کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
10768109 1050804 2005 11 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Structural and functional differences between cyclooxygenases: Fatty acid oxygenases with a critical role in cell signaling
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی زیست شیمی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Structural and functional differences between cyclooxygenases: Fatty acid oxygenases with a critical role in cell signaling
چکیده انگلیسی
Cyclooxygenase (COX) catalyzes the first two steps in the conversion of arachidonic acid (AA) to prostaglandins (PGs). The reaction mechanism is well-defined and supported by extensive structural data. There are two isoforms of COX, which are nearly indistinguishable in structure and mechanism, however, COX-2 oxygenates neutral derivatives of AA that are poor substrates for COX-1. The best neutral substrate is 2-arachidonylglycerol, oxygenation of which produces an array of prostaglandin glyceryl esters (PG-Gs) that is nearly as diverse as the PGs. The mobilization of Ca2+ by subnanomolar concentrations of PGE2-G in RAW264.7 cells suggests the existence of a distinct receptor, and the formation of PG-Gs by zymosan-stimulated macrophages indicates that these species may be formed in vivo. These findings suggest that PG-Gs comprise a new class of lipid mediators, and that oxygenation of neutral derivatives of AA is a distinct function for the COX-2 isoform.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - Volume 338, Issue 1, 9 December 2005, Pages 34-44
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