Involvement of the βγ subunits of G proteins in the cAMP response induced by stimulation of the histamine H1 receptor
Involvement of the βγ subunits of G proteins in the cAMP response induced by stimulation of the histamine H1 receptor
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DOI:
10.1007/s00210-005-0001-x
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发表时间:
2005-08-01
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3.6
通讯作者:
Ishii, K
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作者:
Maruko, T;Nakahara, T;Ishii, K
Stimulation of the histamine H-1 receptor has been shown to enhance adenosine 3', 5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) accumulation in various cell types but, to date, the mechanism by which this occurs is still unclear. In the present study, we examined the possibility that the beta gamma subunits of G proteins (G beta gamma) are involved in this process in cultured Chinese hamster ovary cells transfected with the human histamine H-1 receptor (CHO-H-1). Histamine increased intracellular cAMP levels in a concentration-dependent manner in CHO-H-1 cells, and this histamine action was abolished by pyrilamine (1 mu M). Inhibition of histamine H-1 receptor-G(q) protein coupling by stable expression of the C-terminal peptide of G alpha(q) protein significantly attenuated the cAMP accumulation induced by histamine. By comparison, neither BAPTA/AM (50 mu M), an intracellular Ca2+ chelator, nor GF 109203X (1 mu M), an inhibitor of protein kinase C, influenced the cAMP response. Histamine H-1 receptor-mediated cAMP accumulation was significantly inhibited by transient transfection of CHO-H-1 cells with the C-terminal peptide of beta-adrenoceptor kinase I (residues 542-685), a scavenger of G beta gamma. Stable expression of the C-terminal peptide of the G alpha(s) protein, but not treatment with pertussis toxin (200 ng/ml for 24 h), attenuated the histamine H-1 receptor-mediated cAMP accumulation. These results suggest that stimulation of histamine H-1 receptors activates adenylyl cyclase through the release of G beta gamma subunits from G proteins, thereby elevating intracellular cAMP levels.