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  • Title: Agonist-induced desensitization of a P2Y-purinergic receptor-regulated phospholipase C.
    Author: Martin MW, Harden TK.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1989 Nov 25; 264(33):19535-9. PubMed ID: 2555322.
    Abstract:
    A guanine nucleotide-dependent P2Y-purinergic receptor-regulated phospholipase C activity of turkey erythrocyte membranes has been characterized in detail previously (Boyer, J. L., Downes, C. P., and Harden, T. K. (1989) J. Biol. Chem. 264, 884-890). The occurrence of agonist-induced desensitization of this receptor-regulated phospholipase C is now described. Preincubation of turkey erythrocytes with the P2Y-purinergic receptor agonist ADP beta S resulted in a marked loss of capacity of ADP beta S plus GTP to stimulate phospholipase C in membranes derived from these cells. The half-time of occurrence of desensitization was 0.5-2.0 min, and within 10 min responsiveness had reached a new quasi-steady state level representing 40-55% of control. Transfer of agonist-preincubated erythrocytes to agonist-free medium resulted in recovery of agonist plus GTP responsiveness of the membrane phospholipase C activity to control levels with a half-time of 10-20 min. The change in ADP beta S plus GTP responsiveness occurred as a loss of maximal effect with little or no change in the apparent affinity of agonist for stimulation of inositol phosphate production. Induction of desensitization occurred with an agonist-specificity that followed that expected of a P2Y-purinergic receptor. Neither the rate of activation nor the final phospholipase C activity attained in the presence of GTP gamma S alone was altered in membranes from cells preincubated with ADP beta S for 15 min. AlF-4-stimulated inositol phosphate production was also not modified in membranes from agonist-preincubated erythrocytes. In contrast, the capacity of ADP beta S to increase the rate of activation of phospholipase C by GTP gamma S was markedly reduced in membranes from agonist-preincubated cells. The amount of 3H-radioactivity in phosphoinositides, as well as the ratio of labeling among the phosphoinositides, was not altered by incubation of erythrocytes with a P2Y-purinergic receptor agonist. Taken together these data suggest that P2Y-purinergic receptor agonist-induced desensitization occurs as a consequence of a modification at the level of the receptor or at the level of receptor-guanine nucleotide regulatory protein (G-protein) coupling with no change occurring in the capacity of the G-protein to activate phospholipase C.
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