Research Article

Evidence for the Involvement of Lipid Rafts and Plasma Membrane Sphingolipid Hydrolases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection of Cystic Fibrosis Bronchial Epithelial Cells

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Effect of GBA2 overexpression on the enzymatic activity of the main sphingolipid hydrolases. (a) Total cell associated hydrolases activity of parental CuFi-1, CuFi-1-GBA2, and mock cells. The measurements of the hydrolases activity were conducted on cell lysate and expressed as pmoles of product/mg of proteins per hour. (b) Plasma membrane hydrolase activity in parental CuFi-1, CuFi-1-GBA2, and mock cells. The measurements of the plasma membrane hydrolase activity were conducted on living cells and expressed as pmoles of product/106 cells per hour. versus CuFi-1.
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