A phosphatidylinositol kinase in rat mast cell granules
Kurosawa, M.; Parker, C.W.
Journal of Immunology 136(2): 616-622
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-1767 PMID: 3001180 Document Number: 275297
Intact granules were isolated from sonicated purified rat serosal mast cells on a Percoll gradient. The granules were shown to contain a highly active phosphatidylinositol kinase that catalyzes the formation of diphosphoinositide from endogenous phosphatidylinositol in the granule membrane. The enzyme requires ATP and Mg2+ or Mn2+ for activity; Ca2+, fluoride and cyclic AMP are inhibitory. The Km for ATP is 25 microM. The initial reaction is rapid, but the response ceases within a few minutes. A comparison of the rate of phosphorylation of intact and broken membrane granules suggests that the phosphorylation occurs on the outer (cytoplasmic) surface of the granules.