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Query: EC:2.7.11.1 (
protein kinase
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Elevation of either cAMP or cGMP causes smooth muscle relaxation. Whether these effects are mediated through
cAMP-dependent protein kinase
(cAK),
cGMP-dependent protein kinase
(cGK), or both is unknown. Pig coronary arteries were treated with sodium nitroprusside (SNP) or
atrial natriuretic factor
(
ANF
), relaxants which elevate cGMP, and with isoproterenol or forskolin, relaxants which elevate cAMP. Incubation of the arteries with 10 microM SNP produced a 3.3-fold increase in cGMP without altering cAMP; the cGK activity ratio (-cGMP/+cGMP) in these extracts was increased by 2.6-fold as determined by a newly developed assay, while the cAK activity ratio (-cAMP/+cAMP) was unchanged. The increase in cGK activity ratio by SNP was concentration-dependent and was nearly maximal at 30 s. Treatment of the tissue with 10 nM
ANF
also increased the cGK activity ratio (2.3-fold), but not that of cAK. 100 microM isoproterenol caused a 2.9-fold elevation of cAMP with no change in cGMP, but both cAK and cGK activity ratios were increased (2.3- and 1.6-fold, respectively). The increase in the cGK activity ratio could be mimicked by cAMP addition to control tissue extracts at the concentration measured in extracts of the isoproterenol-treated tissue. Forskolin (1 and 10 microM) also increased the cGK activity ratio (1.9- and 4.9-fold). The increases in cGK activity observed in extracts suggest that moderate elevation of either cGMP or cAMP causes intracellular cGK activation, thus producing relaxation of vascular smooth muscle.
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PMID:Direct evidence for cross-activation of cGMP-dependent protein kinase by cAMP in pig coronary arteries. 130 58
Atrial natriuretic factor
increases the water permeability of the whole endothelium. This study investigates how it would affect the transcellular osmotic water permeability of bovine artery endothelial cells. The cyclic-GMP production by the isolated cells was maximal for 10(-6)M
atrial natriuretic factor
within 30 minutes at 37 degrees C. The cyclic-GMP
protein kinase
cell concentration was 1.87 +/- 0.15 ng/mg protein. The control apparent water permeability of the cells measured by light scattering was 195 +/- 11 microns/sec (n = 5). Membrane folding revealed by light and scanning electron microscopy indicated that their true water permeability values would be close to 20-40 microns/sec, similar to the values for lipid membranes. The energy activation calculated from the temperature dependence of water permeability between 15 degrees C and 37 degrees C was 9.3 kcal/mol. This value suggests water movement through the lipid bilayer and not through water channels.
Atrial natriuretic factor
10(-6)M did not significantly increase the water permeability of the cells. Hence,
atrial natriuretic factor
-stimulated increase in water permeability of the endothelium is more related to changes in paracellular water pathways than in transcellular water flux.
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PMID:Effect of atrial natriuretic factor on the water permeability of endothelial cells. 131 44
Foetal calf serum (FCS) and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-stimulated incorporation of [3H]thymidine into pig aortic smooth muscle cell (ASMC) DNA was decreased by agents that either stimulated the synthesis (forskolin) or inhibited the breakdown (3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine, IBMX) of cAMP. FCS-stimulated incorporation of [3H]thymidine into DNA was also reduced by selective inhibitors of cAMP-specific phosphodiesterase (PDE IV) (Ro-20-1724, rolipram) and cGMP-inhibited cAMP PDE (PDE III) (SK&F 94836). IBMX, Ro-20-1724, rolipram and SK&F 94836 enhanced forskolin inhibition of DNA synthesis. Alone, rolipram was a relatively weak inhibitor of FCS-induced ASMC DNA synthesis (IC25 greater than 20 microM); however, in the presence of a threshold concentration of SK&F 94836 (20 microM), the potency of rolipram increased (IC25 = 4 microM), suggesting synergy in the actions of PDE III and PDE IV inhibitors. SK&F 94836 and rolipram elicited 30% and 37%, respectively, reductions in FCS-induced ASMC proliferation and potentiated the inhibitory actions of forskolin. PDE III and PDE IV inhibitors alone, exerted minimal effects on ASMC cAMP levels after a short term (10 min) or long-term (2 or 24 hr) exposure, but enhanced forskolin-induced accumulation of cAMP. ASMC spontaneously released cAMP into the extracellular medium, a process that was increased by forskolin. PDE III and PDE IV inhibitors had no effect alone on cAMP extrusion but enhanced the effect of forskolin. Exposure of ASMC to forskolin or SK&F 94836 for 15 min increased the activity ratio (AR) of
cAMP-dependent protein kinase
from 0.05 to 0.17 and 0.23, respectively. Ro-20-1724, alone, did not affect
cAMP-dependent protein kinase
but enhanced the stimulatory effect of forskolin (AR = 0.37) and SK&F 94836 (AR = 0.27). Agents that increased cGMP synthesis (glycerol trinitrate,
atrial natriuretic factor
) or decreased its hydrolysis by selectively inhibiting cGMP-specific PDE (PDE V) (zaprinast) exerted no effects on FCS- or PDGF-stimulated [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA either alone or in combination. The cytosolic fraction of pig ASMC contained four cyclic nucleotide PDEs which were categorized as PDE V, Ca2+/calmodulin-stimulated PDE (PDE I), PDE III and PDE IV. PDE I and III activities were also associated with the particulate fraction. The results demonstrate that inhibitors of PDEs III and IV alone or in combination with forskolin, reduce ASMC DNA synthesis and proliferation, through an action likely to involve elevation of intracellular cAMP. In contrast, inhibition of cGMP hydrolysing PDE subtypes (I and V) exerted no effect on DNA synthesis in this cell type.
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PMID:Inhibition of pig aortic smooth muscle cell DNA synthesis by selective type III and type IV cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase inhibitors. 132 64
1. Independent of its effects on renal haemodynamics and glomerular filtration, angiotensin II (AII) has direct actions on the proximal tubule involving transepithelial Na+, H+, HCO3-, and water reabsorption, ammoniagenesis, gluconeogenesis and renal growth. 2. The effects of AII on water and electrolyte transport are biphasic and dose-dependent, such that low concentrations (10(-12)-10(-9) mol/L) stimulate reabsorption whereas high concentrations (10(-7)-10(-6) mol/L) inhibit reabsorption. Similar dose-response relations have been obtained for luminal and peritubular addition of AII. 3. The cellular responses to AII are mediated via an AT-1 receptor coupled via G-regulatory proteins to several parallel signal transduction pathways. Low doses inhibit the basolateral adenylate cyclase, lower intracellular cAMP and withdraw the inhibitory effect of
protein kinase A
on the luminal Na/H exchanger. Stimulation of this exchanger may also occur due to AII-receptor activation of phospholipase C to release diacyl glycerol, or by local transduction in the brush-border membrane involving phospholipase A2. 4. Inhibition of proximal fluid reabsorption is associated with increased intracellular Ca2+ released from intracellular stores, or entering via voltage-sensitive channels in response to the release of inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate, or following Ca2+ channel opening induced by the arachidonic acid metabolite 5,6-epoxy-eicosatrienoic acid. 5. The stimulatory actions of peritubular AII on proximal transport are inhibited by physiological concentrations of
atrial natriuretic factor
(
ANF
) and by parathyroid hormone (PTH). 6. It is concluded that intrarenal AII acts to maintain optimal matching of fluid reabsorption and filtered load in response to changes in sodium balance, as well as to promote acidification of the urine during acidosis and perhaps to potentiate tubular growth following renal injury.
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PMID:Regulation of proximal tubule function by angiotensin. 151 68
Mouse Leydig cell androgen production can be acutely stimulated by
atrial natriuretic factor
(
ANF
) via cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cGMP). This stimulation can approach that seen with high concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH) acting via cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP). To assess the potential for synergistic interaction between LH/cAMP and
ANF
/cGMP Leydig cells were co-exposed to
ANF
and LH or
ANF
/cGMP and site/type-selective cAMP analogues. Co-exposure to 1 nM
ANF
and 1 ng/ml LH elicited a synergistic increase in androgen production. Both 500 microM 8-bromo-cGMP and
ANF
(1.0-2.5 nM) synergized with cAMP analogues selective for either of the two major isoenzymes of
protein kinase A
. Phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibition was not involved as inclusion of a PDE inhibitor only augmented the response. It appears that
ANF
/cGMP may interact cooperatively with LH/cAMP in the stimulatory control of androgen production in the mouse Leydig cell and that the site of synergistic interaction may be the activation of the
cAMP-dependent protein kinase
.
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PMID:Interaction between cyclic nucleotide second messenger systems in murine Leydig cells. 166 54
Atrial natriuretic peptide
(
ANP
) binds to a transmembrane receptor having intrinsic guanylyl cyclase activity; this receptor has been designated GC-A. Binding of
ANP
to GC-A stimulates its catalytic activity, resulting in increased production of the second messenger, cyclic GMP. Here we show that GC-A can be expressed in insect cells using a recombinant baculovirus and that the expressed protein retained its abilities to bind
ANP
and to function as an
ANP
-activated guanylyl cyclase. In addition, GC-A produced in insect cells was absolutely dependent on the presence of adenine nucleotides for activation by
ANP
. Millimolar concentrations of ATP were required for optimal activation. The relative potencies of various nucleotides for activation was adenosine 5'-O-(thiotriphosphate) greater than ATP greater than ADP, adenosine 5'-(beta, gamma-imino)triphosphate greater than ADP beta S. AMP had no effect. These studies suggest that binding of an adenine nucleotide, most likely to the
protein kinase
-like domain of GC-A, is absolutely required for
ANP
activation. Regulation of guanylyl cyclase activation by adenine nucleotides represents a novel mechanism for the modulation of signal transduction, possibly analogous in some respects to the role of guanine nucleotides and G proteins in the regulation of adenylyl cyclase activity.
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PMID:Adenine nucleotides are required for activation of rat atrial natriuretic peptide receptor/guanylyl cyclase expressed in a baculovirus system. 167 58
Atrial natriuretic peptide
, acting through its second messenger guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP), suppresses Na+ absorption across the renal inner-medullary collecting duct and increases urinary Na+ excretion. Patch clamp studies show that cGMP reduces Na+ absorption by inhibiting an amiloride-sensitive cation channel in the apical membrane. We have now examined, using the patch clamp technique, the molecular mechanisms of cGMP inhibition. Cyclic GMP directly and specifically reduced the probability of a single channel being open (open probability, Po) by 39% (inhibition constant, Ki = 7.6 x 10(-7) M) by a phosphorylation-independent mechanism. Cyclic GMP also inhibited the channel by activating
cGMP-dependent protein kinase
(cGMP-kinase). Exogenous cGMP-kinase completely inhibited the channel by a phosphorylation-dependent mechanism. Activation of a pertussis toxin-sensitive G protein by GTP-gamma-S blocked cGMP-kinase inhibition of the channel. By contrast, cGMP-kinase inhibition of Po was completely reversed by GTP-gamma-S. Taken together with the results of a previous study showing that a G protein activates the cation channel, these data indicate that cGMP-kinase and a G protein sequentially regulate the cation channel. Our results show that atrial natriuretic peptide, acting through cGMP, inhibits Na+ absorption across the inner-medullary collecting duct by a dual mechanism, and that cGMP-kinase inhibits the channel by a pathway involving a G protein.
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PMID:Dual ion-channel regulation by cyclic GMP and cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase. 169 Mar 55
The vasoconstrictor hormone angiotensin-II (AII) raises cytosolic free calcium and stimulates
protein kinase
-C (PKC) activity in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA) directly activates PKC in these cells. Both of these agonists stimulate prostacyclin production. Several studies have shown that
atrial natriuretic factor
(
ANF
) does not interfere with the AII-induced early calcium response. We, therefore, examined the effects of
ANF
on PKC activity and prostacyclin production in cultured rat aortic VSMC. PKC activity was determined in the membranous and cytosolic fractions after anion exchange chromatography.
ANF
(10(-7) M) inhibited by 44 +/- 3% and 39 +/- 8% the increase in membranous PKC activity induced by AII and PMA, respectively.
ANF
(10(-7) M) inhibited PMA-stimulated prostacyclin production, whereas AII-induced prostacyclin production remained unaffected. Thus, our results suggest that some biological effects induced by
ANF
in VSMC are mediated by an inhibition of membranous PKC activity.
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PMID:Effects of atrial natriuretic factor on angiotensin-II-and phorbol ester-stimulated protein kinase-C and prostacyclin production in cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cells. 215 78
Atrial natriuretic peptide
(
ANP
) stimulates the phosphorylation of three cyclic GMP-dependent
protein kinase
substrate proteins of 225, 132, and 11 kDa (P225, P132 and P11 respectively) in the particulate fraction of cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cells [Sarcevic, Brookes, Martin, Kemp & Robinson (1989) J. Biol. Chem. 264, 20648-20654]. Vrolix, Raeymaekers, Wuytack, Hofmann & Casteels [(1988) Biochem. J. 255, 855-863] have reported the presence of a 130 kDa cyclic GMP-dependent
protein kinase
substrate protein in the membrane fraction of pig aorta or stomach, and suggested that it may be myosin light chain kinase (MLCK). The aim of the present study was to determine whether P132 from rat aorta was MLCK or caldesmon. Although P132 co-migrates with purified chicken gizzard MLCK on SDS/polyacrylamide gels, it is distinct from rat aortic MLCK. Partially purified MLCK from rat aorta migrated as a 145 kDa protein on SDS/polyacrylamide gels. Immunoblotting the partially purified rat aortic MLCK with antibody to bovine tracheal MLCK identified rat aortic MLCK (145 kDa) and a corresponding 145 kDa protein in the particulate fraction of cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cells, but did not detect the 132 kDa protein. Phosphopeptide maps of purified rat aortic MLCK prepared by digestion with Staphylococcus aureus V8 protease were distinct from those of P132. P132 was not caldesmon, since antibodies to caldesmon cross-reacted with 136 and 76 kDa proteins in the particulate fraction of rat aortic cells, but not with P132. Furthermore, caldesmon was partially extracted from the particulate into the soluble fraction by heating at 90 degrees C, whereas P132 was not. These results demonstrate that the
ANP
-responsive cyclic GMP-dependent
protein kinase
substrate of 132 kDa from rat aortic smooth muscle cells is not MLCK or caldesmon.
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PMID:The smooth muscle 132 kDa cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase substrate is not myosin light chain kinase or caldesmon. 217 64
Twelve loci have been assigned to rat chromosome 5: aldolase B (ALDOB),
atrial natriuretic factor
(ANF =
pronatriodilatin
, PND), D4RP1, DSI1, galactosyltransferase (GGTB2), glucose transporter (GLUT1), interferon alpha 1 and related interferon alpha (INFA), interferon beta (INFB), lymphocyte-specific protein-tyrosine kinase (LCK), oncogene MOS, alpha 2U-globulin (major urinary protein, MUP), and orosomucoid (ORM, also called alpha 1-acid glycoprotein, AGP). Among these, the interferon alpha and beta genes map in the q22-23 region, which also contains a transformation suppressor gene (SAI1). The other loci reside outside this region. This study also indicated that the rat genome contains 2 LCK genes, unlike the human and murine genomes. These new assignments on rat chromosome 5 demonstrate that this chromosome is highly homologous to mouse chromosome 4 and carries synteny groups conserved on human chromosome 9 (interferon alpha and beta, galactosyltransferase, orosomucoid, and aldolase B genes) and on the short arm of human chromosome 1 (MYCL, glucose transporter,
protein kinase
LCK, and
atrial natriuretic factor
genes).
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PMID:Assignment of 12 loci to rat chromosome 5: evidence that this chromosome is homologous to mouse chromosome 4 and to human chromosomes 9 and 1 (1p arm). 234 Nov 57
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