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Interaction between phosphoinositide-phospholipase C and phosphatidylcholine-phospholipase D in plasma membranes of retinal capillary pericytes. 1994

W Li, and X Liu

Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.

The existence of phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase D (PC-PLD) was demonstrated in the isolated plasma membranes of retinal capillary pericytes. We determined PC-PLD activity, taking advantage of the transphosphatidylation activity of PC-PLD in the presence of ethanol, with phosphatidylethanol (PEt) formation. In the membrane environment, both phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) and PC-PLD were activated by GTP gamma S. Neomycin, an inhibitor of PI-PLC, at a concentration (500 microM) capable of inhibiting 90% of the PI-PLC activity, only slightly inhibited the basal level of PC-PLD, but significantly decreased the GTP gamma S-activated PC-PLD by 66%. These findings indicate that the inhibitory effects of neomycin on PC hydrolysis may exert through the regulatory mechanisms of G proteins. Exogenous phosphatidic acid, a product of PC-PLD, stimulated, whereas PC, the substrate of PC-PLD, inhibited PI-PLC. These data implicate one mechanism by which PC-PLD may modulate PI-PLC activity through changing the phospholipid composition in the membrane, specifically the ratio of PA/PC. These findings are useful for the further studies on the communication between membrane-associated PI-PLC- and PC-PLD-mediated signal transduction pathways.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010727	Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases	A class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of one of the two ester bonds in a phosphodiester compound. EC 3.1.4.	Phosphodiesterase,Phosphodiesterases,Hydrolases, Phosphoric Diester
D010739	Phospholipase D	An enzyme found mostly in plant tissue. It hydrolyzes glycerophosphatidates with the formation of a phosphatidic acid and a nitrogenous base such as choline. This enzyme also catalyzes transphosphatidylation reactions. EC 3.1.4.4.	Lecithinase D,Phosphatidylcholine Phosphohydrolase
D002417	Cattle	Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor.	Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D002462	Cell Membrane	The lipid- and protein-containing, selectively permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.	Plasma Membrane,Cytoplasmic Membrane,Cell Membranes,Cytoplasmic Membranes,Membrane, Cell,Membrane, Cytoplasmic,Membrane, Plasma,Membranes, Cell,Membranes, Cytoplasmic,Membranes, Plasma,Plasma Membranes
D002478	Cells, Cultured	Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others.	Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D004305	Dose-Response Relationship, Drug	The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug.	Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D004789	Enzyme Activation	Conversion of an inactive form of an enzyme to one possessing metabolic activity. It includes 1, activation by ions (activators); 2, activation by cofactors (coenzymes); and 3, conversion of an enzyme precursor (proenzyme or zymogen) to an active enzyme.	Activation, Enzyme,Activations, Enzyme,Enzyme Activations
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012171	Retinal Vessels	The blood vessels which supply and drain the RETINA.	Pecten Oculi,Retinal Vasculature,Retinal Blood Vessels,Retinal Blood Vessel,Retinal Vasculatures,Retinal Vessel,Vasculature, Retinal,Vessel, Retinal,Vessel, Retinal Blood
D043265	Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase	A phosphorus-oxygen lyase found primarily in BACTERIA. The enzyme catalyzes the cleavage of a phosphoester linkage in 1-phosphatidyl-1D-myo-inositol to form 1D-myo-inositol 1,2-cyclic phosphate and diacylglycerol. The enzyme was formerly classified as a phosphoric diester hydrolase (EC 3.1.4.10) and is often referred to as a TYPE C PHOSPHOLIPASES. However it is now known that a cyclic phosphate is the final product of this enzyme and that water does not enter into the reaction.	1-Phosphatidylinositol Phosphodiesterase,Monophosphatidylinositol Phosphodiesterase,1 Phosphatidylinositol Phosphodiesterase,Diacylglycerol-Lyase, Phosphatidylinositol,Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol Lyase,Phosphodiesterase, 1-Phosphatidylinositol,Phosphodiesterase, Monophosphatidylinositol