Synthesis of phosphatidylcholine through phosphatidylethanolamine N-methylation in tissues of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis
| Autor: | Selena Trajkovic-Bodennec, Gérard Brichon, Jacques Bodennec, Georges Zwingelstein, Ahmed Athamena |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Aquatic Organisms
Hemocytes Phosphatidylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase Phospholipid Biology Biochemistry Methylation chemistry.chemical_compound In vivo Phosphatidylcholine Serine Choline Animals Ethanolamine Seawater chemistry.chemical_classification Phosphatidylethanolamine Mytilus Radioisotopes Phosphatidylethanolamines Organic Chemistry Osmolar Concentration Fatty acid Cell Biology Euryhaline biology.organism_classification Gastrointestinal Tract chemistry Phosphatidylcholines Hydrogen |
| Zdroj: | Lipids. 46(12) |
| ISSN: | 1558-9307 |
| Popis: | We previously demonstrated the importance of upregulation of phosphatidylethanolamine N-methylation pathway in euryhaline fish and crustaceans facing hyperosmotic conditions. In marine molluscs phosphatidylcholine synthesis through N-methylation of phosphatidylethanolamine has not been described until now. In vivo labeling of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis with [1-(3)H]-ethanolamine showed that the digestive gland is the tissue expressing the highest incorporation into lipids. A sustained increase in lipid labeling was observed up to 72 h following label injection with 79-92% of radioactivity concentrated into phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine. A direct correlation (r = 0.47, p 0.01) between the specific radioactivities of phosphatidylcholine in plasma and the digestive gland was observed. Moreover, the phosphatidylcholine fatty acid compositions of plasma and the digestive gland were similar but differed from those of phosphatidylcholine purified from other tissues. In vitro incubation of tissues with [1-(3)H]-ethanolamine or L-[3-(3)H]-serine showed that a significant labeling of the choline moiety of phosphatidylcholine was observed in the digestive gland and hemocytes. Pulse-chase experiments with [1-(3)H]-ethanolamine also demonstrated that hemocytes are exchanging the newly formed phospholipids with plasma. Finally, phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase assays demonstrated salinity-dependent activities in the digestive gland and hemocytes. We conclude that in M. galloprovincialis an active phosphatidylcholine synthesis through N-methylation of phosphatidylethanolamine occurs in the digestive gland and hemocytes and that this newly formed phosphatidylcholine is partly exchanged with plasma. |
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