title: Evaluation of phospholipase C and D activity in stimulated human neutrophils using a phosphono analog of choline phosphoglyceride.
abstract: A phosphono analog of choline phosphoglyceride was used to examine the relative contributions of phospholipase C and D in the generation of diglycerides in fMLP- and A23187-stimulated human neutrophils. The phosphono analog, 1-O-[3H]alkyl-2-lyso-sn-glycero-3-phosphonocholine, contains a carbon-phosphorus bond adjacent to the base moiety and is resistant to phospholipase D hydrolysis, while remaining susceptible to phospholipase C hydrolysis. fMLP stimulated the production of [3H]phosphatidic acid and subsequently [3H]diglyceride from cells containing 1-O-[3H]alkyl-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, but not from cells prelabeled with the phosphono analog. Treatment with A23187 also resulted in the formation of these products from cells containing 1-O-[3H]alkyl-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine. Additionally, A23187 stimulated the conversion of the phosphono analog to phosphodiester-containing choline phosphoglyceride which then resulted in the generation of [3H]phosphatidic acid and subsequently [3H]diglyceride. This study demonstrates the use of a phosphono analog in assessing phospholipase C and D activity in cells and provides evidence that in fMLP- and A23187-stimulated human neutrophils, diglyceride is generated indirectly from choline phosphoglycerides by the combined activities of phospholipase D and phosphatidate phosphohydrolase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1016.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Strum
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Nixon
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Wykle
mesh_terms: D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004075:Diglycerides / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000201:enzymology*; D010712:Phosphatidic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010739:Phospholipase D / Q000378:metabolism*; D014316:Tritium; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004075:Diglycerides; D010712:Phosphatidic Acids; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D014316:Tritium; D000001:Calcimycin; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D010739:Phospholipase D