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Effects of a tumor promoter on phospholipid metabolism in HeLa cells

Journal Article · · Cancer Res.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6983217
The tumor promoter 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) caused a marked stimulation of inorganic (/sup 32/P)orthophosphate incorporation into HeLa-cell phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), and lysophosphatidylethanolamine. The increased incorporation of inorganic (/sup 32/P)orthophosphate into PE and lysophosphatidylethanolamine in the presence of TPA was not associated with an increase in PE synthesis as detected by the incorporation of (/sup 3/H)serine or (/sup 3/H)ethanolamine. The PC-specific exchange protein from beef liver was used to insert PC labeled with (/sup 3/H)choline, inorganic (/sup 32/P)orthophosphate, or (/sup 14/C)arachidonic acid plus (/sup 3/H)palmitic acid into the outer monolayer of intact HeLa cell membranes. Radioactivity from the latter two compounds was rapidly incorporated into PE and lysophosphatidylethanolamine; the incorporation was stimulated by TPA. It was concluded that TPA stimulated the formation of PE by base exchange between ethanolamine and PC.
OSTI ID:
6983217
Journal Information:
Cancer Res.; (United States), Journal Name: Cancer Res.; (United States) Vol. 43:11; ISSN CNREA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English