title: Mechanism for the regulation of mammalian cGMP phosphodiesterase6. 2: isolation and characterization of the transducin-activated form.
abstract: Rod photoreceptor cGMP phosphodiesterase (PDE6) consists of a catalytic subunit complex (Palphabeta) and two inhibitory subunits (Pgamma). In the accompanying article, using bovine photoreceptor outer segment homogenates, we show that Pgamma as a complex with the GTP-bound transducin alpha subunit (GTP-Talpha) dissociates from Palphabetagammagamma on membranes, and the Palphabetagammagamma becomes Pgamma-depleted. Here, we identify and characterize the Pgamma-depleted PDE. After incubation with or without guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTPgammaS), Palphabeta complexes are extracted. When a hypotonic buffer is used, Palphabetagammagamma, Palphabetagamma, and a negligible amount of a Palphabeta complex containing Pgamma are isolated with GTPgammaS, and only Palphabetagammagamma is obtained without GTPgammaS. When an isotonic buffer containing Pdelta, a prenyl-binding protein, is used, Palphabetagammagammadelta, Palphabetagammadeltadelta, and a negligible amount of a Palphabeta complex containing Pgamma and Pdelta are isolated with GTPgammaS, and Palphabetagammagammadelta is obtained without GTPgammaS. Neither Palphabeta nor Palphabetagammagamma complexed with GTPgammaS-Talpha is found under any condition we examined. Palphabetagamma has approximately 12 times higher PDE activity and approximately 30 times higher Pgamma sensitivity than those of Palphabetagammagamma. These results indicate that the Pgamma-depleted PDE is Palphabetagamma. Isolation of Palphabetagammagammadelta and Palphabetagammadeltadelta suggests that one C-terminus of Palphabeta is involved in the Palphabetagammagamma interaction with membranes, and that Pgamma dissociation opens another C-terminus for Pdelta binding, which may lead to the expression of high PDE activity. Cone PDE behaves similarly to rod PDE in the anion exchange column chromatography. We conclude that the mechanisms for PDE activation are similar in mammalian and amphibian photoreceptors as well as in rods and cones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, 4717 St. Antoine St., Detroit, MI 48201, USA. ayamazak@med.wayne.edu
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tatsumi
authors.forename: Vladimir A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Bondarenko
authors.forename: Sadamu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurono
authors.forename: Naoka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Komori
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Russell K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Usukura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002417:Cattle; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D054707:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 6 / Q000378:metabolism*; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D021122:Protein Subunits; D012160:Retina / Q000378:metabolism*; D012374:Rod Cell Outer Segment / Q000378:metabolism*; D015293:Transducin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D021122:Protein Subunits; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D054707:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 6; D015293:Transducin; D006152:Cyclic GMP