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  • Title: Stable GDP analog-induced inactivation of G(i) proteins promotes cardiac adenylyl cyclase inhibition by guanosine 5'-(beta gamma-imino)triphosphate and muscarinic acetylcholine receptor.
    Author: Piacentini L, Mura R, Jakobs KH, Niroomand F.
    Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta; 1996 Jun 13; 1282(1):11-6. PubMed ID: 8679647.
    Abstract:
    Low concentrations of GDP and its stable analog guanosine 5'-O-(2-thio)diphosphate (GDP beta S) have been shown to stimulate adenylyl cyclase activity in canine cardiac sarcolemmal membranes independent from a phosphate transfer reaction. The mechanism of this stimulation was further examined. The stable GTP analog guanosine 5'-(beta gamma-imino)triphosphate (Gpp(NH)p) increased basal adenylyl cyclase activity and inhibited forskolin-stimulated activity with EC50 (half-maximal effective concentration) values of 0.7 mumol/l and 10 nmol/l, respectively. In the presence of GDP beta S (5 mumol/l), which increased basal activity by about 150%, addition of Gpp(NH)p inhibited adenylyl cyclase activity by up to 50% with an EC50 value of 40 nmol/l. Activation of cardiac muscarinic acetylcholine receptors by carbachol amplified this Gpp(NH)p-induced inhibition of GDP beta S-stimulated adenylyl cyclase activity. The stimulatory effect of GDP beta S and the inhibitory effect of Gpp(NH)p on GDP beta S-stimulated adenylyl cyclase activity were both attenuated by increasing the Mg2+ concentration or substituting Mn2+ for Mg2+ in the assay. Furthermore, both effects were strongly reduced or abolished upon pretreatment of the sarcolemmal membranes with a low concentration of the SH reagent N-ethylmaleimide (10 mumol/l). These results suggest that the stimulatory effect of GDP beta S on basal adenylyl cyclase activity in canine cardiac sarcolemmal membranes is caused by inactivation of G(i) proteins, which are then rendered susceptible to activation by Gpp(NH)p and inhibitory receptors.
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