title: Albumin stimulates lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase activity in T-lymphocyte membranes.
abstract: Phosphatidic acid (PtdOH) and lysophosphatidic acid (lysoPtdOH) have been shown to enhance T-lymphocyte function. However, the FA preference and influence of acyl-CoA binding proteins on lysoPtdOH and PtdOH biosynthesis are not known. Therefore, we determined glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) and lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LAT) activity in rat T-lymphocyte and liver membrane preparations in the presence of palmitoyl-CoA and oleoyl-CoA with or without BSA. We found two different properties of GPAT and LAT in whole T-lymphocyte membrane preparations relative to liver. First, T-lymphocyte basal GPAT and LAT activities were similar, whereas in liver membranes LAT activity was 10-fold higher than GPAT. Second, T-lymphocyte LAT, but not GPAT, activity was inducible (fivefold) by the addition of albumin in the presence of palmitoyl-CoA but not oleoyl-CoA. In contrast, albumin stimulated GPAT, but not LAT, activity in liver membranes in the presence of palmitoyl-CoA. These results show, for the first time, that T-lymphocyte LAT activity can be increased by the presence of an acyl-CoA binding protein, which may indicate a new important control mechanism for regulating intracellular lysoPtdOH and PtdOH levels in T-lymphocytes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nutritional Sciences and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, 78712, USA. jolly@mail.utexas.edu
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Jolly
authors.forename: Latha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kannan
mesh_terms: D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D005992:Glycerol-3-Phosphate O-Acyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine; D000217:Acyltransferases; D005992:Glycerol-3-Phosphate O-Acyltransferase; C018764:2-acylglycerophosphate acyltransferase