title: The appearance of lecithin- 32 P, synthesized from lysolecithin- 32 P, in phagosomes of polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
abstract: Rabbit polymorphonuclear leukocytes ingesting paraffin oil particles stabilized with albumin, converted more lysolecithin-(32)P (added to the medium as an albumin complex) to cellular lecithin than did control cells. Almost all of the increment in leukocyte lecithin-(32)P is found in association with the isolated phagocytic vacuoles. About half of lecithin-(32)P of granulocytes incubated first with lysolecithin-(32)P and then reincubated with paraffin particles in a nonradioactive medium is transferred from a sedimentable (presumably membrane) fraction to the phagosomes. Isolated phagosomes or granules by themselves are capable of acylating lysolecithin. The main source of lysolecithin-(32)P for synthesis of cellular lecithin-(32)P, however, appears to be extracellular rather than lysolecithin-(32)P within the cytoplasm or the phagocytic vacuole. We interpret our findings therefore as indicating that lecithin-(32)P in the phagosomes derives chiefly from the outer membrane.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000378:metabolism*; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines / Q000378:metabolism*; D010232:Paraffin; D010587:Phagocytosis; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010759:Phosphorus Isotopes; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010759:Phosphorus Isotopes; D010232:Paraffin