title: The gamma-subunit of the rod photoreceptor cGMP-binding cGMP-specific PDE is expressed in mouse lung.
abstract: The type 6 phosphodiesterase (PDE-6) from retinal rod photoreceptors is an alpha beta gamma 2 heterotetramer. The alpha- and beta-subunits contain catalytic sites for cGMP hydrolysis, whereas the gamma-subunits (P gamma) serve as a protein inhibitor of the enzyme. P gamma is believed to be expressed only in photoreceptors. Using RT-PCR, we have amplified the complete coding sequence for P gamma from mouse lung RNA. The expression of P gamma in this tissue may be related to its ability to interact the type 5 phosphodiesterase (PDE-5), which is the predominant cGMP binding protein in lung. We therefore suggest that P gamma may have a wider signaling role in mammalian cells than previously appreciated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Tate
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lochhead
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brzeski
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Arshavsky
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Pyne
mesh_terms: D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D054706:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5; D054707:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 6; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008168:Lung / Q000201:enzymology*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D012374:Rod Cell Outer Segment / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases; D054706:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5; D054707:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 6; C517382:Pde5a protein, mouse; C517438:Pde6b protein, mouse