title: Voltage-dependent calcium channel beta-subunits in combination with alpha 1 subunits, have a GTPase activating effect to promote the hydrolysis of GTP by G alpha o in rat frontal cortex.
abstract: The dihydropyridine-sensitive calcium channel agonist (-)-BayK 8644 was found to produce an enhancement of the intrinsic hydrolysis of GTP by Go in rat frontal cortex membranes. An anti-calcium channel beta-subunit antiserum abolished the (-)-BayK 8644-stimulated hydrolysis of GTP by Go and reduced the dihydropyridine binding capacity of the cortical membranes. A peptide which mimics the beta-subunit binding domain of the calcium channel complex, also attenuated (-)-BayK 8644 activation of GTPase. This study suggests that the calcium channel beta-subunit is the principal component of the channel complex involved in linking dihydropyridine agonist binding to enhanced hydrolysis of GTP by Go. This may be a mechanism by which calcium channels can normally act to limit the duration of a G-protein modulatory signal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Berrow
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brickley
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wade
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Dolphin
mesh_terms: D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004095:Dihydropyridines / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D004095:Dihydropyridines; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester; C038806:1,4-dihydropyridine; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins