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| Content Provider | Springer Nature Link |
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| Author | Meshki, John Tuluc, Florin Bredetean, Ovidiu Garcia, Analia Kunapuli, Satya P. |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Extracellular nucleotides stimulate human neutrophils by activating the purinergic P2Y$_{2}$ receptor. However, it is not completely understood which types of G proteins are activated downstream of this P2 receptor subtype. We investigated the G-protein coupling to P2Y$_{2}$ receptors and several subsequent signaling events. Treatment of neutrophils with pertussis toxin (PTX), a Gi protein inhibitor, caused only ∼75% loss of nucleotide-induced Ca$^{2+}$ mobilization indicating that nucleotides cause Ca$^{2+}$ mobilization both through Gi-dependent and Gi-independent pathways. However, the PLC inhibitor U73122 almost completely inhibited Ca$^{2+}$ mobilization in both nucleotide- and fMLP-stimulated neutrophils, strongly supporting the view that both the PTX-sensitive and the PTX-insensitive mechanism of Ca$^{2+}$ increase require activation of PLC. We investigated the dependence of ERK phosphorylation on the Gi pathway. Treatment of neutrophils with PTX caused almost complete inhibition of ERK phosphorylation in nucleotide or fMLP activated neutrophils. U73122 caused inhibition of nucleotide- or fMLP-stimulated ERK phosphorylation, suggesting that although pertussis toxin-insensitive pathways cause measurable Ca$^{2+}$ mobilization, they are not sufficient for causing ERK phosphorylation. Since PLC activation leads to intracellular Ca$^{2+}$ increase and PKC activation, we investigated if these intracellular events are necessary for ERK phosphorylation. Exposure of cells to the Ca$^{2+}$ chelator BAPTA had no effect on nucleotide- or fMLP-induced ERK phosphorylation. However, the PKC inhibitor GF109203X was able to almost completely inhibit nucleotide- or fMLP-induced ERK phosphorylation. We conclude that the P2Y$_{2}$ receptor can cause Ca$^{2+}$ mobilization through a PTX-insensitive but PLC-dependent pathway and ERK phosphorylation is highly dependent on activation of the Gi proteins. |
| Starting Page | 537 |
| Ending Page | 544 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | |
| ISSN | 15739538 |
| Journal | Purinergic Signalling |
| Volume Number | 2 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| e-ISSN | 15739546 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
| Publisher Date | 2006-06-20 |
| Publisher Institution | International Purine Club |
| Publisher Place | Dordrecht |
| Access Restriction | One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) |
| Subject Keyword | ATP calcium fMLP G protein mitogen-activated protein kinases P2 receptor reactive oxygen species UTP Biomedicine general Pharmacology/Toxicology Human Physiology Neurosciences Cancer Research |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Cell Biology Molecular Biology Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience |
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