title: Analysis of signal transduction: formation of cAMP, cGMP, and Ins(1,4,5)P3 in vivo and in vitro.
abstract: This chapter describes biochemical assays with which to analyze signal transduction from surface cAMP receptors via G proteins to the effector enzymes adenylyl cyclase, guanylyl cyclase, and phospholipase C. The cAMP-mediated formation of the second messengers cAMP, cGMP, and Ins(1,4,5)P3 in cells will provide information on the entire pathway; here, details on isotope-dilution assays, through which the concentrations of these second messengers can be determined, are offered. Subsequently, several assays that analyze specific parts of the sensory transduction pathway are described. The assays include equilibrium and nonequilibrium binding to surface cAMP receptors on cells and on isolated membranes. The interaction between the cAMP receptor and G proteins can be measured as GTPgammaS-mediated inhibition of cAMP-binding to the receptor, or as cAMP-mediated stimulation of GTPase activity or GTPgammaS-binding to G proteins. Finally, assays for the in vitro G protein-mediated activation of the effector enzymes adenylyl cyclase, guanylyl cyclase, and phospholipase C are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Cell Biology, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Peter J M
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Van Haastert
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D004023:Dictyostelium / Q000502:physiology*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) / Q000494:pharmacology; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D011953:Receptors, Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011953:Receptors, Cyclic AMP; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate); D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase; D006152:Cyclic GMP