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Query: EC:3.1.4.1 (phosphodiesterase)
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The effect of pertussis toxin on GTP-binding protein of bovine rod cell outer segments (transducin) was studied. Pertussis toxin was shown to ADP ribosylate either alpha subunit of free transducin or transducin-GDP complex, whereas GTP and its analogue Gpp(NH)p strongly inhibit ADP ribosylation of transducin. Pertussis toxin inhibits rod outer segment membrane GTPase and GTPase of homogeneous transducin by 40% and 70-80%, respectively. Activation of rod cell cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase by transducin is reduced after its preincubation with pertussis toxin. In transducin modified by pertussis toxin, 83% of GDP becomes tightly bound and cannot be exchanged with Gpp(NH)p. The stabilization of complex transducin-GDP after ADP ribosylation can explain the inhibitory effect of pertussis toxin on GTP hydrolysis by transducin, and on phosphodiesterase activation by guanyl nucleotides.
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PMID:Inhibition by pertussis toxin of guanyl nucleotides exchange on transducin in bovine rod cell membranes. 256 2

Syntheses of some metabolites of ubiquinone and of related compounds are described. Idebenone (QSA-10), a methyl-dimethoxy-benzoquinone bearing an omega-hydroxydecyl side chain in 3-position, restored the oxidation of succinate and of NADH in ubiquinone-depleted mitochondrial preparations and showed a stabilizing effect on lysosomal membranes and an inhibitory effect on cAMP-phosphodiesterase. It inhibited lipid peroxidation in canine brain mitochondria and in microsomes from canine brain and rat liver. Administered orally to rats, it increased the respiratory control index for glutamate and succinate oxidation but had no effect on the ADP/O2 ratio. Pharmacological effects of idebenon are also briefly discussed.
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PMID:[Synthesis and biochemical actions of idebenone and related compounds. Ubiquinone and related compounds, XL]. 266 30

The effects of tetrandrine (Tet) on platelet aggregation and thromboxane A2 (TXA2) generation were studied in rabbit platelet-rich plasma (PRP) prepared by centrifugation. The effects of Tet on calmodulin activity in platelet extracts were also investigated by measuring calmodulin-sensitive phosphodiesterase activity. ADP, collagen or arachidonic acid (AA)-induced platelet aggregation was inhibited by Tet in a dose-dependent manner. TXA2 generation in PRP treated by Tet was markedly decreased in collagen-induced group, but was not altered in AA-induced group, suggesting that the release of AA from platelet phospholipids stimulated by collagen was blocked by Tet. Further experiments showed that the effects of Tet were related to its inhibition of calmodulin-dependent phosphodiesterase activity. There was evidence that the effects originated from its anti-calmodulin properties instead of its direct action on phosphodiesterase.
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PMID:[Effects of tetrandrine on rabbit platelet aggregation, thromboxane A2 generation and calmodulin activity]. 281 4

Phosphodiesterase I [EC 3.1.4.1] was purified from normal human urine in a highly purified state free from phosphodiesterase II, RNase, DNase I, DNase II, and phosphatase by column chromatographies of DEAE-Toyopearl, butyl-Toyopearl, Affi-Gel blue, and Sephadex G-150. The molecular weight of the enzyme was 1.9 x 10(5) and the pH optimum around 9.0 with p-nitrophenyl deoxythymidine 5'-phosphate as the substrate. The enzyme hydrolyzed the 3'-5' linkage of various dinucleoside monophosphates at approximately the same rate and the phosphodiester bonds of cyclic 3',5'-mononucleotides to produce mononucleoside 5'-phosphate. The enzyme also hydrolyzed ADP to 5'-AMP and Pi, ATP to 5'-AMP and PPi, and NAD+ to 5'-AMP and NMN. The enzyme activity was abolished by removal of metal ions with EDTA, and the metal-free enzyme was reactivated on the addition of Zn2+. The enzyme activity was also abolished by some reducing agents and the inhibition was reversed by Zn2+. The metal-free enzyme was less stable than the native enzyme, and Zn2+ and Co2+ restored the stability of the metal-free enzyme to the level of the native enzyme. The enzyme degraded oligonucleotides and high molecular nucleotides stepwise from the 3'-termini to give 5'-mononucleotides. The enzyme hydrolyzed single-stranded DNA more preferentially than double-stranded DNA. The enzyme also nicked superhelical covalently closed circular phi X174 DNA to yield first open circular DNA and then linear DNA.
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PMID:Phosphodiesterase I in human urine: purification and characterization of the enzyme. 282 85

Y1 adrenal tumor cells are resistant to the steroidogenic effect of A-II though they possess specific A-II binding sites. The number of these binding sites is lower in Y1 cells than in bovine adrenal cells, but the affinity is similar in the two models. Moreover, Y1 cells are shown to contain a high level of cytosolic protein kinase C whose properties appear similar to those observed in bovine adrenal cells. However, the activation of protein kinase C by a phorbol ester (PMA) or diacylglycerol (OAG) does not induce steroidogenesis in Y1 cells. On the other hand, A-II, without any effect on adenylate cyclase in basal conditions, reduces the ACTH-induced cAMP production in Y1 cells. This inhibitory effect of A-II is not blocked by phosphodiesterase inhibitor but is completely abolished after 24 hours of pretreatment of intact cells with pertussis toxin. This inhibition is probably mediated by the inhibitory guanine nucleotide regulatory protein (Gi) since the labeled 41 KD-ADP ribosylated protein disappeared after 24 hours of pretreatment of intact cells with pertussis toxin. Moreover, the accumulation of inositol phosphates under A-II stimulation was low, which suggests that the coupling of A-II receptors with phospholipase C is reduced in Y1 cells. The Y1 cell line is probably a good model to study the post membrane events in A-II action.
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PMID:Angiotensin II (A-II) steroidogenic refractoriness in Y-1 cells in the presence of A-II receptors negatively coupled to adenylate cyclase. 282 18

A venom exonuclease 'phosphodiesterase' (E.C. 3.1.4.1) has been purified from Cerastes cerastes venom by a combination of gel filtration on Sephadex G-100 superfine and ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sepharose. The enzyme showed a single band on PAGE and SDS-PAGE and had a molecular weight of 110,000. The final preparation was purified 28 fold. It had no carbohydrate and it did not have protease or 5'-nucleotidase activities. Optimum temperature for enzyme activity was 56 degrees C. The enzyme was rapidly inactivated when pre-incubated above 40 degrees C. Energy of activation (Ea) was calculated to be 0.913. The optimum pH was 9.0. Cysteine, glutathione, dithiothreitol, 2-mercaptoethanol, ADP and AMP inhibited the enzyme. Cysteine caused a non-competitive inhibition, while ADP showed a competitive inhibition. EDTA at a concentration of 0.5 mM caused complete inhibition of the enzyme, which could be reversed by the addition of Ca2+ or Mn2+.
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PMID:Purification and characterization of phosphodiesterase (exonuclease) from Cerastes cerastes (Egyptian sand viper) venom. 282 90

One hour of exposure to cholera toxin is sufficient to elicit a significant delay in the initiation of DNA synthesis and cell division in lactogenic hormone-dependent Nb2-11C lymphoma cells. The inhibitory effect occurs already at very low concentrations of cholera toxin (5-50 fM), at which it is not accompanied by a detectable increase in intracellular cAMP, or ADP-ribosylation of the alpha subunit of Gs, the stimulatory guanine nucleotide binding protein of adenylate cyclase; IBMX, the phosphodiesterase inhibitor, acts synergistically to cholera toxin, indicating that a minute increase in cAMP may be sufficient for the inhibition. This indication is substantiated by the finding that dibutyryl cAMP also inhibits cell proliferation. Phorbol diester reverses partially the inhibitory activity of cholera toxin. It is most likely that this effect does not result from blocking the increase in cAMP, but rather from some subsequent, yet unidentified, events. The inhibitory effect of cholera toxin is not dependent on the concentration of the proliferation-stimulating lactogenic hormone and cannot be abolished or reduced by excess of the hormone. Cholera toxin also inhibits the autonomous proliferation of a lactogenic hormone-independent cell line (Nb2-SP); however, in this case the inhibition is not affected by TPA.
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PMID:Inhibition of the proliferation of Nb2 cells by femtomolar concentrations of cholera toxin and partial reversal of the effect by 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate. 283 25

The vast majority of extracellular signals alters cell function by activating cell surface receptors. The transmembranous signalling process initiated by an activated receptor leads to the generation of an intracellular signal and eventually to a cellular response. In contrast to receptors that are permanently coupled to an enzyme or an ion channel representing the effector, a large number of surface receptors for hormones, neurotransmitters and receptors for exogenous chemical or physical stimuli reversibly interacts with membranous signal transduction components which, in turn, regulate intracellular messenger-generating effectors. The transducer molecules isolated so far form a family of guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G- or N-proteins). All isolated G-proteins are composed of three different subunits (alpha, beta, gamma). The alpha-subunit, which is specific for the individual G-protein, binds and hydrolyzes GTP and is target of ADP-ribosylating bacterial toxins. Hormone-induced activation of a receptor causes interaction with the alpha-subunit of a G-protein and the exchange of bound GDP with GTP. The GTP-bound form of the alpha-subunit represents the active form of the G-protein, which is capable of stimulating or inhibiting the respective effector. The active state of the alpha-subunit is terminated by its inherent GTPase activity causing hydrolysis of bound GTP. The beta gamma-complexes of G-proteins are structurally very similar and functionally interchangeable; they appear to dissociate from the alpha-subunits during receptor activation of the G-protein. Possible functions of the beta gamma-complex are to anchor the non-activated G-protein in the membrane, to facilitate G-protein-receptor interaction, and to promote the inactive state of the alpha-subunit. G-protein-regulated effectors include enzymes, ion channels and probably transporters. The best studied G-protein-regulated enzyme is the retinal cyclic GMP-phosphodiesterase which is activated by bleached rhodopsin via the tissue-specific G-protein, termed transducin. The ubiquitously occurring membrane-bound adenylate cyclase is under dual control by families of stimulatory and inhibitory receptors, acting via G-proteins called Gs and Gi, respectively. Moreover, the receptor control of phospholipases A2 and C and probably of phospholipase D most likely involves G-proteins which have not yet been identified. Finally, the activity of NADPH oxidase of neutrophils and that of cyclic AMP phosphodiesterases in liver and fat cells may be regulated via G-proteins. Modulations of non-enzymatic effectors are reviewed elsewhere.
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PMID:[Guanidine nucleotide binding proteins as membrane signal transduction components and regulators of enzymatic effectors]. 284 11

Binding of polyvalent antigens to IgE present in Fc epsilon receptors on the surface of mast cells and the RBL-2H3 cell line triggers the exocytotic release of allergic mediators. Preincubation of RBL-2H3 cells with cholera toxin (CT) was found to potentiate greater than or equal to 2- to 3-fold the rate and final amount of antigen-induced secretion of [3H]serotonin and N-acetyl beta-D-glucosaminidase. This was accompanied by a more variable increase in the initial rate of antigen-triggered formation of inositol phosphates. The holotoxin was required for potentiation, as neither the A nor the B subunit was effective when added separately. Four observations indicate that cAMP was not the primary effector of the augmentation of secretion caused by CT: (i) culture conditions were found in which CT caused large increases in secretion but very modest (or no) increases in cAMP; (ii) under other conditions, progressive increase in [CT] caused a maximum 2.5- to 3-fold increase in cAMP followed by a return to basal levels, whereas the secretory response saturated and remained stable; (iii) permeant cAMP analogs consistently enhanced secretion at low doses and inhibited at higher doses, but the peak enhancement was always much less than that achieved by an optimal dose of CT; (iv) the selective phosphodiesterase inhibitor Ro 20-1724 exhibited similar biphasic dose-response curves, the maximum enhancement again being small compared to that caused by CT itself. Both in vitro and in vivo, CT catalyzed transfer of ADP-ribose from NAD to two membrane proteins that comigrated on NaDodSO4/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis with two CT substrates in other cell types, and these were identified by immunoblotting as Gs alpha. These results suggest that ADP-ribosylation of a cholera toxin substrate potentiates IgE-mediated secretion from RBL-2H3 cells by a largely cAMP-independent route.
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PMID:Cholera toxin potentiates IgE-coupled inositol phospholipid hydrolysis and mediator secretion by RBL-2H3 cells. 284 4

The effect of NGF from bovine seminal plasma on the adenylate cyclase system of pheochromocytoma PC12 cell line was studied. It was shown that the elevation of the intracellular level of cAMP caused the NGF-like morphological differentiation of PC12 cells cultured in the serum-free medium. This effect was very transitory because of the compensatory action of phosphodiesterase of cAMP, the biosynthesis of which was induced by the elevated level of intracellular cAMP. Inhibition of the adenylate cyclase activity in the membrane preparation of PC12 cells was observed. This inhibition can be a result of a decrease in the level of endogenous ADP-ribosylation which was detected after incubation of cells with NGF. The parameters of this process were investigated. It was demonstrated that morphological differentiation of PC12 cells can be induced by serotonin (neurotransmitter), L-carnosine (dipeptide) and retinoic acid (vitamin A derivative). The possible mechanisms of action of these substances were suggested. It was shown that serotonin inhibited adenylate cyclase of PC12 cells, whereas the combined action of NGF and serotonin led to the activation of the enzyme. The hypothetic mechanism of this process was proposed.
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PMID:Regulation of differentiation of PC12 cells by nerve growth factor. 285 51


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