title: Transient activation of the acetyltransferase necessary for paf-acether biosynthesis in thrombin-activated platelets.
abstract: Thrombin-activated platelets formed paf-acether (1-0-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glyceryl-3-phosphorylcholine), a molecule susceptible to play a role in haemostasis and thrombosis, and its deacetylated analogue, lyso paf-acether, a biologically inactive molecule. We presently show the presence in human and rabbit platelet lysates of an acetyltransferase which transfers the acetyl moiety of acetyl-coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA) onto synthetic lyso paf-acether, yielding the fully active paf-acether molecule. Under our optimal standard conditions, 0.36 +/- 0.23 nmol paf-acether/10 min/mg proteins was formed by the acetyltransferase from resting human platelets. Upon thrombin stimulation, the acetyltransferase activity doubled within 30 s, reaching a maximum at 2 min (1.17 +/- 0.31 nmol paf-acether/10 min/mg proteins) and decreased progressively. Similar results were obtained using rabbit platelets. In addition we demonstrated that the activation and deactivation of the acetyltransferase correlated with the kinetics of paf-acether formation by thrombin-activated rabbit platelets. It is hypothesized that this enzyme may represent one of the regulating mechanism of paf-acether formation by platelets.
mesh_terms: D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000097:blood*; D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011817:Rabbits; D013917:Thrombin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D000123:Acetyltransferases; C046035:1-alkylglycerophosphocholine acetyltransferase; D013917:Thrombin