Identity of adenylyl cyclase isoform determines the G protein mediating chronic opioid-induced adenylyl cyclase supersensitivity
Identity of adenylyl cyclase isoform determines the G protein mediating chronic opioid-induced adenylyl cyclase supersensitivity
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DOI:
10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.01188.x
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发表时间:
2002-11-01
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Christ, TE
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作者:
Ammer, H;Christ, TE
To determine the intracellular signal transduction pathway responsible for the development of tolerance/dependence, the ability of G(z)alpha to substitute for pertussis toxin (PTX)-sensitive G proteins in mediating adenylyl cyclase (AC) supersensitivity was examined in the presence of defined AC isoforms. In transiently mu-opioid receptor (OR) transfected COS- 7 cells (endogenous inhibitory G proteins: G(i)alpha2, G(i)alpha3 and G(z)alpha), neither acute (1 mumol/L) nor chronic morphine treatment (1 mumol/L; 18 h) influenced intracellular cAMP production. Coexpression of the mu-OR together with AC type V and VI fully restored the ability of morphine to acutely inhibit cAMP generation. Chronic morphine treatment further resulted in the development of tolerance/dependence, as assessed by desensitization of the acute inhibitory opioid effect (tolerance) as well as the induction of AC supersensitivity after drug withdrawal (dependence). Specific direction of mu-OR signalling via G(z)alpha by both PTX treatment and G(z)alpha over-expression had no effect on chronic morphine regulation of AC type V, but completely abolished the development of tolerance/dependence with AC type VI. Similar results were obtained in stably mu-OR-expressing HEK293 cells transiently cotransfected with G(z)alpha and either AC type V or VI. Coprecipitation studies further verified that Gza specifically binds to AC type V but not type VI. Taken together, these results demonstrate that in principle each of the OR-activated G proteins per se is able to mediate AC supersensitivity. However, they also indicate that it is the molecular nature of AC isoform that selects and determines the OR-activated G protein mediating tolerance/dependence.