The effect of polar head group substitution on phospholipid methylation and the β-adrenergic response in C6 glial cells

Abstract
The membranes of intact C6 cells were enriched with phosphatidyldimethylethanolamine or phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine. These cells showed enhanced rates of phospholipid methylation but this was not accompanied by an increased β-adrenergic response. We conclude that phospholipid methylation is not coupled to the activation of adenylate cyclase in the β-adrenergic response of C6 glial cells.