Abstract
Our laboratory demonstrated that endoplasmic reticulum iPLA 2 (ER-iPLA 2) activity protects renal cells from oxidant-induced cell death and lipid peroxidation. The goals of this study were to determine the PLA 2 isoform(s) responsible for ER-iPLA 2 activity in different species and tissues. ER-iPLA 2 activity was observed in microsomes from rabbit and rat kidney, heart, and brain as well as in human kidney (Caki-1 and HEK293) and glioblastoma (A172) cell lines. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction results demonstrated the presence of iPLA 2γ (group VIB PLA 2) message in all tissues tested. Immunoblot analysis and PLA 2 inhibitor studies with methyl arachidonyl fluorophosphonate and enantiomers of bromoenol lactone demonstrated that the ER-iPLA 2 in rabbit kidney and heart and rat kidney is iPLA 2γ. These results demonstrate the expression of ER-iPLA 2γ (group VIB) across species and tissues, and suggest that iPLA 2γ may play critical roles in oxidant-induced cell injury.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 287-293 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 327 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 4 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- cPLA γ
- Endoplasmic reticulum
- Group IVC PLA
- Group VIB PLA
- iPLA γ
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology