G-protein-dependent and -independent pathways in denatonium signal transduction
G-protein-dependent and -independent pathways in denatonium signal transduction
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DOI:
10.1271/bbb.69.1643
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发表时间:
2005-09-01
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1.6
通讯作者:
Hayashi, Y
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作者:
Sawano, S;Seto, E;Hayashi, Y
To clarify the involvement of G protein in denatonium signal transduction, we carried out a whole-cell patch-clamp analysis with isolated taste cells in mice. Two different responses were observed by applying GDP-beta-S, a G-protein inhibitor. One response to denatonium was reduced by GDP-beta-S (G-protein-dependent), whereas the other was not affected (G-protein-independent). These different patterns were also observed by concurrently inhibiting the phospholipase C beta(2) and phosphodiesterase pathways via G protein. These data suggest dual, G-protein-dependent and -independent mechanisms for denatonium. Moreover, the denatonium responses were not attenuated by singly inhibiting the phospholipase C beta(2) or phosphodiesterase pathway, implying that both pathways were involved in G-protein-dependent transduction. In the G-protein-independent cells, the response was abolished by the depletion of calcium ions within the intracellular store. These results suggest that Ca2+ release from the intracellular store is an important factor. Our data demonstrate multiple transduction pathways for denatonium in mammalian taste cells.