Regulation of diacylglycerol kinase in rat brain membranes by docosahexaenoic acid.
The effect of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on the diacylglycerol kinase (DG kinase) activity in rat brain membranes was investigated. DHA at 500 microM concentration, stimulated the enzyme activity by about 2 fold. This effect was concentration- and time-dependent and was observed after very short periods of incubation (one min). DHA stimulation of DG kinase was observed only with rat brain membranes, and not with rat brain cytosol or rat liver membranes. Treating the rat brain membranes with phospholipase A2 which released free fatty acids including DHA, significantly stimulated the DG kinase activity. It is concluded that DHA through its stimulatory effect on DG kinase may regulate the signalling events in growth-related situations in the brain such as synaptogenesis.
Department of Biochemistry Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
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D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D019852:Diacylglycerol Kinase; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008566:Membranes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000494:pharmacology; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013569:Synapses / Q000187:drug effects
D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); D019852:Diacylglycerol Kinase; D010741:Phospholipases A; D054467:Phospholipases A2