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  • Title: GTP gamma S effects on phosphatidylinositol phospholipase C alpha isoenzyme activity isolated from guinea pig uterine smooth muscle at different stages of pregnancy.
    Author: Wichelhaus DP, Khouja A, Jones CT.
    Journal: J Dev Physiol; 1992 Oct; 18(4):179-86. PubMed ID: 1338785.
    Abstract:
    The ability of GTP gamma S to activate release of inositol polyphosphates from isolated permeabilised guinea pig uterine smooth muscle cells and from partially purified PI-PLC alpha has been studied. Streptolysin O permeabilised and [3H]inositol prelabelled cells show a time dependent release of inositol polyphosphates, predominantly inositol 4-phosphate. Ca2+ stimulated IP release with a Ka of 161 +/- 1.1 nM and this was further enhanced in an additive manner by GTP gamma S between 1-100 microM; the Ka for Ca2+ in the presence of 0.1 mM GTP gamma S was 117 +/- 0.7 nM. GTP gamma S activation of IP production did not require Ca2+ in the medium. Permeabilisation of the uterine smooth muscle cells with Streptolysin O readily released PI-PLC activity into the medium. However, unlike studies with isolated membranes 63.4 +/- 6.4% of the enzyme activity remained associated with membranes and/or particulate fractions of the cell. Studies were undertaken with PI-PLC alpha, the predominant isoenzyme form, partially purified from uterine smooth muscle at different stages of pregnancy by Q-Sepharose and Heparin-Agarose chromatography. The enzyme co-purifies with firmly associated GTP-binding activity. Enzyme prepared from near-term uterus is activated by 0.1 mM GTP gamma S, up to 100% when Ca2+ is between 0.1-1 microM, while 10 microM AlF4- under those conditions caused complete inhibition of the enzymes. Responses for enzymes prepared from non-pregnant uteri were broadly similar. In contrast enzyme preparations from guinea pig uteri at 20-60 days of pregnancy show an inhibition of activity in response to 0.1 mM GTP gamma S addition.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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