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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-10-10
pubmed:abstractText
Phosphatidylcholine (PC) synthesis in animal cells is generally controlled by cytidine 5'-triphosphate (CTP):phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase (CCT). This enzyme is amphitropic, that is, it can interconvert between a soluble inactive form and a membrane-bound active form. The membrane-binding domain of CCT is a long amphipathic alpha helix that responds to changes in the physical properties of PC-deficient membranes. Binding of this domain to membranes activates CCT by relieving an inhibitory constraint in the catalytic domain. This leads to stimulation of PC synthesis and maintenance of membrane PC content. Surprisingly, the major isoform, CCT alpha, is localized in the nucleus of many cells. Recently, a new level of its regulation has emerged with the discovery that signals that stimulate PC synthesis recruit CCT alpha from an inactive nuclear reservoir to a functional site on the endoplasmic reticulum.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0968-0004
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
441-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Regulation of CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase by amphitropism and relocalization.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6. cornell@sfu.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't