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The Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 40, 930-939, May 1999
Copyright © 1999 by Lipid Research, Inc.

Original Article

Modulation of phospholipase A₂ by electrostatic fields and dipole potential of glycosphingolipids in monolayers

Phospholipase A₂ activity against mixed monolayers of dilauroylphosphatidic acid or dilauroylphosphatidylcholine with glycosphingolipids can be reversibly modulated by external constant electrostatic fields. The changes of enzymatic activity are correlated to the depolarization or hyperpolarization of the film caused by specific dipolar properties of glycosphingolipids. Hyperpolarizing fields enhance the enzymatic activity against pure dilauroylphosphatidic acid while depolarizing fields induce a decrease of activity. Compared to the pure substrate, the interface of mixed films containing neutral glycosphingolipids or gangliosides is already partially depolarized and the magnitude of activation induced by an external hyperpolarizing field is decreased; conversely, depolarizing fields cause an increased inhibition of activity. Differing from gangliosides, sulfatides bring about a hyperpolarization of the mixed lipid monolayer and external hyperpolarizing or depolarizing fields cause enhanced activation and reduced inhibition, respectively. The effects of glycosphingolipids depend on their relative proportion in the monolayer. Results were similar with dilauroylphosphosphatidylcholine but the field effects were less than half of those found with dilauroylphosphatidic acid.

Our work shows that the activity of phospholipase A₂ in addition to responding reversibly to external electrostatic fields, is directly modulated by the polarity and magnitude of the lipid polar head group dipole moments.—Maggio, B. Modulation of phospholipase A₂ by electrostatic fields and dipole potential of glycosphingolipids in monolayers. J. Lipid Res. 1999. 40: 930–939.

Supplementary key words: gangliosides, sulfatides, cerebrosides, enzyme activity in monolayers, surface potential

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