title: The mechanism for synergism between phospholipase C- and adenylylcyclase-linked hormones in liver. Cyclic AMP-dependent kinase augments inositol trisphosphate-mediated Ca2+ mobilization without increasing the cellular levels of inositol polyphosphates.
abstract: The ability of cAMP-dependent hormones to modulate the actions of Ca2(+)-mobilizing hormones was studied in single fura-2-injected guinea pig hepatocytes. In 91% of cells the cAMP-linked hormone, isoproterenol, applied alone, did not alter cytosolic Ca2+ concentration. In 78% of cells which had been pre-exposed to a low concentration of angiotensin II, isoproterenol was able to increase cytosolic Ca2+. Isoproterenol did not, however, increase inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate or inositol tetrakisphosphate on its own, or in the presence of angiotensin II. Isoproterenol was also able to raise cytosolic Ca2+ concentration in cells microinjected with inositol 2,4,5-trisphosphate or a photoactivatable derivative of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate. The elevation of cytosolic Ca2+ concentration induced by isoproterenol in angiotensin II-treated cells and cells injected with caged inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate was blocked by heparin, implying that the effect was mediated by an inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor agonist. In permeabilized hepatocytes, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-induced Ca2+ release was enhanced by 8-bromo-cAMP and the catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent kinase. Cyclic AMP-dependent kinase shifted the dose-response curve for inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-mediated Ca2+ release to the left by a factor of 4 and increased the total amount of Ca2+ released by 25%. These results indicate that increased sensitivity of the intracellular Ca2+ releasing organelle to inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate is responsible for synergism between phospholipase C- and adenylylcyclase-linked hormones in the liver.
authors.affiliation: Calcium Regulation Section, National Institute of Environmental Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Burgess
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Bird
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Obie
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Putney
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / Q000032:analysis; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones; D000804:Angiotensin II; D003994:Bucladesine; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D011494:Protein Kinases; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D007545:Isoproterenol; D002118:Calcium