title: Sphingolipid-to-glycerophospholipid conversion in SPL-null cells implies the existence of an alternative isozyme.
abstract: Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) lyase catalyzes the cleavage of the bioactive lipid molecule S1P to phosphoethanolamine and hexadecenal, both of which are utilized as glycerophospholipid precursors. Until now, only one gene, SPL, has been identified as encoding a S1P lyase. In the present study, SPL-null F9 cells were able to convert radiolabeled dihydrosphingosine to glycerophospholipids, albeit at much lower efficiency than parent cells. Lysates prepared from the SPL-null cells exhibited weak but significant dihydrosphingosine-1-phosphate lyase activity in vitro. These results provide evidence of the existence of an alternative S1P lyase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomembrane and Biofunctional Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita 12-jo, Nishi 6-choume, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan.
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kihara
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kariya
authors.forename: Yong-Moon
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Igarashi
mesh_terms: D000446:Aldehyde-Lyases / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D020404:Glycerophospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D013107:Sphingolipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018243:Teratocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D020404:Glycerophospholipids; D008246:Lysophospholipids; D013107:Sphingolipids; C060506:sphingosine 1-phosphate; D000446:Aldehyde-Lyases; C022649:sphingosine 1-phosphate lyase (aldolase); D013110:Sphingosine