Characterization of a novel CI-976-sensitive lysophospholipid acyltransferase that is associated with the Golgi complex

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2004 Jan 16;313(3):681-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.12.016.

Abstract

Recent studies have identified a novel lysophospholipid acyltransferase (LPAT) that is associated with the Golgi complex and that is sensitive to the previously characterized acyl-CoA cholesterol acyltransferase inhibitor, 2,2-methyl-N-(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)dodecanamide (CI-976). Here we show that besides acting on exogenous lysophospholipid (LPL) substrates, the CI-976-sensitive LPAT is also capable of reacylating endogenous Golgi LPL substrates, preferentially lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) and lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE). Moreover, using exogenous substrates, we find that the CI-976-sensitive LPAT is capable of using a variety of fatty acyl-CoA donors ranging in chain length from 10 to 20 carbons. Additional characterization demonstrates that the CI-976-sensitive LPAT is ubiquitously expressed in rat tissues, is tightly associated with Golgi membranes, and has a pH optimum between pH 7.0 and 8.0. These studies further define a unique LPC/LPE-specific LPAT from Golgi membranes that likely has a novel function in membrane trafficking.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • 1-Acylglycerophosphocholine O-Acyltransferase / biosynthesis*
  • 1-Acylglycerophosphocholine O-Acyltransferase / chemistry*
  • Anilides / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Carbon / chemistry
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Golgi Apparatus / enzymology
  • Golgi Apparatus / metabolism
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Liver / metabolism
  • Lysophospholipids / chemistry
  • Lysophospholipids / metabolism
  • Male
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Tissue Distribution

Substances

  • Anilides
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Lysophospholipids
  • lysophosphatidylethanolamine
  • PD 128042
  • Carbon
  • 1-Acylglycerophosphocholine O-Acyltransferase
  • CI-976-sensitive lysophospholipid acyltransferase