title: Protein kinase A regulates the disposition of Ca2+ which enters the cytoplasmic space through store-activated Ca2+ channels in rat hepatocytes by diverting inflowing Ca2+ to mitochondria.
abstract: The roles of a trimeric GTP-binding regulatory protein, protein kinase A and mitochondria in the regulation of store-activated (thapsigargin-stimulated) Ca2+ inflow in freshly-isolated rat hepatocytes were investigated. Rates of Ca2+ inflow were estimated by measuring the increase in the fluorescence of intracellular fura-2 following the addition of extracellular Ca2+ (Ca2+o) to cells incubated in the absence of added Ca2+o. Guanosine 5'-[gamma-thio]-triphosphate (GTP[S]) and AlF4(-) inhibited the thapsigargin-stimulated Ca2+o-induced increase in cytoplasmic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]c) and this inhibition was prevented by the Rp diastereoisomer of adenosine 3',5'-(cyclic)phosphoro[thioate]. cAMP, forskolin and glucagon (half-maximal effect at 10 nM) mimicked inhibition of the thapsigargin-stimulated Ca2+o-induced increase in [Ca2+]c by GTP[S], but had little effect on thapsigargin-induced release of Ca2+ from intracellular stores. Azide and carbonyl cyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone inhibited the thapsigargin-stimulated Ca2+o-induced increase in [Ca2+]c in the presence of increased cAMP (induced by glucagon). In contrast, Ruthenium Red markedly enhanced the thapsigargin-stimulated Ca2+o-induced increase in [Ca2+]c in both the presence and absence of increased cAMP (induced by forskolin and dibutyryl cAMP). It is concluded that, in hepatocytes, protein kinase A regulates the disposition of Ca2+, which enters the cytoplasmic space through store-activated Ca2+ channels, by directing some of this Ca2+ to the mitochondria. The idea that caution should be exercised in using observed values of Ca2+o-induced increase in [Ca2+]c as estimates of rates of agonist-stimulated Ca2+ inflow is briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Flinders University, G.P.O. Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia, 5001, Australia.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Fernando
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Barritt
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005459:Fluorides / Q000494:pharmacology; D019833:Genistein / Q000494:pharmacology; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) / Q000494:pharmacology; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D019284:Thapsigargin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D015220:Calcium Channels; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D014667:Vasopressins; D005576:Colforsin; C050992:tetrafluoroaluminate; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate); D003994:Bucladesine; D019284:Thapsigargin; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D019833:Genistein; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D005459:Fluorides; D002118:Calcium