Fig. 6.
Failure of C2-ceramide to inhibit p47phox phosphorylation or translocation.
(A) PMNs were labeled with H3[32P]O4, washed, and exposed to 10 μM C2-ceramide or buffer for 30 minutes at 22°C. Cells were then stimulated at 37°C with 50 ng/mL G-CSF (10 minutes) and then 1 μM FMLP (5 minutes) or 100 ng/mL PMA (5 minutes) as indicated. PMNs were lysed with 1% Igepal CA-630, and p47phox was immunoprecipitated. Samples (equal volumes) were run on 10% SDS-PAGE and exposed to x-ray film. One representative experiment of 3. (B) Samples (equal volumes) from panel A were loaded on a 25-cm-tall 10% SDS-PAGE gel to separate p47phox from the 55-kd IgG band. Proteins were transferred to PVDF, and the membrane was probed with anti-p47phox to show equivalent loading. (C) PMNs were treated with C2-ceramide and stimulated as indicated for panel A. Cells were probe sonicated and fractionated on 15% to 35% discontinuous sucrose gradients as described in “Materials and methods” to isolate plasma membrane. Equal amounts of protein were run on 10% SDS-PAGE, and Western blots were probed with antibody against p47phox. One representative experiment of 3. U indicates unstimulated; G, G-CSF; F, FMLP; C2, C2-ceramide; and P, PMA.