Human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) were incubated in the absence or presence of the calcium ionophore A23187 (6 microM) for 10 min at 37 degrees C. They were then lysed by nitrogen cavitation and fractionated using Percoll gradients. Three major fractions of increasing density corresponding to plasma membrane, intracellular membranes and secretory granules were detected using [3H]concanavalin A, NADH-dehydrogenase and beta-D-glucuronidase as respective markers. In both cases, the acetyltransferase activity responsible for biosynthesis of paf-acether (platelet-activating factor of 1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) was detected in the intermediary fraction, the enzyme activity being increased 3-4-fold in stimulated cells. From the comparison with the distribution of various markers, it is concluded that in human PMN the final step of paf-acether assembly occurs in an intracellular membrane, possibly the endoplasmic reticulum.
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