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Enzymatic synthesis and rapid translocation of phosphatidylcholine by two methyltransferases in erythrocyte membranes
F Hirata et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1978 May.
Abstract
The synthesis of phosphatidylcholine from phosphatidylethanolamine is carried out by two methyltransferases in erythrocyte membranes. The first enzyme uses phosphatidylethanolamine as a substrate, requires Mg2+, and has a high affinity for methyl donor, S-adenosyl-L-methionine. The second enzyme methylates phosphatidyl-N-monomethylethanolamine to phosphatidylcholine and has a low affinity for S-adenosyl-L-methionine. The first enzyme is localized on the cytoplasmic side of the membrane and the second enzyme faces the external surface. This asymmetric arrangement of the two enzymes across the membrane makes possible the stepwide methylation of phosphatidylethanolamine localized on the cytoplasmic side and facilitates the rapid transmembrane transfer of the final product, phosphatidylcholine, to the external surface of the membrane. A mechanism for an enzyme-mediated flip-flop of phospholipids from the cytoplasmic to the outer surface of erythrocyte membranes is described.
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