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Query: UNIPROT:P01350 (gastrin)
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The parietal cell has three types of activating receptors for acid secretion on its basolateral membrane, i.e., histamine H2, acetylcholine M3, and gastrin CCKB. Activation of acid secretion is achieved by two concomitant functional changes namely: (i) tubulovesicles fuse with the apical secretory membrane, thus recruiting functional pumps to the expanded microvillar surface, and (ii) the apical membrane acquires a permeability to KCl. The major path for parietal cell stimulation is via H2-receptor-mediated adenylate cyclase and elevation of cAMP to activate protein kinase A (PKA), which phosphorylates key effector proteins, e.g., ezrin, a membrane-cytoskeletal linker, apical Cl- or K(+)-channels. Ca2+ is liberated from intracellular stores by IP3, which in turn is the result of M3-, CCKB-, or possibly H2-coupled activation of phospholipase C. The resulting protein kinase C activation may have both inhibitory and excitatory roles. Elevated Ca2+ activates calmodulin-dependent kinases, e.g., calmodulin kinase II and myosin light chain kinase, that could promote vesicular motor activity. Ezrin is considered to play a main role in the vesicular transport system of the parietal cell. The regulation might be conducted through the phosphorylation of the molecule to modify its property to interact with the cytoskeletal components, membranes or membrane proteins.
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PMID:[Signal transduction and intracellular recruitment of gastric proton pump in the parietal cell]. 950 88

Astrocytic tumors are the most common and the most malignant primary tumors of the central nervous system. We had previously observed that gastrin could significantly modulate both cell proliferation and migration of astrocytoma cells. We have investigated in the present study which genes could be targeted by gastrin in tumor astrocyte migration. Using a subtractive hybridization PCR technique we have cloned genes differentially over-expressed in human astrocytoma U373 cells treated or not with gastrin. We found about 70 genes over-expressed by gastrin. Among the genes overexpressed by gastrin, we paid particular attention to tenascin-C, S100A6 and MLCK genes because their direct involvement in cell migration features. Their gastrin-induced overexpression was quantitatively determined by competitive RT-PCR technique. We also showed by means of a reporter gene system that S100A6 and tenascin-C respective promoters were upregulated after gastrin treatment. These data show that gastrin-mediated effects in glioblastoma cells occur through activation of a number of genes involved in cell migration and suggest that gastrin could be a target in new therapeutic strategies against malignant gliomas.
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PMID:Gastrin induces over-expression of genes involved in human U373 glioblastoma cell migration. 1170 26

Negative ion production from peptides and proteins was investigated by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. Although most research on peptide and protein identification with ionization by MALDI has involved the detection of positive ions, for some acidic peptides protonated molecules are not easily formed because the side chains of acidic residues are more likely to lose a proton and form a deprotonated species. After investigating more than 30 peptides and proteins in both positive and negative ion modes, [M-H](-) ions were detected in the negative ion mode for all peptides and proteins although the matrix used was 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB), which is a good proton donor and favors the positive ion mode production of [M+H](+) ions. Even for highly basic peptides without an acidic site, such as myosin kinase inhibiting peptide and substance P, good negative ion signals were observed. Conversely, gastrin I (1-14), a peptide without a highly basic site, will form positive ions. In addition, spectra obtained in the negative ion mode are usually cleaner due to absence of alkali metal adducts. This can be useful during precursor ion isolation for MS/MS studies.
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PMID:Negative ion production from peptides and proteins by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. 1902 Nov 34