ISSN:
1471-4159
Quelle:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Thema:
Medizin
Notizen:
Abstract: The inhibition of adenylate cyclase from rat striatal plasma membranes by guanyl-5′-yl-imidodiphos-phate [Gpp(NH)p] and morphine was compared to determine whether Gpp(NH)p-mediated inhibition accurately reflected hormone-mediated inhibition in this system. Inhibition of adenylate cyclase activity by Gpp(NH)p and morphine was examined with respect to temperature, divalent cation concentration, and the presence of Ca2+/calmodulin (Ca2+/CaM). Gpp(NH)p-mediated inhibition was dependent on the presence of Ca2+/CaM at 24°C; the inhibition was independent of Ca2+/CaM at 18°C; and inhibition could not be detected in the presence, or absence, of Ca2+/ CaM at 30°C. In contrast, naloxone-reversible, morphine-induced inhibition of adenylate cyclase was independent of both temperature and the presence of Ca2+/CaM. Mg2+dose-response curves also reinforced the differences in the Ca2+/CaM requirement for Gpp(NH)p-and morphine-induced inhibition. Because Gpp(NH)p-mediated inhibition was independent of Ca2+/CaM at low basal activities (i.e., 18°C, or below 1 mM Mg2+) and dependent on the presence of Ca2+/CaM at higher basal activities (24°C, or above 1 mM Mg2+), the inhibitory effects of Gpp(NH)p were examined at 1 mM Mg2+ in the presence of 100 nM forskolin. Under these conditions, both Gpp(NH)p-and morphine-induced inhibition of adenylate cyclase were independent of Ca2+/CaM. The results demonstrate that the requirement for Ca2+/CaM to observe Gpp(NH)p-mediated inhibition depends on the basal activity of adenylate cyclase, whereas hormone-mediated inhibition is Ca2+/CaM independent under all conditions. Further, this study shows that, under certain conditions, Gpp(NH)p-mediated inhibition of adenylate cyclase does not mimic the inhibition of adenylate cyclase produced by a complete interaction between the inhibitory hormone receptor, the guanine nucleotide-regulatory component that mediates inhibition, and the catalytic unit of the adenylate cyclase complex in striatal plasma membranes.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.1987.tb10025.x
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