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Phospholipase D activity of isolated rat brain plasma membranes
Author(s) -
Kanfer Julian N.,
McCartney Douglas
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(94)80202-5
Subject(s) - membrane , chemistry , plasma , phospholipase , phospholipase c , biochemistry , biophysics , biology , enzyme , physics , quantum mechanics
With [ 14 C]oleate‐labeled phosphatidylcholine as a substrate for phospholipase D the hydrolytic activity was measured by phosphatidic acid formation and the transphosphatidylation activity was measured by the phosphatidylethanol formed in the presence of ethanol. The pH optimum was 6.5 with dimethylglutarate as the buffer. EGTA inhibited the transphosphatidylation activity to a greater extent than the hydrolytic activity. In contrast CaCl 2 , BaCl 2 , MgCl 2 and SrCl 2 stimulated the hydrolytic activity without effecting the transphosphatidylation activity. BeCl 2 another member of the group IIa transition metals was a very potent inhibitor of both the hydrolytic and transphosphatidylation activity. GTPγS, an activator of G protein‐mediated events, was an inhibitor of both activities.