be relevant for GTP-dependent membrane fusion and together with DAG may play a role in fusion stimulated in the presence of CTP.
authors.affiliation: Département d'anatomie, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lavoie
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jolicoeur
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paiement
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003570:Cytidine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D004075:Diglycerides / Q000378:metabolism; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000378:metabolism*; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008561:Membrane Fusion; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D009249:NADP / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D004075:Diglycerides; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D009249:NADP; D003570:Cytidine Triphosphate; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D007213:Indomethacin