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The effects of guanosine 5'-triphosphate (GTP) and GTP-gamma-S, known activators of GTP binding proteins, on proton transport were investigated in endosome-enriched vesicles (endosomes). Endosomes were prepared from rabbit renal cortex following the intravenous injection of FITC-dextran. The rate of intravesicular acidification was determined by measuring changes in fluorescence of FITC-dextran. Both GTP and GTP-gamma-S stimulated significantly the initial rate of proton transport. In contrast, GDP-beta-S, which does not activate GTP binding proteins, inhibited proton transport. The rank order of stimulation was GTP-gamma-S greater than GTP greater than control greater than GDP-beta-S. GTP-gamma-S stimulation of proton transport was also observed under conditions in which chloride entry was eliminated, i.e., 0 mM external chloride concentration in the presence of potassium/valinomycin voltage clamping. GTP-gamma-S did not affect proton leak in endosomes as determined by collapse of H+ ATPase-generated pH gradients. ADP ribosylation by treatment of endosomal membranes with pertussis toxin revealed two substrates corresponding to the 39-41 kD region and comigrating with alpha i subunits. Pretreatment of the membranes with pertussis toxin had no effect on proton transport in the absence of GTP or GTP-gamma-S. However, pretreatment with pertussis toxin blocked the stimulation of proton transport by GTP. In contrast, as reported in other membranes by others previously, pertussis toxin did not prevent the stimulation of proton transport by GTP-gamma-S. These findings, taken together, indicate that GTP binding proteins are present in endosomal membranes derived from renal cortex and that activation of G protein by GTP and GTP-gamma-S stimulates proton transport in a rank order identical to that reported for other transport pathways modulated by Gi proteins. Therefore, these studies suggest that G proteins are capable of stimulating the vacuolar H ATPase of endosomes directly.
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PMID:A potential role for guanine nucleotide-binding protein in the regulation of endosomal proton transport. 185 Jul 57

The molecular mechanisms surrounding the toxicity and high mortality rate that accompany the release of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) are unclear, although its potent activity suggests that an amplification system is involved. Because previous studies suggest that a guanine-nucleotide-binding protein (G-protein) may participate in LPS action, we have evaluated the effects of LPS on GTPase activity in membranes isolated from macrophage (RAW 264.7) and fibroblast (B82L) cell lines. LPS induced substantial GTPase activation (200-300% above basal), and kinetic analyses indicated that the maximal LPS-stimulated increase in velocity is observed within 15 min, that it is a low-Km (for GTP) activity, that it can be enhanced by ammonium sulphate, and that it appears to be pertussis toxin-insensitive. Moreover, the LPS-enhanced GTPase activity was not antagonized by phosphatase/ATPase inhibitors such as p-nitrophenyl phosphate, ouabain, bafilomycin or N-ethylmaleimide, and in fact was potentiated by the addition of ATP or ADP. Conversely, the LPS precursor, lipid X, which can decrease the lethal effects of LPS, was found to dose-dependently inhibit the LPS-mediated stimulation of GTPase activity. Half-maximal inhibition was seen at the same lipid X/LPS ratio known to be effective in vivo, i.e. 1:1(w/w). These effects appear to be specific because other phospholipids, detergents and glycosides neither stimulated basal, nor inhibited LPS-induced, GTPase activity. These data suggest the involvement of a GTPase in LPS action, and indicate that lipid X may act to directly antagonize LPS at this level.
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PMID:Bacterial lipopolysaccharide-stimulated GTPase activity in RAW 264.7 macrophage membranes. 185 66

We have reported recently that prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) stimulated phosphoinositide metabolism in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells and that PGE2 and ouabain, an inhibitor of Na+, K(+)-ATPase, synergistically induced a gradual secretion of catecholamines from the cells. Here we examined the involvement of a GTP-binding protein(s) in PGE receptor-induced responses by using NaF. In the presence of Ca2+ in the medium, NaF stimulated the formation of all three inositol phosphates, i.e., inositol monophosphate, bisphosphate, and trisphosphate, linearly over 30 min in a dose-dependent manner (15-30 mM). This effect on phosphoinositide metabolism was accompanied by an increase in cytosolic free Ca2+. NaF also induced catecholamine release from chromaffin cells, and the dependency of stimulation of the release on NaF concentration was well correlated with those of NaF-enhanced inositol phosphate formation and increase in cytosolic free Ca2+. Although the effect of NaF on PGE2-induced catecholamine release in the presence of ouabain was additive at concentrations below 20 mM, there was no additive effect at 25 mM NaF. Furthermore, the time course of catecholamine release stimulated by 20 mM NaF in the presence of ouabain was quite similar to that by 1 microM PGE2, and both stimulations were markedly inhibited by amiloride, with half-maximal inhibition at 10 microM. Pretreatment of the cells with pertussis toxin did not prevent, but rather enhanced, PGE2-induced catecholamine release over the range of concentrations examined. These results demonstrate that NaF mimics the effect of PGE2 on catecholamine release from chromaffin cells and suggest that PGE2-evoked catecholamine release may be mediated by the stimulation of phosphoinositide metabolism through a putative GTP-binding protein insensitive to pertussis toxin.
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PMID:Sodium fluoride mimics the effect of prostaglandin E2 on catecholamine release from bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. 189 68

The mechanism by which GTP induces Ca2+ release from Ca2(+)-preloaded rat hepatic microsomes was studied. In the same concentration range as that for Ca2+ release, GTP inhibited the initial rate of ATP-driven Ca2+ uptake. It also inhibited the formation by ATP of the phosphorylated intermediate of Ca2(+)-ATPase, which had previously been identified by us as a 97-116 kDa protein (Fleschner, C.R., et al. (1985) Biochem. J. 226, 839). Vanadate, an inhibitor of Ca2(+)-ATPase, also caused Ca2+ release in a similar fashion, but its effect was not additive to that of GTP. Although the non-metabolizable GTP analogues, GMPPNP and GTP gamma S, did not cause Ca2+ release by themselves, GTP gamma S completely and GMPPNP partially blocked the effect of GTP. Pretreatment of vesicles with either cholera or pertussis toxin did not alter the responsiveness to GTP. These results indicate that GTP inhibits microsomal Ca2(+)-ATPase, independently of the Gs and Gi proteins. Because a decrease in Ca2+ uptake results in a net increase in Ca+ release, this effect of GTP seems to account, at least partially, for the GTP-induced Ca2+ release from microsomes.
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PMID:Mechanism of action of GTP in the induction of Ca2+ release from hepatic microsomes. 214

The short term regulation of the activity of the Na,K-pump (Na+,K(+)-ATPase) is just beginning to be understood. By using single microdissected proximal tubule segments (PCT) (permeabilized in order to clamp Na entry), it was possible to study regulation of Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity in its own environment and in a well defined cell population. The Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity can be regulated over a short term via guanidine triphosphate (GTP) dependent regulatory proteins. However the guanidine proteins are not directly coupled to the Na,K-pump and the mechanism involves the activation of complex intracellular signalling system. Locally produced dopamine induces a dose dependent inhibition of Na+,K+ ATPase activity. This inhibition is mediated by a complex mechanism that requires the activation of both membrane dopamine receptors, DA-1 and DA-2. It involves the activation of a pertussis toxin sensitive GTP-binding protein and activation of protein kinase C. A DA-2 agonist only inhibits Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity when it is incubated together with dibutyryl cAMP or Forskolin. We have therefore concluded that an increase in cellular cAMP levels plays a permissive role for DA-2 inhibition of Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity. A fully differentiated cell is required for dopamine inhibition of Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity. An abnormal regulation of proximal tubule Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity might be of importance in the pathogenesis of certain types of hypertension.
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PMID:Short-term regulation of Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity by dopamine. 216 34

1. In the isolated perfused, noradrenaline (NA)-constricted mesenteric arteries of the rat, acetylcholine (0.003-1 nmol), histamine (0.01-10 nmol) and the calcium ionophore A23187 (0.01-1 nmol), caused endothelium-dependent vasodilatation while the vasodilatation by the K+ channel activator BRL 34915 (0.1-1 nmol) was independent of endothelium. 2. The guanylate cyclase inhibitor, methylene blue at 10 microM did not inhibit the action of any of the vasodilators but at 50 microM reduced the vasodilator effect of acetylcholine (ACh), histamine and A23187. 3. Infusion of ouabain or perfusion with K(+)-free or excess K+ (50 mM) Krebs solution reduced the vasodilator effect of ACh, histamine and A23187, suggesting the action of these agents involves, at least in part, activation of Na+/K(+)-ATPase. The vasodilator effect of BRL 34915 was not affected by ouabain, but abolished during perfusion with Krebs solution containing excess K+ or depleted of K+. 4. Five structurally distinct K+ channel blockers (apamin, crude scorpion venom, procaine, quinidine and tetraethylammonium) attenuated the vasodilator effect of ACh, histamine and A23187. The K+ channel blockers, except apamin and crude scorpion venom, also inhibited the vasodilatation produced by BRL 34915. 5. The vasodilator effect of ACh, histamine or A23187 was not altered in mesenteric vessels of pertussis toxin-treated rats, suggesting that the K+ channels associated with the endothelium-dependent vasodilator effect of these agents are either not coupled to G-proteins or are coupled to G-proteins that are insensitive to pertussis toxin. 6. The calcium channel blockers, diltiazem (0.1 or 1 microM), nifedipine (0.01 or 0.1 microM) or nitrendipine (1 nM) attenuated the vasodilatation produced by ACh, histamine, A23187 and also that by BRL 34915. 7. We conclude that endothelium-dependent vasodilatation induced by ACh, histamine and A23187 is mediated via activation of membrane K+ channels and Na+/K+-ATPase. The K+ channels involved in the vasodilator action of these agents are not coupled to pertussis toxin-sensitive G-proteins and appear to be regulated by Ca2 +.
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PMID:Endothelium-dependent and BRL 34915-induced vasodilatation in rat isolated perfused mesenteric arteries: role of G-proteins, K+ and calcium channels. 216 32

The effects of the cholinergic agonist carbachol on ouabain-sensitive K(+)-activated 4-nitrophenylphosphatase (K(+)-O2NPhPase) activity of rabbit and pig ventricular sarcolemma were examined. Carbachol (0.01-1000 microM) alone had no effect on K(+)-O2NPase. However, in the presence of GTP (100 microM) or its analog guanosine 5'-[gamma-thio]triphosphate (GTP[S], 1 microM) the agonist reduced this enzymatic activity (IC50 = 0.3 microM) by about 45% in a concentration-dependent manner. The GTP[S]-dependent effect of carbachol was blocked by 10 microM atropine, an antagonist of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAcChoR). In the presence of micromolar concentrations of ATP or the GDP analog guanosine 5'-[beta-thio]diphosphate, carbachol did not change sarcolemmal K(+)-O2NPhPase activity. GTP[S] alone reduced this activity (IC50 = 2 microM) by about 40% in a concentration-dependent manner with a lag period of about 3 min. This lag disappeared in the presence of carbachol. Treatment of sarcolemmal membranes with 20 micrograms/ml pertussis toxin, which catalyzed ADP-ribosylation of the 40-41-kDa alpha-subunits of inhibitory GTP-binding protein (Gi), abolished the GTP[S]-promoted inhibitory effect of carbachol. Immunochemically, these alpha-subunits were identified as alpha 12- and alpha i3-subunits. It is suggested that the carbachol-induced inhibition of ouabain-sensitive K(+)-O2NPhPase activity of mammalian myocardial sarcolemma is a result of a negative coupling between mAcChoR and Na+/K(+)-ATPase via Gi protein.
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PMID:Involvement of pertussis-toxin-sensitive G protein in muscarinic-receptor-mediated inhibition of K(+)-activated 4-nitrophenylphosphatase activity of cardiac sarcolemma. 217 73

Agonist occupancy of the cloned human serotonin (5-HT)1A receptor expressed in HeLa cells stimulates Na+/K+ ATPase activity as assessed by rubidium uptake. The purpose of the study was to determine which of the receptor-associated signaling mechanisms was responsible for this effect. 5-HT stimulated Na+/K+ ATPase 38% at 2 mM extracellular potassium, an effect characterized by a decrease in apparent K0.5 from 2.8 +/- 0.3 to 1.8 +/- 0.3 mM potassium without a significant change in apparent Vmax. The EC50 for the transport effect was approximately 3 microM 5-HT. The response was pertussis toxin-sensitive but did not involve inhibition of adenylate cyclase, as stimulation of Na+/K+ ATPase by 5-HT was observed in the presence of excess dibutyryl cAMP. Protein kinase C was not required for the response since short-term incubation with the phorbol esters phorbol 12 myristate, 13 acetate (PMA) and phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate (PDBu) did not mimic the 5-HT effect. Moreover, 5-HT increased Na+/K+ ATPase activity after inactivation of protein kinase C by overnight incubation with PMA. 5-HT and the sesquiterpene lactone thapsigargin increased cytosolic calcium in this cell model, and the EC50 for 5-HT corresponded with that for stimulation of Na+/K+ ATPase. Both thapsigargin and A23187, a calcium ionophore, also increased Na+/K+ ATPase activity in a dose-responsive fashion. The response to 5-HT, thapsigargin, and A23187 was blocked by conditions that removed the cytosolic calcium response. By two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, we established evidence for a calcium-sensitive but protein kinase C-independent signaling pathway. We conclude that the 5-HT1A receptor, which we have previously shown to stimulate phosphate uptake via protein kinase C, stimulates Na+/K+ ATPase via a calcium-dependent mechanism. This provides evidence for regulation of two separate transport processes by a single receptor subtype via different signaling mechanisms.
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PMID:Short-term regulation of Na+/K+ adenosine triphosphatase by recombinant human serotonin 5-HT1A receptor expressed in HeLa cells. 217 7

Membranes prepared from rabbit neutrophils exhibit GTPase activity which can be stimulated by the chemotactic factor fMet-Leu-Phe. The maximum contribution of the ATPase activities to the basal and the fMet-Leu-Phe-stimulated GTPase activities are less than 20% and 9%, respectively. The basal GTPase activity has a Vmax = 34.2 +/- 1.3 (pmol/mg protein, min) and a Km = 0.39 +/- 0.03 microM; and the fMet-Leu-Phe-stimulated has a Vmax = 52.3 +/- 2.5 (pmol/mg protein, min), and a Km = 0.29 +/- 0.02 microM. The GTPase activity can be stimulated by fMet-Leu-Phe and leukotriene B4. Unlike these two chemotactic factors, concanavalin A does not stimulate this GTPase activity. In addition, the rise in intracellular concentration of free calcium produced by concanavalin A is not inhibited by pertussis toxin treatment. Both the basal and stimulated GTPase activities are affected by pertussis toxin, cholera toxin and N-ethylmaleimide.
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PMID:Characterization of the membrane-associated GTPase activity: effects of chemotactic factors and toxins. 254 Nov 43

This study evaluates the involvement of GTP-dependent regulatory proteins (G-proteins) in the regulation of Na+-K+-ATPase activity in proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) segments. Single PCT segments were dissected from rat kidney and permeabilized to allow nucleotides and medium free access to the interior of the cell. A GDP analogue that blocks GTP-dependent activation of the G-protein, GDP beta S (400 microM) significantly inhibited PCT Na+-K+-ATPase activity when Na in the medium (Nam) was greater than or equal to 70 mM. The inhibition was attenuated when Nam was 55 and 35 mM and was no longer significant when Nam was 25 mM. GDP beta S had no inhibitory effect on the activity of purified Na+-K+-ATPase. A nonhydrolyzable GTP analogue, GppNHp (50 microM) significantly increased Na+-K+-ATPase activity when Nam was 25 and 35 mM, but not when Nam was 55-140 mM. Dopamine (DA) and DA1 plus DA2 agonists significantly inhibit Na+-K+-ATPase activity. DA inhibition was competitively abolished by GppNHp. In PCT segments from rats pretreated with pertussis toxin, DA and DA1 plus DA2 agonist inhibition of Na+-K+-ATPase activity was abolished. In PCT segments from rats pretreated with cholera toxin, basal Na+-K+-ATPase activity was increased, but DA significantly inhibited Na+-K+-ATPase activity. Na+-K+-ATPase activity in PCT segments is regulated via a G-protein that stimulates Na+-K+-ATPase activity and a DA-activated pertussis toxin-sensitive G-protein that inhibits Na+-K+-ATPase activity.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Regulation of Na+-K+-ATPase activity in kidney proximal tubules: involvement of GTP binding proteins. 256 4


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