title: Specific binding of inositol hexakisphosphate (phytic acid) to adrenal chromaffin cell membranes and effects on calcium-dependent catecholamine release.
abstract: In a membrane preparation of cultured bovine adrenal chromaffin cells, [3H]inositol hexakisphosphate ([3H]InsP6) was shown to bind specifically with a Kd of 90 nM and a Bmax of 700 fmol/mg protein. The Hill coefficient was not significantly different from unity. The association of [3H]InsP6 was slow, with equilibrium binding being reached within 10 min. The dissociation of [3H]InsP6 showed monophasic kinetics. In [3H]InsP6 competition binding experiments, we found that reduction in the number of phosphorylated sites in inositol resulted in a gradual loss of binding potency. In intact bovine adrenal chromaffin cells, InsP6 elicited a concentration-dependent facilitation of 45C2+ influx along with the release of the catecholamines, epinephrine and norepinephrine. The latter responses were slower and longer-lasting than responses to depolarizing stimuli, such as nicotine and high K+. The catecholamine release required the presence of extracellular Ca2+. In good agreement with the binding studies, lower inositol phosphates displayed reduced secretagogue potency. In conclusion, in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells, InsP6 appeared to bind to specific sites and elicited Ca2+ influx and catecholamine release.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY 10021.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Regunathan
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wahlestedt
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004759:Enterochromaffin Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D010833:Phytic Acid / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines; D010833:Phytic Acid; D002118:Calcium