Evidence for the dual coupling of the rat neurotensin receptor with pertussis toxin‐sensitive and insensitive G‐proteins

FEBS Letters

Gailly, Philippe¹  Hermans, Emmanuel²  Najimi, Mustapha² 

[1] Laboratoire de Physiologie Générale des Muscles (FYMU), Département de Physiologie et de Pharmacologie. Université catholique de Louvain, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium;Laboratoire de Pharmacologie Expérimentale (FARL), Département de Physiologie et de Pharmacologie. Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 54, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium

关键词: Neurotensin;    Pertussis toxin;    Arachidonic acid;    G-protein;    GTPγS;    Phospholipase;    NT;    neurotensin;    NTS1;    high affinity neurotensin receptor;    InsP;    inositol phosphates;    CHO;    Chinese hamster ovary;    Gpp(NH)p;    guanylylimidodiphosphate;    GTPγS;    guanosine-5′-O-(3-thio)triphosphate;    PTx;    pertussis toxin;    CHO-NTR;    transfected CHO cells expressing the rat NTS1;   

DOI  :  10.1016/S0014-5793(00)02095-0

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

We previously demonstrated the functional coupling of the rat neurotensin receptor NTS1 with G-proteins on transfected CHO cell homogenates by showing modulation of agonist affinity by guanylyl nucleotides and agonist-mediated stimulation of [³⁵S]GTPγS binding. In the present study, we observed that G_i/o-type G-protein inactivation by pertussis toxin (PTx) resulted in a dramatic reduction of the NT-induced [³⁵S]GTPγS binding whereas the effect of guanylyl nucleotide was almost not affected. As expected, NT-mediated phosphoinositide hydrolysis and intracellular calcium mobilization were not altered after PTx treatment. This suggests the existence of multiple signaling cascades activated by NT. Accordingly, using PTx and the PLC inhibitor U-73122, we showed that both signaling pathways contribute to the NT-mediated production of arachidonic acid. These results support evidence for a dual coupling of the NTS1 with PTx-sensitive and insensitive G-proteins.

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