Effect of puromycin and cycloheximide on glycosphingolipid biosynthesis by PHA stimulated human lymphocytes |
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Authors: | C Vakirtzi-Lemonias GrP Evangelatos GM Levis |
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Institution: | Department of Biology, Nuclear Research Center Demokritos, Aghia Paraskevi Attikis, Athens, Greece;Department of Clinical Therapeutics, University of Athens, School of Medicine, K. Lourou and Vas. Sofias, Athens, Greece |
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Abstract: | The effect of puromycin and cycloheximide on the biosynthesis of neutral glycosphingolipids and gangliosides by PHA stimulated lymphocytes is studied. Under conditions of permanent inhibition of protein synthesis, and depending on the time of lymphocyte stimulation, inhibition of the biosynthesis of neutral glycosphingolipids was either restricted only to certain species or was very low for all glycosphingolipid species. The degree of inhibition of the various ganglioside species was affected by the time of incubation. After transient inhibition of protein synthesis and at times when protein biosynthesis had recovered, neutral glycosphingolipid and ganglioside biosynthesis inhibition was very prominent and did not recover. The possibility is discussed that glycosphingolipid biosynthesis does not depend directly on concurrent nascent peptide formation and it is proposed that inhibition of glycosphingolipid biosynthesis is related primarily to impairment of the endoplasmic reticulum and to inhibition of galactose transferases, secondary to the binding of the inhibitors. |
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Keywords: | GSL glycosphingolipids Cer ceramide glucosyl-ceramide or galactosyl-ceramide lactosyl-ceramide galactosyl-lactosyl ceramide galactosyl-lactosyl-ceramide globoside hematoside PHA phytohaemaglutinin PBS phosphate buffered saline |
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