title: Phospholipase D, tumor promoters, proliferation and prostaglandins.
abstract: Phosphatidylcholine hydrolysis by phospholipase D is a widespread response to cellular stimulation. However, the downstream signaling events subsequent to phosphatidylcholine hydrolysis are just beginning to be determined. Initially it was proposed that diglyceride formation by phospholipase D and phosphatidate phosphohydrolase resulted in long-term stimulation of protein kinase C. However, recent studies indicate that phosphatidic acid is the relevant signaling molecule in some signaling pathways. The present review will summarize studies of phospholipase D in the response of cells to the tumor promoter 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate, which causes cells to mimic the phenotype of oncogenic transformation. The role of phospholipase D in stimulation of Raf-1 and prostaglandin H synthase type-2 is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1016, USA. ldaniel@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Sciorra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D010712:Phosphatidic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000378:metabolism; D010739:Phospholipase D / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D019908:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf / Q000378:metabolism; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D010712:Phosphatidic Acids; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases; D019908:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf; D010739:Phospholipase D; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate