title: The G proteins of the G alpha i and G alpha q family couple the bradykinin receptor to the release of endothelium-derived relaxing factor.
abstract: Bradykinin stimulates diverse functions in endothelial cells including the release of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF). Little is known, however, regarding the identity of the G protein(s) involved. Here we demonstrate that G proteins of the G alpha i and G alpha q family are coupled to the bradykinin receptor (BKR) in bovine aortic endothelial cells by using specific antisera directed against the COOH-terminal region of G alpha i2 (P4), G alpha i3 (EC), and G alpha q (QL). These antisera are specific since their effects are blocked by the decapeptides from which they were derived. The degree of receptor-G protein coupling was assessed by the formation of high affinity agonist binding sites (HABS) and GTP hydrolysis. In a concentration-dependent manner, the QL antisera reduced HABS and GTPase activity by 65 and 60%, respectively, and effectively abolished them in membranes from pertussis toxin-treated cells. The combination of P4 and EC antisera produced a loss of HABS (41%) and GTPase activity (40%) comparable to the effects of pertussis toxin. These findings indicate that G alpha i and G alpha q proteins mediate the cellular responses to bradykinin in bovine aortic endothelial cells and support the observation that bradykinin-stimulated EDRF release is relatively insensitive to pertussis toxin.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Homcy
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000166:cytology; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000032:analysis; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D018002:Receptors, Bradykinin / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D018002:Receptors, Bradykinin; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins