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2, the α-configuration of the phorbol ester that lacks the ability to activate PKC [ 21 ] had no effect on the expression of CD4 and CD8.
In addition, other recent studies have shown that the membrane phospholipid phosohatidylinositol-4,5-bis-phosphate (PIP 2 ) reduces sensitivity of K ATP to ATP, and therefore, activates K ATP [ 32 33 34 ] . To our knowledge, this is the first report of regulation of K ATP activity by phorbol ester in rat β-cells.
Fura-2 acetoxymethyl ester (fura-2/AM) and ethidium bromide (EB) were obtained from Molecular Probes (Eugene, OR, USA).
Previous reports have demonstrated that ADP-ribosylation of B-lymphoid cell lines by C3 treatment inhibits phorbol ester induced cellular homotypic aggregation [ 18 ] . Also, phorbol ester and chemoattractant (IL-8 and fMLP) induced pre-B lymphoblastoid adhesion to VCAM-1 and neutrophil adhesion to fibrinogen was abrogated in a dose-dependent manner by C3 exoenzyme [ 36 ] . This may indicate that in cells of hematopoietic lineages, the induction of an increased adhesive state may be susceptible to regulation by Rho proteins.
This could raise the interesting possibility of Egl-29 synthesizing an ester similar to the retinyl esters that might function as a secreted differentiation signal during vulval development.