Evidence for the presence of multiple forms of Sph kinase in human platelets
Evidence for the presence of multiple forms of Sph kinase in human platelets
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DOI:
10.1042/bj3350301
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发表时间:
1998-10-15
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Nozawa, Y
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作者:
Banno, Y;Kato, M;Nozawa, Y
The intracellular distribution of sphingosine (Sph) kinase activity was examined in human platelets. A large proportion (72%) of the total activity was found to be associated with the membrane fraction, and the membrane-associated fraction had higher specific activity compared with the cytosolic enzyme. Most of the membrane-associated activity could be extracted with 1 M NaCl. The cytosolic activity was unstable upon heat treatment, with 80%, Of the activity being lost during incubation at 45 degrees C for 1 h, whereas the NaCl-extractable fraction was stable under the same conditions. When subjected to Mono Q column chromatography, the cytosolic fraction produced two activity peaks and the NaCl-extractable fraction gave a single peak. These three Sph kinase activities showed different responses to stimulation by beta-octylglucoside and inhibition by N,N-dimethylsphingosine and L-threo-dihydrosphingosine, suggesting the presence of multiple enzyme forms in human platelets.