title: Activation of 1-alkyl-2-lysoglycero-3-phosphocholine. Acetyl-CoA transferase during phagocytosis in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
abstract: 1-Alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine can be synthesized either by acetylation of 1-alkyl-2-lyso-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine or by transcholination of 1-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol. Addition of opsonized zymosan to isolated human polymorphonuclear leukocytes induces a fast, transient, up to 10-fold activation of the acetyltransferase reaction without affecting the cholinephosphotransferase pathway. Based on the following results, we propose that the generation of 1-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes during phagocytosis is mediated by a stimulation of the acetyltransferase reaction: 1) the time course of acetyltransferase activation agrees with it being the enzyme responsible for the synthesis of 1-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine; and 2) a close correlation exists (r = 0.91) between the generation of 1-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine in response to various doses of zymosan and the magnitude of acetyltransferase activation.
mesh_terms: D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines / Q000097:blood*; D008246:Lysophospholipids; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000201:enzymology*; D010587:Phagocytosis; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines; D008246:Lysophospholipids; D010743:Phospholipids; D000123:Acetyltransferases