title: Identification of mRNAs for the various diacylglycerol kinase isoforms in neutrophils from patients with localized aggressive periodontitis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) metabolizes diacylglycerol (DAG), an endogenous activator of protein kinase C, to phosphatidic acid. We have previously reported increased DAG in neutrophils from patients with localized aggressive periodontitis (LAP) associated with reduced DGK activity. This reduction could be related to a mutation, post-translational modification, differential expression, or lack of expression of a particular isoform(s).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to identify the mRNAs for DGK isoforms in normal and LAP neutrophils.
  
  
  METHODS
  The alpha-, gamma-, and delta-isoforms of DGK were identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using specific oligonucleotide primers for each isoform. The PCR products were isolated and sequenced for comparison to published sequences to confirm the validity of the PCR reaction. Total RNA was isolated from LAP and normal neutrophils, and northern blotting and semi-quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to examine the level of mRNA for each isoform.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No major differences were found in the isoform pattern between resting normal and LAP neutrophils. However, the levels of mRNA for the alpha- and gamma-isoforms of DGK were increased in normal neutrophils while slightly decreased in LAP cells upon stimulation with N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data suggest that alterations in the mRNAs for the various isoforms of DGK during cell stimulation and the involvement of DGK that is expressed in multiple forms are subject to a variety of regulatory/control mechanisms and these mechanisms may explain the role of the 'primed' neutrophil phenotype associated with LAP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA.
authors.forename: Kosuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oyaizu
authors.forename: Alpdogan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kantarci
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Eraldo L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hasturk
authors.forename: Yoji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Murayama
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Badwey
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Van Dyke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D010520:Aggressive Periodontitis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000276:immunology*; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D019852:Diacylglycerol Kinase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018375:Neutrophil Activation; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000201:enzymology*; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D020033:Protein Isoforms; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019852:Diacylglycerol Kinase