title: Extracellular cGMP phosphodiesterase related to the rod outer segment phosphodiesterase isolated from bovine and monkey retinas.
abstract: A phosphodiesterase (PDE) has been characterized in the interphotoreceptor matrix (IPM) of light-adapted fresh bovine retinas. It is obtained through a gentle rinsing of the retinal surface under conditions where the light-activated rod outer segment (ROS) enzyme remains attached. The enzyme has an apparent native molecular weight of 350 000 by gel filtration and appears as a doublet at Mr 47 000 and 45 000 on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels. It has an apparent Km value for cGMP of 33 microM and an apparent Km value for cAMP of 2200 microM. It is activated 3-6-fold by protamine and over 40-fold by trypsin. Protamine has no effect on the Km for cGMP while trypsin decreases the Km for cGMP by a factor of 2. The enzyme occurs in at least two forms as evidenced by two distinct peaks of activity after gel electrophoresis under nondenaturing conditions. A heat-stable inhibitor is tightly bound to the enzyme. The inhibitor obtained from the IPM PDE inhibits 98% of the activity of the trypsin-activated ROS PDE: conversely, the inhibitor obtained by boiling the ROS PDE completely inhibits the trypsin-activated IPM enzyme. A high-affinity monoclonal antibody to the active site of the ROS PDE, ROS 1 [Hurwitz, R., Bunt-Milan, A.H., & Beavo, J. (1984) J. Biol. Chem. 259, 8612-8618], quantitatively absorbs the IPM PDE. These observations indicate a clear relationship between these two PDEs even though their location, sizes, and specific functions in the retina appear to be distinct.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Barbehenn
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wiggert
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Zonnenberg
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Redmond
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Passonneau
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Chader
mesh_terms: D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism; D000882:Haplorhini; D007700:Kinetics; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000201:enzymology*; D012374:Rod Cell Outer Segment / Q000201:enzymology*; D014357:Trypsin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000242:Cyclic AMP; D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases; D014357:Trypsin; D006152:Cyclic GMP