title: Inhibition of inositol trisphosphate-stimulated calcium mobilization by calmodulin antagonists in rat liver epithelial cells.
abstract: Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (Ins(1,4,5)P3), an intracellular second messenger produced from the hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate, interacts with cytoplasmic membrane structures to elicit the release of stored Ca2+. Ins(1,4,5)P3-induced Ca2+ mobilization is mediated through high affinity receptor binding sites; however, the biochemical mechanism coupling receptor occupation with Ca2+ channel opening has not been identified. In studies presented here, we examined the effects of naphthalenesulfonamide calmodulin antagonists, W7 and W13, and a new selective antagonist, CGS 9343B, on Ca2+ mobilization stimulated by Ins(1,4,5)P3 in neoplastic rat liver epithelial (261B) cells. Intact fura-2 loaded cells stimulated by thrombin, a physiological agent that causes phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis and Ins (1,4,5)P3 release, responded with a rise in cytoplasmic free Ca2+ levels that was dose dependently inhibited by W7(Ki = 25 microM), W13 (Ki = 45 microM), and CGS 9343B (Ki = 110 microM). Intracellular Ca2+ release stimulated by the addition of Ins(1,4,5)P3 directly to electropermeabilized 261B cells was similarly inhibited by pretreatment with anti-calmodulin agents. W7 and CGS 9343B, which potently blocked Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase, had no significant effect on protein kinase A or C in dose range required for complete inhibition of Ca2+ mobilization. Ca2+ release channels and Ca2+-ATPase pump activity were also unaffected by calmodulin antagonist treatment. These results indicate that calmodulin is tightly associated with the intracellular membrane mechanism coupling Ins(1,4,5)P3 receptors to Ca2+ release channels
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96813.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Campos-Gonzalez
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kindmark
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Boynton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D002460:Cell Line; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D013403:Sugar Phosphates / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D002147:Calmodulin; D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D013403:Sugar Phosphates; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D011494:Protein Kinases; D002118:Calcium