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Query: EC:4.6.1.1 (adenylate cyclase)
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Lateral (L) cilia of Mytilus gill are activated by serotonin which, in molluscan systems, is known to activate adenylate cyclase. Triton-extracted models of L-cells, arrested at greater than 10(-6) M Ca++, are stimulated to beat by the addition of 10(-5) M cAMP while still under Ca++ arrest conditions, suggesting that cAMP-activation is not mediated by alterations of Ca++ levels. Using isolated, permeabilized cilia, we find, independent of [Ca++], that cAMP-dependent protein phosphorylation in L-cilia occurs uniquely and reversibly on three low molecular weight polypeptides of 23,000, 18,000, and 14,000 daltons. Phosphorylation is maximal at cAMP concentrations above 0.5 microM. The phosphorylated chains partially co-extract at high salt with a 14S dynein fraction and have approximately the same molecular weights as reported for dynein light chains. Such conditions mainly extract the outer dynein arm, about 40% of the Mg++-ATPase activity, and a corresponding amount of the cAMP phosphorylated chains. However, the three polypeptides sediment together at 10-11S, clearly separable from the 14S dynein ATPase. Using a gel-overlay technique, we find that calmodulin binds to axonemal polypeptides of L-cilia with molecular weights of 18,000 and 13,000, independent of Ca++, while in mixed-population cilia, only a 12,000 dalton chain binds calmodulin, in a Ca++ dependent manner. In neither case are calmodulin binding proteins found in the high salt fraction containing the cAMP-dependent phosphorylated chains, indicating that, in spite of some similarity in molecular weight, the cAMP-phosphorylated and calmodulin binding polypeptides are different. Also, double-labelling indicates that only the 18,000 dalton chains co-migrate.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Cyclic AMP and calcium in the differential control of Mytilus gill cilia. 301 53

Influence of synthetic water-soluble antioxidants gamma-(4-oxi-3,5-ditret-butylphenol) propionate (phenozan) and the potassium salt of phenozan on the signal processing in beta-receptor-adenylate-cyclase complex of rat cardiocyte membranes has been studied. It was demonstrated that these compounds act at the level of signal transduction from receptor to adenylate cyclase catalytic subunit rather than at the level of ligand-receptor complex formation. At concentrations exceeding-10 microM the antioxidants inhibit both isoproterenol-stimulated synthesis of cyclic 3',5'-AMP and accumulation of the products of lipid peroxidation in membranes. It is proposed that in vitro addition of antioxidants on cardiocyte beta-receptor-adenylate-cyclase complex is a result of alteration of physico-chemical properties of membrane lipids caused by these inhibitors of free radical reactions.
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PMID:[In vitro effect of synthetic water-soluble antioxidants of the class of screened phenols on the beta-adrenergic system in the cardiocyte plasma membranes of rats]. 302 Dec 57

O2 consumption in tissue slices from the nasal salt gland of the duck and the lachrymal salt gland of Malaclemys is stimulated by methacholine, a stimulation that is inhibited by bumetanide and by ouabain. In addition, the calcium ionophore A23187 mimics the action of methacholine in stimulating this secretion-related O2 consumption in both glands, suggesting a second-messenger role for this ion in the cholinergic response. However, the adenylate cyclase activator, forskolin, and the cyclic AMP analogue, 8-cpt-cAMP, also stimulate ouabain-sensitive and bumetanide-sensitive O2 consumption in both the duck gland and the Malaclemys gland. It is suggested that the mechanism of salt secretion in the Malaclemys lachrymal gland conforms to that previously described for other extrarenal salt-secreting tissues in nonmammalian vertebrates and, as in the bird gland, is subject to a cholinergic regulation potentially acting via changes in intracellular calcium. In addition to this, secretory activity in both the avian and the turtle glands can be stimulated by a previously undisclosed adenylate cyclase-cyclic AMP system. The identity of the primary signal for such a system is not known, nor is the nature of any interrelationship between the two second-messenger systems that have been identified in these glands.
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PMID:Secretory activity in salt glands of birds and turtles: stimulation via cyclic AMP. 302 84

Strips of the rabbit pulmonary artery were incubated with 3H-noradrenaline and subsequently superfused. In strips superfused with Ca2+-free solution containing K+ 64.7 mmol/l, tritium overflow was stimulated by introduction of Ca2+ 1.6 mmol/l; in strips superfused with physiological salt solution, stimulation was carried out with veratridine 30 mumol/l, acetylcholine 1 mmol/l (in the presence of atropine 1 mumol/l) or tyramine 100 mumol/l. The Ca2+-, veratridine- or acetylcholine-induced tritium overflow was facilitated by forskolin, AH 21-132 (a cAMP phosphodiesterase inhibitor) and/or 8-Br-cAMP, i.e. compounds which increase intraneuronal cAMP content. In contrast, the Ca2+-independent tyramine-evoked tritium overflow was not affected by these drugs. It is concluded that cAMP is involved in the regulation of stimulation-evoked Ca2+-dependent noradrenaline release, and that the sympathetic nerve terminals are endowed with an adenylate cyclase system. Facilitation of release may be caused by an alteration of Ca2+ influx or utilization.
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PMID:Further evidence for the involvement of cyclic AMP in Ca2+-dependent, but not Ca2+-independent, noradrenaline release in the rabbit pulmonary artery. 303 Feb 8

(NH4)2SO4 was found to activate adenylate cyclase in Dictyostelium discoideum membranes. The effect of (NH4)2SO4 on the enzyme was observed after pretreatment of membranes but could not be observed if the salt was added to the assay mixture. Activation was seen when membranes were pretreated with 0.16 M (NH4)2SO4 and was maximal at 0.6-1.0 M. The maximal activation of the enzyme was observed within 3 min of pretreatment and was not readily reversible. The effect was specific for the NH+4 ion since pretreatment of membranes with other NH+4 salts could activate the enzyme, whereas pretreatment with NaCl or KCl could not. Pretreatment of plasma membranes with (NH4)2SO4 eliminated the sensitivity of the enzyme to the inhibitory effect of guanine nucleotides. (NH4)2SO4 pretreatment also significantly attenuated the inhibition by guanine nucleotides of cAMP binding to its plasma membrane receptor. The effect of (NH4)2SO4 on GTP inhibition of cAMP binding to its receptor was even more dramatic when the salt was present in the binding assay. (NH4)2SO4 also increased the ADP-ribosylation by cholera toxin of a 39,000-Da membrane protein. The data support the hypothesis that (NH4)2SO4-induced changes in adenylate cyclase and the cAMP receptor are due to an alteration of a putative G protein.
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PMID:Ammonium sulfate modifies adenylate cyclase and the chemotactic receptor of Dictyostelium discoideum. Evidence for a G protein effect. 311 Jan 44

The influence of salt adaptation on specific adenylate cyclase activity (measured by conversion of [alpha-32p]-ATP into [alpha-32p]-cAMP) was investigated in gill plasma membranes of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) adapted to various salinities (deionized water, DW; fresh water, FW; 3/4 sea water, 3/4 SW; sea water, SW) and in sea water adapted-mullet (Mugil sp.). Basal activity declined by a factor of 2 in trout with increasing external salinity (pmoles cAMP/mg protein/10 min: 530 in DW, 440 in FW, 340 in 3/4 SW; 250 in SW) and was very low in SW adapted-mullet: 35. The Km for ATP was similar (0.5 mM) in both FW adapted- and SW adapted- trout in either the absence (basal activity) or in the presence of stimulating agents (isoproterenol; NaF) while the Vm varied. Analysis of stimulation ratios with respect to basal levels of the enzyme showed that hormones (glucagon, VIP) and pharmacological substances (isoproterenol, NaF) display a greater potency in high salt than in low salt adapted- fish gills. In contrast, salt adaptation did not have any effect on the regulation of adenylate cyclase by PGE1. These results are interpreted in relation to the general process of osmoregulation.
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PMID:Adenylate cyclase activity in fish gills in relation to salt adaptation. 311 May 22

Sodium and other monovalent cations (added as chloride salts) inhibited adenylate cyclase of luteinized rat ovary. Sodium chloride (150 mM) inhibited basal enzyme activity by 20%. Sodium chloride inhibition was enhanced to 34-54% under conditions of enzyme stimulation by guanine nucleotides (GTP and its nonhydrolyzable analog 5'-guanylyl imidodiphosphate), fluoride anion, and agonists (ovine luteinizing hormone (oLH) and the beta-adrenergic catecholamine isoproterenol) acting at stimulatory receptors linked to adenylate cyclase. Sodium chloride inhibition was dependent on salt concentration over a wide range (25-800 mM) as well as the concentrations of GTP and oLH. Inhibition by NaCl was of rapid onset and appeared to be reversible. The order of inhibitory potency of monovalent cations was Li+ greater than Na+ greater than K+. The role of individual components of adenylate cyclase in the inhibitory action of monovalent cations was examined. Exotoxins of Vibrio cholerae and Bordetella pertussis were used to determine respectively the involvement of the stimulatory and inhibitory guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory components (Ns and Ni) in NaCl inhibition. Sodium chloride inhibited cholera toxin-activated adenylate cyclase activity by 29%. Ni did not appear to mediate cation inhibition of adenylate cyclase because pertussis toxin did not attenuate inhibition by NaCl. Enzyme stimulation by agents (forskolin and Mn2+) thought to activate the catalytic component directly was not inhibited by NaCl but was instead significantly enhanced. Sodium chloride (150 mM) increased both the Kd for high-affinity binding of oLH to 125I-human chorionic gonadotropin binding sites and the Kact for oLH stimulation of adenylate cyclase by sevenfold. In contrast, NaCl had no appreciable effect on either isoproterenol binding to (-)-[125I]iodopindolol binding sites or the Kact for isoproterenol stimulation of adenylate cyclase. The results suggest that in luteinized rat ovary monovalent cations uncouple, or dissociate, Ns from the catalytic component and, in a distinct action, reduce gonadotropin receptor affinity for hormone. Dissociation of the inhibitory influence of Ni from direct catalytic activation could account for NaCl enhancement of forskolin- and Mn2+-associated activities. On the basis of these results, the spectrum of divergent stimulatory and inhibitory effects of monovalent cations on adenylate cyclase activities in a variety of tissues may be interpreted in terms of differential enzyme susceptibilities to cation-induced uncoupling of N and catalytic component functions.
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PMID:Inhibition of adenylate cyclase from luteinized rat ovary by monovalent cations: roles of the stimulatory guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory component and stimulatory hormone receptor. 312 64

We have examined the effects of sodium (Na+) salts on rat liver adenylate cyclase. Increasing concentrations of Na+ salts produced biphasic stimulation and inhibition of adenylate cyclase and potentiated enzyme activation by GTP and its hydrolysis resistant analog 5'-guanylyl imidodiphosphate. Salt effects were temperature dependent, of rapid onset, and specific for the Na+ cation though also partly dependent on the accompanying anion. Sodium salt stimulation of adenylate cyclase and enhancement of GTP activation were attenuated by agents (pertussis toxin and N-ethylmaleimide) which inactivate the inhibitory guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory component (Gi) of adenylate cyclase. Cholera toxin, which activates the stimulatory guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory component (Gs) of adenylate cyclase and thereby increases enzyme activity, augmented the inhibitory phase of Na+ salt action. These results suggest that the stimulatory and inhibitory effects of Na+ salts may be due, respectively, to inhibition of Gi and Gs modulation of adenylate cyclase.
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PMID:Stimulatory and inhibitory effects of sodium salts on adenylate cyclase of rat liver. Implications for salt modulation of guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory component function. 314 74

The effects of magnesium and sodium ions on adenylate cyclase activity in plasma membranes from chicken heart and eggshell gland mucosa were studied. It was found that the increase in magnesium chloride concentration from 5 to 40 mM results in the stimulation (4.1-fold) of the adenylate cyclase activity. The increase in sodium chloride concentration up to 150 mM stimulated the enzyme activity 2-fold. The stimulation of adenylate cyclase by magnesium and sodium ions was less pronounced in the eggshell gland. GTP did not activate adenylate cyclase. The activating effect of magnesium and sodium ions was accompanied by the attenuation of the enzyme sensitivity to NaF, guanylyl imidodiphosphate and isoproterenol. Activation by guanylyl imidodiphosphate was completely abolished in the presence of 40 mM magnesium chloride. It is assumed that high concentrations of the salt promote subunit dissociation of the adenylate cyclase regulatory protein and its interaction with the catalytic subunit in the presence of endogenous nucleotides. The differences in the adenylate cyclase sensitivity to cations in chicken heart and eggshell gland mucosa correlate with the amount of pertussis toxin substrate.
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PMID:[Regulation by cations of adenylate cyclase activity in chicken tissues]. 317 68

Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)-stimulated adenylate cyclase was demonstrated cytochemically in human sweat glands. Biopsies containing axillary sweat glands were incubated with 5 micron VIP and adenylate cyclase was demonstrated using the cerium-salt technique. Reaction products were localized in the plasma membranes of glandular and myoepithelial cells. Thus, VIP appears to stimulate adenylate cyclase activity without acetylcholine. VIP and acetylcholine in human sweat glands most probably act through a receptor complex, where adenylate cyclase is coupled to that part of the receptor stimulated by VIP.
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PMID:Cytochemical localization of VIP-stimulated adenylate cyclase activity in human sweat glands. 356 70


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