Article
Diacylglycerol regulates the plasma membrane calcium pump from human erythrocytes by direct interaction
Registro en:
Vol. 489, pp. 55–61
0003-9861
doi:10.1016/j.abb.2009.07.010
Autor
Pérez Gordones, María Carolina
Lugo, M
Winkler, M
Cervino, Vincenza
Benaím, Gustavo
Institución
Resumen
The plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase (PMCA) plays a key role in the regulation of the intracellular Ca2+
concentration. Ethanol stimulates this Ca2+ pump in an isoform-specific manner. On search for a physiological
molecule that could mimic the effect of ethanol, we have previously demonstrated that some
sphingolipids containing free ‘‘hydroxyl” groups, like ceramide, are able to stimulate the PMCA. Since
diacylglycerol (DAG) structurally shares some characteristics with ceramide, we evaluate its effect on
the PMCA. We demonstrated that DAG is a potent stimulator of this enzyme. The activation induced is
additive to that produced by calmodulin, protein-kinase C and ethanol, which implies that DAG interacts
with the PMCA through a different mechanism. Additionally, by different fluorescent approaches, we
demonstrated a direct binding between PMCA and DAG. The results obtained in this work strongly suggest
that DAG is a novel effector of the PMCA, acting by a direct interaction.