title: Response to lysophosphatidic acid in Xenopus oocytes and its rapid desensitization: the role of Gq and Go G-protein families.
abstract: Native Xenopus oocytes exhibit dose-dependent depolarizing current responses to lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), with EC50 = 0.18 microM. Responses to LPA were subject to pronounced rapid desensitization. When oocytes were challenged with 5 nM LPA, the response was <10% of the maximal. Subsequent addition of 0.5 microM LPA resulted in 50-70% desensitization, when compared to naïve controls. Injection of antisense oligodeoxyoligonucleotides (ASODNs) targeted at either of the two endogenous LPA receptors inhibited the LPA response by approximately 50%, but did not alter the degree of rapid desensitization. To study the involvement of G-proteins in rapid homologous desensitization of responses to LPA, we selectively depleted native G-proteins by injection of specific ASDONs. Injection of ASDONs targeted at Galphaq family mRNAs (mainly Galpha11) reduced the response to 0.5 microM LPA by 50%. ASDONs targeted at either Galphao or Galphao1 caused a large decrease in the amount of their cognate mRNAs and the Galphao family proteins, while the response to LPA was inhibited by up to 30%. Injection of ASDONs targeted at Galphao1 mRNA decreased rapid desensitization from 69 to 23%, while pertussis toxin (PTX) completely abolished it. Expression of two dominant negative mutants of the human Galphao family homologs either decreased or virtually abolished rapid desensitization. Microinjection of CaCl(2) demonstrated that 50% of rapid desensitization could be attributed to inhibition of Ca(2+) activation of chloride channels. We propose that the apparent degenerate coupling of different G-proteins to LPA receptors in Xenopus oocytes actually serves both the generation of the response (by Gq and Go G-protein families) and its desensitization (mostly by Go G-protein family).
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Irit Itzhaki
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Van-Ham
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lupu-Meiri
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tayer
authors.forename: Hagit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shapira
authors.forename: Yoram
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oron
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D043802:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D008845:Microinjections; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D009865:Oocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000378:metabolism; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: D008246:Lysophospholipids; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go; D043802:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins