title: Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-independent Ca(2+) mobilization triggered by a lipid factor isolated from vitreous body.
abstract: A complex phospholipid from bovine vitreous body with a strong Ca(2+)-mobilizing activity has been recently isolated to homogeneity by our group. In this work, a sequential analysis of its transmembrane signaling pathway has been undertaken to characterize the intracellular mechanisms responsible for the Ca(2+) rise. The results show that this phospholipid induces, in a dose-dependent manner (ED(50) of around 0.25 microgram/ml), a Ca(2+) mobilization from inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-insensitive intracellular stores, with no participation of extracellular Ca(2+). Upon repeated administration, it shows no signs of autologous desensitization, does not induce heterologous desensitization of the L-alpha-lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) receptor but is desensitized by the previous administration of LPA. The Ca(2+)-mobilizing activity requires a membrane protein, is blocked after preincubation of the cells with pertussis toxin and phorbol esters, as well as by U73122 (an inhibitor of phospholipases C/D), R59022 (a diacylglycerol kinase inhibitor), and D609 (which inhibits phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C). Upon administration of this phospholipid, the intracellular levels of phosphatidic acid (PA) rise with a time course that parallels that of the Ca(2+) mobilization, suggesting that PA could be responsible for this Ca(2+) signal. Exposure to AACOCF(3) (a specific inhibitor of phospholipase A(2)) does not modify the Ca(2+) rise, ruling out the possibility that the PA generated could be further converted to LPA by the action of phospholipase A(2). Based on the experimental data obtained, a signaling pathway involving a phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C coupled to diacylglycerol kinase is proposed. This compound may represent a new class of bioactive lipids with a putative role in the physiology of the vitreous body.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cellular Endocrinology Laboratory, Compostela University School of Medicine, de Santiago, E-15780 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Camiña
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Casabiell
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Casanueva
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D002460:Cell Line; D004963:Estrenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D005033:Ethylmaleimide / Q000494:pharmacology; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D011760:Pyrrolidinones / Q000494:pharmacology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004963:Estrenes; D008246:Lysophospholipids; D010743:Phospholipids; D011760:Pyrrolidinones; C060229:1-(6-((3-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl)amino)hexyl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D005033:Ethylmaleimide; D002118:Calcium