title: Functional evidence for a L-AP3-sensitive metabotropic receptor different from glutamate metabotropic receptor mGluR1.
abstract: The efficacy of mGluR agonists quisqualate and 1S,3R-aminocyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid (1S,3R-ACPD) in stimulating the inositol phosphate (IP) formation in primary cultures of cerebellar granule neurons correlated with mGluR1 mRNA expression and was affected by the medium KCl content. L-2-Amino-3-phosphonopropionic acid (L-AP3) mimicked the stimulatory action of mGluR agonists. Maximal stimulatory doses of mGluR agonist 1S,3R-ACPD and L-AP3 were additive, suggesting the action of L-AP3 on a receptor different from mGluR1. Indeed, in embryonic kidney 293 cells transfected with mGluR1 cDNA quisqualate and 1S,3R-ACPD but not L-AP3 stimulated the IP formation.
authors.affiliation: FIDIA Research Laboratories, Abano Terme, Italy.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Manev
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Favaron
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gabellini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Candeo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Manev
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media; D003515:Cycloleucine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000096:biosynthesis; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D016318:Quisqualic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate; C000211:2-amino-3-phosphonopropionic acid; D003515:Cycloleucine; C036361:1-amino-1,3-dicarboxycyclopentane; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D016318:Quisqualic Acid; D000409:Alanine