title: Gangliosides of normal and neoplastic human melanocytes.
abstract: The major ganglioside component isolated from diploid human melanocytes is sialosyllactosylceramide (GM3 86-91% of total sialic acid). The corresponding disialo derivative (GD3) is found as a minor component (2-6% of total sialic acid) in the membranes of these cells. In human melanoma cells, grown in tissue culture, GD3 is the predominant ganglioside component (48-63% of total sialic acid). Withdrawal of TPA from the culture medium of normal melanocytes or addition of TPA to the medium of melanoma cells had no significant effect on GM3/GD3 ratios. We conclude that the difference between the composition of gangliosides is related to the normal vs transformed phenotypes of melanocytes.
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D005679:G(M3) Ganglioside / Q000378:metabolism; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D005679:G(M3) Ganglioside; D005732:Gangliosides; C020922:4-O-methyl-12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate; C026226:ganglioside, GD3; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate