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Query: EC:3.1.4.1 (phosphodiesterase)
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The levels of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and two forms of cAMP phosphodiesterase with low (PDE1) and high (PDE2) affinity for the substrate were determined in homogenates from mouse liver and transplanted hepatoma 22. The level of cAMP in the tumour is 3 times lower than that in liver. By te kinetic parameters (Vmax, Km, pH optimum) adenylate cyclase from tumour does not show any significant differences as compared to the liver enzyme; the enzyme from hepatoma is, however, more sensitive to activation by F- ions. The activities of adenylate cyclase in liver and tumour cells are the same. Phosphodiesterases of cAMP from tumour and liver cells are similar in their Km values (3,3-10(-4) M for PDE1 and 2-10(-6) M for PDE2); however, the maximal and real rates of cAMP hydrolysis in hepatoma are much higher than in liver. The fact that both cAMP phosphodiesterase activities have similar dependence on Mg2+ and Ca2+ concentrations, suggests that PDE1 is a latent form of PDE2. In tumour cells the equilibrium between these two forms is probably shifted towards the enzyme with high affinity for the substrate. The results suggest that a decreased cAMP level in hepatoma cells (as compared to the liver) is due to the activation of PDE2.
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PMID:[Some features of cyclic adenosine monophosphate metabolism in mouse liver and hepatoma 22]. 2 Jan 68

Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains expressing the activated RAS2Val19 gene or lacking both cAMP phosphodiesterase genes, PDE1 and PDE2, have impaired growth control and display an acute sensitivity to heat shock. We have isolated two classes of mammalian cDNAs from yeast expression libraries that suppress the heat shock-sensitive phenotype of RAS2Val19 strain. Members of the first class of cDNAs also suppress the heat shock-sensitive phenotype of pde1- pde2- strains and encode cAMP phosphodiesterases. Members of the second class fail to suppress the phenotype of pde1- pde2- strains and therefore are candidate cDNAs encoding proteins that interact with RAS proteins. We report the nucleotide sequence of three members of this class. Two of these cDNAs share considerable sequence similarity, but none are clearly similar to previously isolated genes.
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PMID:Expression of three mammalian cDNAs that interfere with RAS function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 184 80

Addition of glucose or related fermentable sugars to derepressed cells of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae triggers a RAS-protein-mediated cAMP signal, which induces a protein phosphorylation cascade. Yeast strains without a functional CDC25 gene were deficient in basal cAMP synthesis and in the glucose-induced cAMP signal. Addition of dinitrophenol, which in wild-type strains strongly stimulates in vivo cAMP synthesis by lowering intracellular pH, did not enhance the cAMP level. cdc25 disruption mutants, in which the basal cAMP level was restored by the RAS2val19 oncogene or by disruption of the gene (PDE2) coding for the high-affinity phosphodiesterase, were still deficient in the glucose- and acidification-induced cAMP responses. These results indicate that the CDC25 gene product is required not only for basal cAMP synthesis in yeast but also for specific activation of cAMP synthesis by the signal transmission pathway leading from glucose to adenyl cyclase. They also show that intracellular acidification stimulates the pathway at or upstream of the CDC25 protein. When shifted to the restrictive temperature, cells with the temperature sensitive cdc25-5 mutation lost their cAMP content within a few minutes. After prolonged incubation at the restrictive temperature, cells with this mutation, and also those with the temperature sensitive cdc25-1 mutation, arrested at the 'start' point (in G1) of the cell cycle, and subsequently accumulated in the resting state G0. In contrast with cdc25-5 cells, however, the cAMP level did not decrease and normal glucose- and acidification-induced cAMP responses were observed when cdc25-1 cells were shifted to the restrictive temperature.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Involvement of the CDC25 gene product in the signal transmission pathway of the glucose-induced RAS-mediated cAMP signal in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 184 65

The essential interactions between cAMP and the yeast low Km cAMP-phosphodiesterase have been analyzed using cAMP analogues and phosphodiesterase inhibitors. cAMP specificity is conferred by hydrogen bonding at the N-6 and N-7 positions. In contrast to the other yeast phosphodiesterase, (Rp)-adenosine 3',5'-monophosphorothioate is not hydrolyzed. Eleven standard phosphodiesterase inhibitors were not highly effective. In Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells that express the yeast cAMP-phosphodiesterase (PDE2) gene, cAMP levels cannot be raised by cholera toxin. cAMP analogues that are efficiently hydrolyzed by the yeast cAMP-phosphodiesterase had no effect on the growth of CHO cells that express the PDE2 gene, even though they block the growth and alter the morphology of control cells. cAMP analogues that are not hydrolyzed by the yeast enzyme inhibited the growth and changed the morphology of both control and PDE2 expressing CHO cells. We have developed a method for creating cell lines in which cAMP levels can be reduced by expression of an exogenous cAMP-phosphodiesterase gene. By employing cAMP analogues that are not hydrolyzed by this phosphodiesterase, the inhibitory effects of the enzyme can be bypassed.
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PMID:Characterization of the yeast low Km cAMP-phosphodiesterase with cAMP analogues. Applications in mammalian cells that express the yeast PDE2 gene. 215 32

Saccharomyces cerevisiae contains two genes which encode cyclic AMP (cAMP) phosphodiesterase. We previously isolated and characterized PDE2, which encodes a high-affinity cAMP phosphodiesterase. We have now isolated the PDE1 gene of S. cerevisiae, which encodes a low-affinity cAMP phosphodiesterase. These two genes represent highly divergent branches in the evolution of phosphodiesterases. High-copy-number plasmids containing either PDE1 or PDE2 can reverse the growth arrest defects of yeast cells carrying the RAS2(Val-19) mutation. PDE1 and PDE2 appear to account for the aggregate cAMP phosphodiesterase activity of S. cerevisiae. Disruption of both PDE genes results in a phenotype which resembles that induced by the RAS2(Val-19) mutation. pde1- pde2- ras1- ras2- cells are viable.
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PMID:Cloning and characterization of the low-affinity cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 282 92

sra5 mutations in Saccharomyces cerevisiae were previously shown to suppress the inefficient growth of ras2 strains on nonfermentable carbon sources and to result in deficient low-Km cyclic AMP (cAMP) phosphodiesterase activity. We have cloned SRA5 by complementation. It maps to the right arm of chromosome XV, tightly linked to PRT1, and its sequence matches the sequence of PDE2, encoding the low-Km cAMP phosphodiesterase. Disruptions of SRA5 allowed ras1 ras2 strains to grow either on rich media supplemented with cAMP or on minimal media without exogenous cAMP. sra5 strains failed to survive prolonged nitrogen starvation in the presence of exogenous cAMP.
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PMID:SRA5 encodes the low-Km cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 282 10

The sites of specific binding of 3H-L-dihydroalprenolol (3H-DHA) were identified on the surface of ascites sarcoma 37 cells, using competitive displacement and binding of the beta-adrenergic antagonists, 3H-DHA and L-propranolol. These binding sites possessed the properties of beta-adrenergic receptors coupled with adenylate cyclase. Analysis of 3H-DHA binding by the Scatchard method revealed the presence of beta-adrenergic receptors of two types, i. e., with a high (Kd = 0.9-1.0 nM) and low (Kd = 15-20 nM) affinity for 3H-DHA. The number of high affinity receptors was (5.0-7.5) X 10(3); that of low affinity receptors was (20-30) X 10(3) on a per cell basis. Sarcolysine at concentrations of 1-10 microM displaced receptor-bound 3H-DHA, competed with the ligand for the common binding sites and caused, similar to isoproterenol, a short-term elevation of the intracellular cAMP content. Sarcolysine within the same concentration range (2.5-25 microM) caused non-competitive inhibition of the cAMP phosphodiesterase (PDE2) activity of plasma membranes isolated from ascites sarcoma 37 cells. The data obtained point to the functional coupling between beta-adrenergic receptors, adenylate cyclase and membraneous PDE2 of tumour cells as well as to its possible role in the antitumour effect of sarcolysine.
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PMID:[Interaction of sarcolysine with beta-adrenoreceptors in tumor cells]. 299 89

A gene, PDE2, has been cloned from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that, when present in high copy, reverses the phenotypic effects of RAS2Val19, a mutant form of the RAS2 gene that renders yeast cells sensitive to heat shock and starvation. It has previously been shown that the RAS proteins are potent activators of yeast adenylate cyclase. We report here that PDE2 encodes a high-affinity cAMP phosphodiesterase that shares sequence homology with animal cell phosphodiesterases. These results therefore imply that the effects of RAS2Val19 are mediated through its changes in cAMP concentration.
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PMID:Cloning and characterization of the high-affinity cAMP phosphodiesterase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 302 32

Recently, an inhibitor of adenosine deaminase, erythro-9-(2-hydroxyl-3-nonyl)adenine (EHNA), was shown to selectively block the activity of purified cGMP-stimulated phosphodiesterase (PDE) (cGS-PDE, or PDE2) in human and porcine heart [J. Mol. Cell. Cardiol. 24 (Suppl. V):102 (1992)]. Because cGS-PDE was found to mediate the cGMP-induced inhibition of L-type Ca2+ current (Ica) in frog ventricular cells, we tested the effects of EHNA in this preparation. Ica was measured using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique and a perfusing pipette. EHNA (0.3-30 microM) had no significant effect on either basal Ica or isoprenaline (1 nM)- or cAMP (10 microM)-elevated Ica. However, EHNA dose-dependently (IC50 approximately 3 microM) reversed the inhibitory effect of cGMP on cAMP-stimulated Ica. EHNA (30 microM) also blocked the inhibitory effect of NO donors, such as sodium nitroprusside (1 mM) and 3-morpholinosydnonimine (30 microM), on isoprenaline-stimulated Ica. In addition, EHNA dose-dependently (IC50 approximately 4-5 microM) inhibited the cGMP-induced stimulation of PDE activity in frog ventricle particulate fraction, as well as purified soluble cGS-PDE. However, EHNA (up to 30 microM) did not modify the activities of three other purified soluble PDE isoforms. Moreover, EHNA did not change the Ka (40 nM) for cGMP activation of cGS-PDE, which suggests that EHNA does not inhibit cGS-PDE by displacing cGMP from the allosteric regulator site. Because adenosine did not mimic the effects of EHNA on Ica or PDE activity, it is unlikely that the effects of EHNA are due to adenosine deaminase inhibition. We conclude that EHNA acts primarily to inhibit cGS-PDE in intact cardiac myocytes. This compound should be useful in evaluating the physiological role of cGS-PDE in various tissues.
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PMID:Erythro-9-(2-hydroxy-3-nonyl)adenine inhibits cyclic GMP-stimulated phosphodiesterase in isolated cardiac myocytes. 762 66

To help define essential interactions of cGMP with the catalytic site, we tested a series of cGMP analogs as competitive inhibitors of each cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE) family known to hydrolyze cGMP (PDE1, PDE2, PDE3, PDE5, and PDE6). IC50 values, relative to cGMP, were used to predict which functional groups of cGMP contribute to binding by the catalytic sites of each isozyme. The results indicate that the N1-nitrogen of cGMP contributes to binding at the catalytic site of all PDEs, probably as a hydrogen donor. All PDEs tested, with the exception of PDE2, also use the 6-oxo group, probably as a hydrogen acceptor. In contrast to other cGMP-binding enzymes, the 2-amino and 2'-hydroxyl groups of cGMP are not major requirements for binding to any PDE. The 8-bromo- and 8-p-chlorophenylthio-substituted analogs inhibit PDE1, PDE2, and PDE6 activity with high relative affinities, suggesting that these PDEs are not sterically hindered with bulky 8-position substitutions and that they do not preferentially bind the anti-conformation of cGMP. PDE3 and PDE5 have reduced apparent affinity for these analogs and therefore either are sterically hindered with these substitutions or bind cGMP in the anti-conformation. Overall, the data show substantial differences in structural requirements for cGMP binding to the catalytic sites of the different PDE families. Comparisons with published data show different structural requirements for binding to the catalytic, compared with noncatalytic, binding domains of PDEs. Even larger differences are seen between the requirements for binding to PDE catalytic sites and those for the cGMP-dependent protein kinase and the cGMP-gated cation channel.
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PMID:Characterization of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases with cyclic GMP analogs: topology of the catalytic domains. 787 41


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