The Ca2+-sensing receptor couples to Gα12/13 to activate phospholipase D in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells

2004 ◽  
Vol 286 (1) ◽  
pp. C22-C30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunfa Huang ◽  
Kristine M. Hujer ◽  
Zhenzhen Wu ◽  
R. Tyler Miller

The Ca2+-sensing receptor (CaR) couples to multiple G proteins involved in distinct signaling pathways: Gαi to inhibit the activity of adenylyl cyclase and activate ERK, Gαq to stimulate phospholipase C and phospholipase A2, and Gβγ to stimulate phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. To determine whether the receptor also couples to Gα12/13, we investigated the signaling pathway by which the CaR regulates phospholipase D (PLD), a known Gα12/13 target. We established Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cell lines that stably overexpress the wild-type CaR (CaRWT) or the nonfunctional mutant CaRR796W as a negative control, prelabeled these cells with [3H]palmitic acid, and measured CaR-stimulated PLD activity as the formation of [3H]phosphatidylethanol (PEt). The formation of [3H]PEt increased in a time-dependent manner in the cells that overexpress the CaRWT but not the CaRR796W. Treatment of the cells with C3 exoenzyme inhibited PLD activity, which indicates that the CaR activates the Rho family of small G proteins, targets of Gα12/13. To determine which G protein(s) the CaR couples to in order to activate Rho and PLD, we pretreated the cells with pertussis toxin to inactivate Gαi or coexpressed regulators of G protein-signaling (RGS) proteins to attenuate G protein signaling (RGS4 for Gαi and Gαq, and a p115RhoGEF construct containing the RGS domain for Gα12/13). Overexpression of p115RhoGEF-RGS in the MDCK cells that overexpress CaRWT inhibited extracellular Ca2+-stimulated PLD activity, but pretreatment of cells with pertussis toxin and overexpression of RGS4 were without effect. The involvement of other signaling components such as protein kinase C, ADP-ribosylation factor, and phosphatidylinositol biphosphate was excluded. These findings demonstrate that the CaR couples to Gα12/13 to regulate PLD via a Rho-dependent mechanism and does so independently of Gαi and Gαq. This suggests that the CaR may regulate cytoskeleton via Gα12/13, Rho, and PLD.

1996 ◽  
Vol 271 (2) ◽  
pp. 995-1002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Saunders ◽  
Jeffrey R. Keefer ◽  
Amy P. Kennedy ◽  
Jack N. Wells ◽  
Lee E. Limbird

1995 ◽  
Vol 270 (20) ◽  
pp. 11738-11740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mara A. Balboa ◽  
Jess Balsinde ◽  
Edward A. Dennis ◽  
Paul A. Insel

2002 ◽  
Vol 172 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
AM Ronco ◽  
PF Moraga ◽  
MN Llanos

We have previously demonstrated that the release of arachidonic acid (AA) from human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)-stimulated Leydig cells occurs in a dose- and time-dependent manner. In addition, the amount of AA released was dependent on the hormone-receptor interaction and the concentration of LH-hCG binding sites on the cell surface. The present study was conducted to evaluate the involvement of phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) and G proteins in AA release from hormonally stimulated rat Leydig cells, and the possible role of this fatty acid in cAMP production. Cells were first prelabelled with [(14)C]AA to incorporate the fatty acid into cell phospholipids, and then treated in different ways to evaluate AA release. hCG (25 mIU) increased the release of AA to 180+/-12% when compared with AA released from control cells, arbitrarily set as 100%. Mepacrine and parabromophenacyl bromide (pBpB), two PLA(2) inhibitors, decreased the hormone-stimulated AA release to 85+/-9 and 70+/-24% respectively. Conversely, melittin, a PLA(2) stimulator, increased the release of AA up to 200% over control. The inhibitory effect of mepacrine on the release of AA was evident in hCG-treated Leydig cells, but not in the melittin-treated cells. To determine if the release of AA was also mediated through a G protein, cells were first permeabilized and subsequently treated with pertussis toxin or GTPgammaS, a non-hydrolyzable analog of GTP. Results demonstrate that GTPgammaS was able to induce a similar level of the release of AA as hCG. In addition, pertussis toxin completely abolished the stimulatory effect of hCG on the release of AA, indicating that a member of the G(i) family was involved in the hCG-dependent release of AA. Cells treated with PLA(2) inhibitors did not modify cAMP production, but exogenously added AA significantly reduced cAMP production from hCG-treated Leydig cells, in a manner dependent on the concentration of AA and hCG. Results presented here suggest an involvement of PLA(2) and G proteins in the release of AA from hCG-stimulated Leydig cells, and under particular conditions, regulation of cAMP production by this fatty acid in these cells.


1995 ◽  
Vol 269 (2) ◽  
pp. F141-F158 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Raymond

The hormone-receptor-G protein complex transduces extracellular information into intracellular signals that ultimately regulate cellular functions in a highly specific manner. There are hundreds of receptor types that transduce signals through a relatively limited repertoire of heterotrimeric G proteins. Linear models of signaling specificity that require specific and highly selective coupling of hormone to receptor to G protein have proven inadequate to explain how highly particular signals are funneled through the G protein "bottleneck." Recent studies have uncovered a plethora of mechanisms that contribute to signaling specificity. This review focuses on the mechanisms that contribute to specificity in the interactions of receptors with G proteins.


1990 ◽  
Vol 1 (12) ◽  
pp. 921-936 ◽  
Author(s):  
M J van Zeijl ◽  
K S Matlin

The effects of microtubule perturbation on the transport of two different viral glycoproteins were examined in infected Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells grown on both permeable and solid substrata. Quantitative biochemical analysis showed that the microtubule-depolymerizing drug nocodazole inhibited arrival of influenza hemagglutinin on the apical plasma membrane in MDCK cells grown on both substrata. In contrast, the microtubule-stabilizing drug taxol inhibited apical appearance of hemagglutinin only when MDCK cells were grown on permeable substrata. On the basis of hemagglutinin mobility on sodium dodecyl sulfate gels and its sensitivity to endo H, it was evident that nocodazole and taxol arrested hemagglutinin at different intracellular sites. Neither drug caused a significant increase in the amount of hemagglutinin detected on the basolateral plasma membrane domain. In addition, neither drug had any noticeable effect on the transport of the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV)-G protein to the basolateral surface. These results shed light on previous conflicting reports using this model system and support the hypothesis that microtubules play a role in the delivery of membrane glycoproteins to the apical, but not the basolateral, domain of epithelial cells.


1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen R. Irving

Since receptor-coupled G proteins increase GTP hydrolysis (GTPase) activity upon ligands binding to the receptor, a study was undertaken to determine if abscisic acid (ABA) induced such an effect. Plasma membranes isolated from etiolated maize (Zea mays L.) coleoptiles were enriched in GTPase activity relative to microsomal fractions. Vanadate was included in the assay to inhibit the high levels of vanadate sensitive low affinity GTPases present. Under these conditions, GTPase activity was enhanced by Mg2+, stimulated by mastoparan, and inhibited by GTPγS indicating the presence of either monomeric or heterotrimeric G proteins. The combination of NaF and AlCl3 is expected to inhibit heterotrimeric G protein activity but had little effect on GTPase activity in maize coleoptile membranes. Cholera toxin enhanced basal GTPase activity, confirming the presence of heterotrimeric G proteins in maize plasma membranes. Pertussis toxin also slightly enhanced basal GTPase activity in maize membranes. Abscisic acid enhanced GTPase activity optimally at 5 mmol/L Mg2+ in a concentration dependent manner by 1.5-fold at 10 µmol/L and up to three-fold at 100 µmol/L ABA. Abscisic acid induced GTPase activity was inhibited by GTPγS, the combination of NaF and AlCl3, and pertussis toxin. Overall, these results are typical of a receptor-coupled G protein responding to its ligand.


2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 189
Author(s):  
V. H. Dang ◽  
E.-B. Jeung

Calbindin-D9k (CaBP-9k), a cytosolic protein, is one of the members of the family of vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding proteins with high affinity for calcium. The previous in vitro studies indicated that this gene is controlled by 17β-estradiol (E2), a physiological estrogen, via both genomic (through its classical nuclear receptors) and non-genomic (through different cypoplasmic signals) mechanisms. In order to provide a better understanding in molecular events by which E2 exerts its actions in the regulation of CaBP-9k, we employed GH3 cells as an in vitro model to examine the possible non-genomic effects of E2 on the induction of CaBP-9k. GH3 cells were treated dose-dependently (10–5, 10–6, 10–7, 10–8, and 10–9 m) with E2-BSA, a membrane-impermeable E2 conjugated with BSA, for 24 h. To examine the time dependency, the cells were also exposed to a high concentration (10–6 m) of E2-BSA and harvested at various time points (5 min, 15 min, 30 min, 1 h, 3 h, 6 h, 12 h, 24 h, and 48 h). Furthermore, in order to determine the potential involvement of non-genomic signaling pathways in E2-BSA-induced expression of CaBP-9k, several inhibitors also were employed, including ICI 182 780 for membrane estrogen receptor (ER) pathway, pertussis toxin (PTX) for G protein signaling, U0126 for ERK pathway, and wortmannin for Akt pathway. The non-genomic effects of E2-BSA on the induction of CaBP-9k mRNA and protein were determined by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. In a dose-dependent manner, administration with E2-BSA (10–6 m) induced the highest response of CaBP-9k at transcriptional (mRNA) level, whereas protein level of CaBP-9k peaked at E2-BSA concentration (10–7 m) at 24 h. In a time course, E2-BSA (10–6 m) exposure caused a significant increase in both CaBP-9k mRNA and protein expressions as early as 15 min and peaked at 24 h. Co-treatment with ICI 182 780 and PTX completely inhibited E2-BSA-induced CaBP-9k mRNA and protein expressions. Interestingly, although co-treatments with U0126 and/or wortmannin alone failed to attenuate the effects of E2-BSA, a combination of 2 inhibitors completely reversed E2-BSA-induced CaBP-9k expressions at both transcriptional (mRNA) and translational (protein) levels, suggesting their involvement in the regulation of CaBP-9k in GH3 cells. Taken together, these results demonstrate that various signaling pathways may be involved in E2-induced regulation of CaBP-9k in which membrane ER and G protein signaling pathways play a central role in non-genomic responses. Further in vitro experiments are required to elucidate additional details of the interaction of ERK and Akt pathways in the regulation of CaBP-9k in these cells, offering a new insight into the mode of E2 action in the pituitary gland of human and wildlife.


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