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Characterization of phospholipase A2 activity in MDA-MB-435 human breast cancer cells. 1993

M A Hatala, and J Rayburn, and D P Rose

Division of Nutrition and Endocrinology, American Health Foundation, Valhalla, New York 10595.

Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) was identified and its properties characterized in MDA-MB-435 cells, a human breast cancer cell line. Cytosolic fractions, prepared in calcium-free buffer, were assayed using arachidonyl-containing phosphatidylcholine as substrate. PLA2 activity was linear as a function of both time and protein concentration. The enzyme was shown to be calcium-dependent and to require a basic pH of 9.5-10.0 for optimal activity. Activity was predominantly found in the cytosolic fraction when cells were harvested in calcium-free buffer. Phospholipase A2 may play a key role in linoleic acid-enhanced mammary tumorigenesis and metastasis.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008041	Linoleic Acids	Eighteen-carbon essential fatty acids that contain two double bonds.	Acids, Linoleic
D010741	Phospholipases A	Phospholipases that hydrolyze one of the acyl groups of phosphoglycerides or glycerophosphatidates.
D010743	Phospholipids	Lipids containing one or more phosphate groups, particularly those derived from either glycerol (phosphoglycerides see GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS) or sphingosine (SPHINGOLIPIDS). They are polar lipids that are of great importance for the structure and function of cell membranes and are the most abundant of membrane lipids, although not stored in large amounts in the system.	Phosphatides,Phospholipid
D001943	Breast Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST.	Breast Cancer,Breast Tumors,Cancer of Breast,Breast Carcinoma,Cancer of the Breast,Human Mammary Carcinoma,Malignant Neoplasm of Breast,Malignant Tumor of Breast,Mammary Cancer,Mammary Carcinoma, Human,Mammary Neoplasm, Human,Mammary Neoplasms, Human,Neoplasms, Breast,Tumors, Breast,Breast Carcinomas,Breast Malignant Neoplasm,Breast Malignant Neoplasms,Breast Malignant Tumor,Breast Malignant Tumors,Breast Neoplasm,Breast Tumor,Cancer, Breast,Cancer, Mammary,Cancers, Mammary,Carcinoma, Breast,Carcinoma, Human Mammary,Carcinomas, Breast,Carcinomas, Human Mammary,Human Mammary Carcinomas,Human Mammary Neoplasm,Human Mammary Neoplasms,Mammary Cancers,Mammary Carcinomas, Human,Neoplasm, Breast,Neoplasm, Human Mammary,Neoplasms, Human Mammary,Tumor, Breast
D002474	Cell-Free System	A fractionated cell extract that maintains a biological function. A subcellular fraction isolated by ultracentrifugation or other separation techniques must first be isolated so that a process can be studied free from all of the complex side reactions that occur in a cell. The cell-free system is therefore widely used in cell biology. (From Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2d ed, p166)	Cellfree System,Cell Free System,Cell-Free Systems,Cellfree Systems,System, Cell-Free,System, Cellfree,Systems, Cell-Free,Systems, Cellfree
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014407	Tumor Cells, Cultured	Cells grown in vitro from neoplastic tissue. If they can be established as a TUMOR CELL LINE, they can be propagated in cell culture indefinitely.	Cultured Tumor Cells,Neoplastic Cells, Cultured,Cultured Neoplastic Cells,Cell, Cultured Neoplastic,Cell, Cultured Tumor,Cells, Cultured Neoplastic,Cells, Cultured Tumor,Cultured Neoplastic Cell,Cultured Tumor Cell,Neoplastic Cell, Cultured,Tumor Cell, Cultured
D054467	Phospholipases A2	Phospholipases that hydrolyze the acyl group attached to the 2-position of PHOSPHOGLYCERIDES.	Lecithinase A2,Phospholipase A2
D019787	Linoleic Acid	A doubly unsaturated fatty acid, occurring widely in plant glycosides. It is an essential fatty acid in mammalian nutrition and is used in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins and cell membranes. (From Stedman, 26th ed)	9,12-Octadecadienoic Acid,Linoleate,9-trans,12-trans-Octadecadienoic Acid,Linoelaidic Acid,Linoelaidic Acid, (E,Z)-Isomer,Linoleic Acid, (E,E)-Isomer,Linoleic Acid, (Z,E)-Isomer,Linoleic Acid, (Z,Z)-Isomer,Linoleic Acid, (Z,Z)-Isomer, 14C-Labeled,Linoleic Acid, Ammonium Salt, (Z,Z)-Isomer,Linoleic Acid, Calcium Salt, (Z,Z)-Isomer,Linoleic Acid, Potassium Salt, (Z,Z)-Isomer,Linoleic Acid, Sodium Salt, (E,E)-Isomer,Linoleic Acid, Sodium Salt, (Z,Z)-Isomer,Linolelaidic Acid,cis,cis-9,12-Octadecadienoic Acid,trans,trans-9,12-Octadecadienoic Acid,9 trans,12 trans Octadecadienoic Acid,9,12 Octadecadienoic Acid,Acid, 9,12-Octadecadienoic