The regulation of phospholipase D activity and its role in sn-1,2-diradylglycerol formation in bombesin- and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-stimulated Swiss 3T3 cells

Stimulation of phosphatidate synthesis in endothelial cells in response to P2-receptor activation. Evidence for phospholipase C and phospholipase D involvement, phosphatidate and diacylglycerol interconversion and the role of protein kinase C

To investigate the stimulation of phosphatidic acid formation in bovine aortic endothelial cells by P2-purinergic agonists, we labelled AG4762 cells with [32P]P1 and stimulated in the presence of butanol. Under these conditions phospholipase D generated [32P]phosphatidylbutanol, whereas the [32P]phosphatidic acid from phospholipase C and diacylglycerol kinase was unchanged. The action of various purinergic agonists on both [32P]phosphatidic acid and [32P]phosphatidylbutanol was consistent with the presence of a P2Y receptor. The stimulation of phospholipase D was dependent on extracellular Ca2+ and was mostly transient (completed within 3 min), whereas the initial stimulation of phospholipase C was independent of extracellular Ca2+, followed by a Ca(2+)-dependent phase. The agonist stimulation of phospholipase D was dependent on protein kinase C, as judged by its sensitivity to the relatively selective protein kinase C inhibitor Ro 31-8220. These results show that purinergic-receptor-mediated stimulation of phosphatidic acid has three phases: an initial Ca(2+)-independent stimulation of phospholipase C, an early but transient Ca(2+)- and protein kinase C-dependent stimulation of phospholipase D, and a sustained Ca(2+)-dependent stimulation of phospholipase C. Using propranolol to inhibit phosphatidate phosphohydrolase, we provide evidence that phosphatidic acid derived from purinergic-receptor-mediated stimulation of the phospholipase C/diacylglycerol kinase route can itself be converted back into diacylglycerol.

Vasopressin-stimulated [3H]-inositol phosphate and [3H]-phosphatidylbutanol accumulation in A10 vascular smooth muscle cells

1. The characteristics of vasopressin-stimulated phosphatidylinositol 4,5 bisphosphate (PtdIns(4,5)P2) and phosphatidylcholine (PtdCh) hydrolysis were examined in A10 vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), by assessing the formation of [3H]-inositol phosphates ([3H]-IP) and the accumulation of the phospholipase D (PLD) specific product, [3H]-phosphatidylbutanol ([3H]-PtdBuOH). 2. Vasopressin ([Arg8]-VP) and a number of related analogues stimulated the accumulation of [3H]-IP and [3H]-PtdBuOH with similar EC50 values, generating the same rank order of potency for each response (Arg8-VP = vasotocin = Lys8-VP much greater than oxytocin). 3. Inhibition of vasopressin-stimulated [3H]-IP and [3H]-PtdBuOH accumulation by the V1a receptor antagonists, Des-Gly9[beta-mercapto-beta,beta,-cyclopentamethylene propionyl, O-Et-Tyr2,Val4,Arg8]-vasopressin generated similar IC50 values suggesting that both these responses are mediated through the activation of a single V1a receptor subtype. 4. The onset of vasopressin-stimulated inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (Ins(1,4,5)P3) mass formation preceded [3H]-PtdBuOH accumulation indicating that PtdCh hydrolysis was activated subsequent to PtdIns(4,5)P2 breakdown. 5. The protein kinase C (PKC) activator, tetradecanoylphorbol acetate (TPA) also stimulated [3H]-PtdBuOH accumulation. Preincubation with the PKC inhibitor Ro-31-8220 abolished both TPA- and vasopressin-stimulated [3H]-PtdBuOH, suggesting that the intermediate activation of protein kinase C is involved in the regulation of PLD by vasopressin. 6. Pretreatment of the A10 VSMC with Ro-31-8220 (100 microM) also potentiated vasopressin-stimulated Ins(1,4,5)P3 mass formation.Therefore stimulation of PKC may have opposing roles in the regulation of agonist activation of PLC and PLD.7. Preincubation of the cells with EGTA, verapamil, or the receptor-operated calcium channel antagonist, SK&F 96365, reduced vasopressin-stimulated [3H]-PtdBuOH accumulation by approximately 30%, suggesting that influx of calcium has a significant role to play in the regulation of vasopressinstimulated PLD activity.

Rapid desensitization of vasopressin-stimulated phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate and phosphatidylcholine hydrolysis questions the role of these pathways in sustained diacylglycerol formation in A10 vascular-smooth-muscle cells

The kinetics of vasopressin-stimulated PtdIns(4,5)P2 and phosphatidylcholine (PtdCho) hydrolysis in relation to sustained diacylglycerol (DAG) formation was investigated in A10 vascular-smooth-muscle cells in culture. Vasopressin stimulated a transient increase in Ins(1,4,5)P3 mass formation, which was mirrored by a decrease in PtdIns(4,5)P2 mass levels. Vasopressin stimulated sustained accumulation of total [3H]inositol phosphates ([3H]IP) in the presence of Li+; however, this was significantly decreased by adding a vasopressin-receptor antagonist at different times after initial stimulation. Vasopressin-stimulated phospholipase D (PLD) activity was found to be a transient phenomenon lasting approx. 2 min. Experiments involving agonist preincubation with subsequent addition of butanol confirmed that vasopressin-stimulated PLD activity was desensitized. Vasopressin stimulated an increase in formation of choline, but not of phosphocholine, suggesting that PLD was the major catalytic route of PtdCho hydrolysis in this cell line. The roles of choline and inositol phospholipid hydrolysis in the prolonged phase of DAG formation was examined by comparing vasopressin-stimulated changes in DAG levels in the presence of butanol, the protein kinase C inhibitor Ro-31-8220 or a V1a-receptor antagonist. Vasopressin-stimulated DAG formation was decreased by 40-50% in the presence of butanol between 1 and 10 min; however, during more prolonged stimulation butanol was without significant effect. In cells pretreated with Ro-31-8220, vasopressin-stimulated DAG formation was decreased by approx. 30% at 2 min, but was significantly potentiated at later times. This coincided with an enhancement of vasopressin-stimulated [3H]IP accumulation. In cells exposed to the V1a-receptor antagonist 5 min after addition of vasopressin, subsequent DAG formation was significantly decreased, indicating that sustained formation of DAG, like [3H]IP accumulation, was dependent on continual agonist receptor activation. The results are discussed in terms of different phospholipid-hydrolytic pathways providing DAG generation.

Epidermal growth factor increases sn-1,2-diacylglycerol levels and activates phospholipase D-catalysed phosphatidylcholine breakdown in Swiss 3T3 cells in the absence of inositol-lipid hydrolysis

Addition of epidermal growth factor (EGF) to quiescent Swiss 3T3 cells resulted in a sustained increase in cellular diacylglycerol (DG) content in the absence of inositol-lipid hydrolysis. In the presence of non-cytotoxic concentrations of butan-1-ol, EGF stimulated the formation of phosphatidylbutanol, indicating that the EGF receptor was able to couple to the activation of phospholipase D (PLD). EGF-stimulated release of choline from Swiss 3T3 cells suggested that the major substrate for this PLD was phosphatidylcholine. Unlike bombesin-stimulated PLD activity, the response to EGF was not inhibited by a selective protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor (Ro-31-8220), suggesting that it was not dependent on PKC activation. Pre-treatment of Swiss 3T3 cells with the EGF-receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor AG18 selectively inhibited EGF-stimulated PLD activity; bombesin-stimulated PLD activity was unaffected. Butan-1-ol inhibited phorbol ester- and bombesin-stimulated DG formation suggesting a role for a coupled PLD/phosphatidate phosphohydrolase pathway; in contrast, EGF-stimulated DG formation was unaffected.