Oxytocin stimulates myometrial guanosine triphosphatase and phospholipase-C activities via coupling to G alpha q/11.
Oxytocin stimulates myometrial guanosine triphosphatase and phospholipase-C activities via coupling to G alpha q/11.
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DOI:
10.1210/endo.136.4.7895660
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发表时间:
1995-04
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4.8
通讯作者:
C. Ku;Ansha Qian;Yeshao Wen;Khursheed Anwer;Barbara M. Sanborn
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作者:
C. Ku;Ansha Qian;Yeshao Wen;Khursheed Anwer;Barbara M. Sanborn
Oxytocin stimulates phosphoinositide turnover in myometrium. To elucidate whether the coupling mechanism involves the interaction of oxytocin receptor with GTP-binding proteins, we examined oxytocin stimulation of guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) activity and phospholipase-C activity in rat and human myometrial membranes. Oxytocin consistently stimulated both GTPase and phospholipase-C activities, and both stimulations were attenuated by an antibody directed against the carboxyl-terminals of the GTP-binding proteins, G alpha q and G alpha 11. Neutralization of the antibody by preincubation with antigenic peptide reversed this inhibition. [Thr4,Gly7]oxytocin, a specific oxytocin receptor agonist, stimulated both GTPase and phospholipase-C activities, and the stimulations were also inhibited by anti-G alpha q/11 IgG. Immunoreactive GTP-binding proteins, G alpha q and G alpha 11, and phospholipase-C beta 3 isoforms were present in myometrial membranes. These results indicate that stimulation of phospholipase-C activity by oxytocin in myometrium is mediated via G alpha q, G alpha 11, or a closely related GTP-binding protein, probably coupling to phospholipase-C beta.