Fig. 9.
Influence of sphingomyelinase treatment on ceramide metabolism and protein synthesis.
(A,B) HL-60/VCR cells, prelabeled with [3H]palmitic acid, were incubated with sphingomyelinase for 4 hours, and lipids were extracted and analyzed. (C) To measure protein synthesis, cells were incubated with sphingomyelinase for 1 hour, before addition of [3H]leucine (1.0 μCI/well) for 3 hours. Data points represent the mean ± SD (n = 3). SD bars are not shown (error < 5%). SM indicates sphingomyelin.