title: Pertussis toxin reverses the inhibition of the adenylyl cyclase system by khellin in HeLa cells.
abstract: Khellin, a furochromone structurally related to furocoumarins, is a phototherapeutic agent used against psoriasis and vitiligo. This paper reports that pretreatment of HeLa cells with pertussis toxin reverses both the inhibition of NaF-stimulated adenylyl cyclase activity and the stimulation of GTPase by khellin alone and plus UVA light, as previously reported. Our results demonstrate, for the first time, that khellin is able to elicit an intracellular response by Gi alpha protein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, University of Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Stefano
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: La Gaetana
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bovalini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lusini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martelli
mesh_terms: D037361:Adenylate Cyclase Toxin; D000067956:Adenylyl Cyclase Inhibitors; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004793:Enzyme Reactivators / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007666:Khellin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000494:pharmacology; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D037361:Adenylate Cyclase Toxin; D000067956:Adenylyl Cyclase Inhibitors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D004793:Enzyme Reactivators; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella; D007666:Khellin; D012969:Sodium Fluoride; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases