Activation of Ceramidase and Ceramide Kinase by Vanadate via a Tyrosine Kinase–Mediated Pathway

Ceramide, a key molecule in the metabolism of sphingolipids, is converted by ceramidase to sphingosine, and phosphorylated by ceramide kinase to form ceramide-1-phosphate (C1P). In this study, we improved on a method of thin-layer chromatography using a fluorescent ceramide, 4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-d...

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Published in:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences 2010, Vol.114(4), pp.420-432
Main Authors: Tada, Eiko, Toyomura, Kaori, Nakamura, Hiroyuki, Sasaki, Hirotsune, Saito, Takeshi, Kaneko, Masayuki, Okuma, Yasunobu, Murayama, Toshihiko
Format: Article
Language:English
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A549 and Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells
Animals
Cells, Cultured
ceramidase
Ceramidases - physiology
ceramide kinase
ceramide-1-phosphate
Ceramides - analysis
Ceramides - metabolism
CHO Cells - metabolism
Chromatography, Thin Layer - methods
Cricetinae
Cricetulus
Humans
Phosphorylation
Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) - physiology
Protein-Tyrosine Kinases - physiology
Sphingosine - analysis
Stimulation, Chemical
Tumor Cells, Cultured
vanadate
Vanadates - pharmacology
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Summary:Ceramide, a key molecule in the metabolism of sphingolipids, is converted by ceramidase to sphingosine, and phosphorylated by ceramide kinase to form ceramide-1-phosphate (C1P). In this study, we improved on a method of thin-layer chromatography using a fluorescent ceramide, 4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole–labeled C6-ceramide (NBD-ceramide) by adding another step for separation of extracted ceramide metabolites by lipophilicity, and determined levels of C1P, caproic acid, sphingomyelin, and glucosylceramide simultaneously. Also we found that 1) treatment of NBD-ceramide–labeled cells (human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells and Chinese hamster ovary cells) with Na3VO4 increased the amount of NBD-C1P formed within 30 min, 2) the treatment increased production of NBD-caproic acid, a counterpart of sphingosine, by ceramidase within 2 h, 3) expression of ceramide kinase enhanced the Na3VO4-induced formation of NBD-C1P, and tyrosine kinase inhibitors (herbimycin and genistein) decreased the response, 4) the production of NBD-caproic acid in A549 cells was inhibited by genistein, and 5) the responses for 2 h after Na3VO4 treatment were accompanied by a decrease in the production of NBD-sphingomyelin, not a loss of NBD-ceramide. The improved thin-layer chromatography method was useful for the simultaneous determination of enzymatic activities for ceramide metabolism in cells.
ISSN:1347-8613
1347-8648
DOI:10.1254/jphs.10181FP