title: Nuclear accumulation of G-actin in isolated rat hepatocytes by adenine nucleotides.
abstract: Extracellular ATP induces bleb formation in isolated rat hepatocytes. We examined the effect of extracellular ATP on the actin cytoskeleton of these hepatocytes. Exposure to 100 microM ATP caused pronounced nuclear accumulation of G-actin. ADP, AMP, adenosine, and dibutyryl-cAMP induced the same effect. Adenosine deaminase could inhibit both ATP- and adenosine-induced nuclear accumulation. The P2-receptor agonists, UTP and 2' & 3'-O-(4-benzoylbenzoyl)-adenosine 5'-triphosphate, did not induce this redistribution of G-actin. Phalloidin, which prevents depolymerisation of F-actin filaments to G-actin monomers, inhibited adenosine-induced nuclear accumulation of G-actin. These observations suggest that nuclear accumulation of G-actin is mediated by adenosine receptors.
authors.affiliation: Division of Toxicology, Leiden-Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Leiden University, The Netherlands. meyerman@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Meijerman
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Blom
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: de Bont
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Nagelkerke
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000227:Adenine Nucleotides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000241:Adenosine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000243:Adenosine Deaminase / Q000378:metabolism; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D010590:Phalloidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D058910:Purinergic P2 Receptor Agonists; D051381:Rats; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2 / Q000378:metabolism; D014544:Uridine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D000227:Adenine Nucleotides; D058910:Purinergic P2 Receptor Agonists; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2; D010590:Phalloidine; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000243:Adenosine Deaminase; D000241:Adenosine; D014544:Uridine Triphosphate