title: Delta opioid receptor mediates phospholipase C activation via Gi in Xenopus oocytes.
abstract: Cloned mouse delta-subtype opioid receptor (DOR1) was expressed in Xenopus oocytes to study the signal transduction. Opioid delta-agonists evoked a calcium-dependent chloride current in oocytes injected with mRNA derived from DOR1, together with that from the alpha subunit of Gi1. The delta-agonist-induced current was blocked by naltrindol, a delta-specific antagonist. The delta-agonist evoked no or very weak currents in oocytes with the alpha subunit of Gq or G(o). These findings indicate the functional coupling between the opioid delta-receptor and phospholipase C through an activation of Gi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyamae
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Misu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueda
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D044482:Benzeneacetamides; D004553:Electric Conductivity / Q000187:drug effects; D020875:Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; D020881:Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-; D004743:Enkephalin, Leucine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D004745:Enkephalins / Q000494:pharmacology; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005260:Female; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D009271:Naltrexone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D009865:Oocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D011759:Pyrrolidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism*; D014982:Xenopus laevis
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D044482:Benzeneacetamides; D004745:Enkephalins; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D011759:Pyrrolidines; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta; D020875:Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; D004743:Enkephalin, Leucine; D009271:Naltrexone; C034318:enkephalin, Ser(2), Leu(5), Thr(6)-; D020881:Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; C055382:naltrindole; C045444:U 69593