title: Guanine nucleotide regulatory proteins, Gq and Gi1/2, mediate platelet-activating factor-stimulated phosphoinositide metabolism in immortalized hippocampal cells.
abstract: Platelet-activating factor (PAF) may be a neuromodulator involved in neural cell differentiation, cerebral inflammation, and ischemia. The PAF receptor is a member of the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily. In the present study, we sought to define the specific G protein(s) that mediate PAF-stimulated phosphoinositide (PI) metabolism in an immortalized hippocampal cell line, HN33.11. PAF increased the production of 3H-labeled inositol phosphates (IPs) with EC50 values of 1.2-1.5 nM. The effect of PAF on 3H-IPs formation was completely blocked by the PAF antagonist BN 50739 at a concentration of 300 nM. Pertussis toxin pretreatment attenuated PAF-stimulated 3H-IPs production by 20-30% (p < 0.05). Consistent with a role for Gi1/2 in this response, antiserum against G alpha i1/2 blocked the response to a similar degree. Pretreatment of permeabilized cells with G alpha q/11 antiserum attenuated the response by 70% (p < 0.05), suggesting a role for Gq/11 in mediating the PAF response in this cell line. Stimulation with PAF increased [alpha-32P]-GTP binding to both G alpha q and G alpha i1/2 proteins. Moreover, specific [3H]PAF binding sites coprecipitated with G alpha q and G alpha i1/2 proteins. The results suggest that PAF-stimulated PI metabolism in HN33.11 cells is mediated by both Gq and Gi1/2 proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Horwitz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001381:Azepines / Q000494:pharmacology; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism*; D006822:Hybrid Cells; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009447:Neuroblastoma; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism*; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014230:Triazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001381:Azepines; D007106:Immune Sera; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D014230:Triazoles; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella; C064509:BN 50739; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins