title: The relationship between the bilayer to hexagonal phase transition temperature in membranes and protein kinase C activity.
abstract: A number of substances affect the activity of protein kinase C. Among uncharged and zwitterionic compounds, those which activate protein kinase C also lower the bilayer to hexagonal phase transition temperature of dielaidoylphosphatidylethanolamine while substances which inhibit protein kinase C raise this transition temperature. Using this criteria, we have identified 3 beta-chloro-5-cholestene, 5 beta-cholan-24-ol and eicosane as new protein kinase C activators and have shown that Z-Ser-Leu-NH2, Z-Gly-Leu-NH2, Z-Tyr-Leu-NH2, cyclosporin A and cholestan-3 beta, 5 alpha, 6 beta-triol are protein kinase C inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, McMaster University Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Epand
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Stafford
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cheetham
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bottega
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Ball
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000494:pharmacology; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000494:pharmacology; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000378:metabolism*; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines / Q000378:metabolism; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D003524:Cyclosporins; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D010714:Phosphatidylethanolamines; D002784:Cholesterol; D011493:Protein Kinase C