Phosphatidylinositol,

Fig. 1. Chemical stmcture of phosphatidylcholine (PC) (1) and other related phosphohpids. R C O represents fatty acid residues. The choline fragment may be replaced by other moieties such as ethanolamine (2) to give phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), inositol (3) to give phosphatidylinositol (PI), serine (4), or glycerol (5). IfH replaces choline, the compound is phosphatidic acid (6). The corresponding lUPAC-lUB names ate (1), l,2-diacyl-t -glyceto(3)phosphocholine (2), l,2-diacyl-t -glyceto(3)phosphoethanolamine (3), 1,2-diacyl-t -glyceto(3)phosphoinositol (4), 1,2-diacyl-t -glyceto(3)phospho-L-serine and (5), l,2-diacyl-t -glyceto(3)phospho(3)-t -glycetol.

Another mechanism in initiating the contraction is agonist-induced contraction. It results from the hydrolysis of membrane phosphatidylinositol and the formation of inositol triphosphate (IP3)- IP3 in turn triggers the release of intracellular calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum and the influx of more extracellular calcium. The third mechanism in triggering the smooth muscle contraction is the increase of calcium influx through the receptor-operated channels. The increased cytosolic calcium enhances the binding to the protein, calmodulin [73298-54-1]. 

FIGURE 8.6 Structures of several glycerophospholipids and space-filling models of phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol, and phosphatidylinositol. 

FIGURE 9.20 The glycosyl phosphatidylinositol (GPI) moiety is an elaborate lipidanchoring group. Note the core of three mannose residues and a glucosamine. Additional modifications may include fatty acids at the inositol and glycerol —OH groups. 

These groups were designed for use in the synthesis of phosphatidylinositol phosphates, where it was desirable to be able to cleave a benzoate without cleaving a glyceryl ester. 

Btk (Bruton s tyrosine kinase) is a phosphatidylinositol 3 -kinase sensitive cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase. Germline loss of function mutations of Btk cause X-linked agammaglobulinaemia in human and X-linked immunodeficiency in mice. 

ET-1 also stimulates anti-apoptotic signal cascades in fibroblasts, vascular smooth muscles and endothelial cells (via phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase and Akt/pro-tein kinase B). In prostate and ovarian cancer, upregulation of endothelin synthesis and ETA receptors has been associated with a progression of the disease. The inhibiton of ETA receptors results in a reduced tumour growth. In malignant melanoma, ETB receptors are associated with tumour progression. Endothelins can also stimulate apoptosis in stretch-activated vessels via the ETB receptor, which contrasts the above-mentioned effects. The molecular basis for these differential anti- and pro-apoptotic reactions mediated by endothelins remains elusive. 

The FYVE domain is a phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate-binding module of approximately 60 to 80 amino acids. It was named after the first four proteins, where this domain was described (Fablp, YOTB, Vaclp and EEA1). 

GPI anchoring is a posttranslational modification occurring in the endoplasmic reticulum where preassembled GPI anchor precursors are transferred to proteins bearing a C-terminal GPI signal sequence. The GPI anchor precursors are synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum by sequential addition of sugar and other components to phosphatidylinositol. Protein GPI anchors are ubiquitous in eukaryotic cells. In mammalian cells, GPI anchored proteins are often found in lipid rafts which are subdomains of the plasma membrane, containing various signaling components. 

Phosphatidic acid is glycerol esterified at the sn-1 and sn-2 positions to two fatty acids and at the sn-3 position to phosphoric acid. It is a product of phospholipase D action that is also an intermediate in the biosynthesis of phosphatidylseiine and phosphatidylinositol. 

Phosphatidylinositol (abbreviated Ptdlns, or PI) is a minor class of phospholipids composed of glycerol, fatty acids and inositol. Pis are found in the cytosolic side of eukaryotic cell membranes. They are substrates fora large number of enzymes which are involved in cell signalling. 

Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate is a derivative of phosphatidylinositol in which the inositol ring is phosphorylated at positions 4 and 5. 

Family of enzymes phosphorylating phosphatidylinositol (Ptdlns), PtdIns(4)phosphate, and PtdIns(4,5)phosphate in the 3-position. The Ptdlns(3 phospholipids are second messengers in processes like cell growth, cytoskeletal rearrangement, and vesicular transport. PI 3-kinases are heterodimers composed of a catalytic and a regulatory subunit. The enzymes are activated by insulin, many growth factors, and by a variety of cytokines. Their activity can be inhibited by wortmannin and LY294002. 

Phosphatidylinositol phosphates (PDPs) are phosphorylated derivatives of PI (phosphatidylinositol). PDPs that have been detected in cells include PI-3-P, PI-4-P (PEP), PI-5-P, PI-3,4-P2, PI-4,5-P2(PEP2), PI-3,5-P2, and PI-3,4,5-P3(PEP3). PEP and PEP2 are the most abundant forms ( 60%). 

Phosphatidylinositol is a phospholipid containing the inositol sugar head group. 

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