title: The effect of membrane preparation and cellular maturation on human erythrocyte adenylate cyclase.
abstract: We found that adenylate cyclase activity of human erythrocytes is potentially labile during isolation of their plasmalemma. Addition of 1 mM EGTA to solution used to remove hemoglobin from lysed cells protected activity. Human erythrocyte adenylate cyclase is minimally activated by catecholamines, in the absence or presence of exogenous guanyl nucleotide, but substantially by 5'-guanylyl imidodiphosphate or sodium fluoride and concentration-dependently by Mg2+ or Mn2+. Basal catalytic activity is an age-dependent component of the human erythrocyte; 5'-guanylyl imidodiphosphate- or fluoride-activated activities decline with cellular maturation proportionally to the decrease in basal activity.
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000097:blood*; D002458:Cell Fractionation; D004533:Egtazic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D004905:Erythrocyte Aging; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D006165:Guanylyl Imidodiphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology; D008345:Manganese / Q000494:pharmacology; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D006165:Guanylyl Imidodiphosphate; D008345:Manganese; D004533:Egtazic Acid; D012969:Sodium Fluoride; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D008274:Magnesium; D007545:Isoproterenol