title: G(o) protein does not regulate ATP-stimulated [Ca2+]i elevation or noradrenaline release in PC12 cells.
abstract: The roles of G(o), a heterotrimeric GTP binding (G) protein with a 40-kDa alpha subunit and which is localized predominantly in neuronal cells, in exocytosis have been discussed recently. PC12 pheochromocytoma cell line is a convenient model in which to study the Ca(2+)-dependent mechanisms of the neurosecretory process. The stimulation of ATP receptors or addition of KCl stimulated an elevation of cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) and [3H]noradrenaline (NA) release in PC12 cells. In this study, we investigated the roles of G(o) in ATP- and KCl-stimulated reactions. Nerve growth factor treatment for 2 days and transfection of PC12 cells with cDNA of subunit of (G(o alpha) had no effect on ATP-stimulated [3H]NA release, although both treatments increased levels of the G(o alpha) and its trimeric form by about twofold over those in unstimulated cells. The [Ca2+]i rise induced by ATP in NGF-treated cells was similar to that in control cells, although the maximal response was slightly smaller. Cholera toxin treatment for 2 days inhibited ATP- and KCl-stimulated NA release, although this treatment caused an approximately twofold increase in the level of G(o). Pertussis toxin treatment, which ADP ribosylated over 90% of endogenous G proteins such as G(o), had no effect on ATP-stimulated reactions. These findings show that G(o) does not directly regulate ATP-stimulated Ca2+ channels or the NA release process in PC12 cells. Cholera toxin-sensitive protein(s) may regulate exocytosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murayama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nomura
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005089:Exocytosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism*; D016716:PC12 Cells; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D051381:Rats; D014162:Transfection; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D002772:Cholera Toxin; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D002118:Calcium; D009638:Norepinephrine