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  • Title: Changes in uterine G-protein content during pregnancy in the guinea pig.
    Author: Warsop H, Khouja A, Wichelhaus DP, Jones CT.
    Journal: J Dev Physiol; 1993 Mar; 19(3):91-7. PubMed ID: 8089440.
    Abstract:
    G-protein content (G(i) alpha, Gs alpha, Gq/11 alpha G(o) alpha and beta subunits) has been measured in membranes prepared from guinea pig uterus at different stages of pregnancy using SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting. Quantification using HRP- or 125I-labelled IgG as second antibody showed a good correlation between added membrane protein and measured G-protein content. Gs alpha appears as two bands of 45 kDa and 52 kDa respectively, the content of both were comparatively high in the non-pregnant uterus and fell about 4-fold close to term (60-67 days). G(i) alpha showed the converse with low level in membranes from the non-pregnant uterus with level approximately 6-fold higher by term. G(o) alpha exhibited changes similar to G(i) alpha. The changes in the content of Gq/11 alpha where biphasic, with comparatively high levels in membranes from the non-pregnant uterus, a sharp fall early in pregnancy followed by a 3-fold rise by near term. The uterine membrane content of the common beta subunit exhibited changes comparable to that of G(i) alpha and G(o) alpha with a 6-fold rise in content between non- and late-pregnant. Measurement of the effect of GTP gamma S action on phosphatidylinositol phospholipase C activity in uterine membranes with exogenous substrate showed pregnancy-dependent effects. In membranes from the non-pregnant uterus 0.1 microM GTP gamma S caused a modest stimulation of activity of 16 +/- 1.9%, whilst at 100 microM it inhibited the enzyme by 25 +/- 6.48%. In membranes from the late-pregnant guinea pig uterus GTP gamma S at both concentrations caused stimulation of enzyme activity.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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