TY - JOUR
T1 - Incorporation of arachidonic acid into 1-acyl-2-lyso-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine of the human neutrophil
AU - Chilton, Floyd H.
AU - Hadley, Jean S.
AU - Murphy, Robert C.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors wish to acknowledge Dr. Peter M. Henson for the isolated human neutrophils as well as helpful discussions throughout the course of these investigations. This work was supported in part by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (AI 20774 and HL34303).
PY - 1987/1/13
Y1 - 1987/1/13
N2 - In this study, the initial incorporation of arachidonic acid into human neutrophils has been examined. Neutrophils pulse labeled for 5 min with [3H]arachidonic acid rapidly incorporated this fatty acid into 1,2-diacylglycerophosphocholine. However, when neutrophils were pulse labeled with [3H]arachidonic acid for 5 min, washed, and allowed to incubate for an additional 120 min, the relative amount of [3H]arachidonic acid increased in alkylacylglycerophosphocholine molecular species. Similar, when neutrophils were pulse labeled, washed, and allowed to incubate in the presence of 30 μM unlabeled arachidonic acid for 120 min, [3H]arachidonic acid was also remodeled into alkylacylglycerophospocholine. These results implied that the initial incorporation of [3H]arachidonic acid proceeded via a free fatty acid intermediate into 1,2-diacyl-GPC, while the subsequent remodeling of arachidonate-containing glycerophospholipids did not. This initial incorporation was further investigated in a number of cell-free systems. Disrupted neutrophils incubated with [14C]arachidonoyl-CoA incorporated [14C]arachidonic acid into 1,2-diacyl-GPC containing 16:0, 18:0, and 18:1 at their sn-1 position in a pattern similar to that seen when whole neutrophils were incubated with arachidonic acid for 5 min. A small percentage of [14C]arachidonate from [14C]arachidonoyl-CoA was incorporated into 1-alkyl-2-acyl-GPC. The enzymatic activity responsible was found predominately in the membrane fraction of the broken cell preparation. This selectivity of the CoA-dependent acyltransferase for 1-acyl-linked glycerophosphocholine was further examined by adding [14C]arachidonoyl-CoA and various 1-radyl-2-lyso-GPC to neutrophil membrane preparations. These studies provide evidence that the initial incorporation of arachidonic acid into sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine takes place by an arachidonoyl-CoA: lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase(s) which is selective for the 1-acyl-2-lyso-GPC.
AB - In this study, the initial incorporation of arachidonic acid into human neutrophils has been examined. Neutrophils pulse labeled for 5 min with [3H]arachidonic acid rapidly incorporated this fatty acid into 1,2-diacylglycerophosphocholine. However, when neutrophils were pulse labeled with [3H]arachidonic acid for 5 min, washed, and allowed to incubate for an additional 120 min, the relative amount of [3H]arachidonic acid increased in alkylacylglycerophosphocholine molecular species. Similar, when neutrophils were pulse labeled, washed, and allowed to incubate in the presence of 30 μM unlabeled arachidonic acid for 120 min, [3H]arachidonic acid was also remodeled into alkylacylglycerophospocholine. These results implied that the initial incorporation of [3H]arachidonic acid proceeded via a free fatty acid intermediate into 1,2-diacyl-GPC, while the subsequent remodeling of arachidonate-containing glycerophospholipids did not. This initial incorporation was further investigated in a number of cell-free systems. Disrupted neutrophils incubated with [14C]arachidonoyl-CoA incorporated [14C]arachidonic acid into 1,2-diacyl-GPC containing 16:0, 18:0, and 18:1 at their sn-1 position in a pattern similar to that seen when whole neutrophils were incubated with arachidonic acid for 5 min. A small percentage of [14C]arachidonate from [14C]arachidonoyl-CoA was incorporated into 1-alkyl-2-acyl-GPC. The enzymatic activity responsible was found predominately in the membrane fraction of the broken cell preparation. This selectivity of the CoA-dependent acyltransferase for 1-acyl-linked glycerophosphocholine was further examined by adding [14C]arachidonoyl-CoA and various 1-radyl-2-lyso-GPC to neutrophil membrane preparations. These studies provide evidence that the initial incorporation of arachidonic acid into sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine takes place by an arachidonoyl-CoA: lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase(s) which is selective for the 1-acyl-2-lyso-GPC.
KW - 1,2-Diacyl-GPC
KW - 1-Acyl-2-lyso-GPC
KW - 1-O-Alkyl-2-acyl-GPC
KW - Arachidonic acid
KW - Arachidonoyl-CoA
KW - Molecular species
KW - Neutrophil
KW - lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase
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U2 - 10.1016/0005-2760(87)90282-7
DO - 10.1016/0005-2760(87)90282-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 3098298
AN - SCOPUS:0023064367
SN - 0005-2760
VL - 917
SP - 48
EP - 56
JO - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/Lipids and Lipid Metabolism
JF - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/Lipids and Lipid Metabolism
IS - 1
ER -