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A Ca2+-independent receptor for alpha-latrotoxin, CIRL, mediates effects on secretion via multiple mechanisms.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9526008     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
alpha-Latrotoxin (alpha-Ltx), a component of black widow spider venom, stimulates secretion from nerve terminals and from PC12 cells. In this study we examine the effects of expression of a newly cloned Ca2+-independent receptor for alpha-Ltx (CIRL) on secretion from bovine chromaffin cells. We first characterized the effect of alpha-Ltx on secretion from untransfected cells. alpha-Ltx, by binding in a Ca2+-independent manner to an endogenous receptor, causes subsequent Ca2+-dependent secretion from intact cells. The stimulation of secretion is correlated with Ca2+ influx caused by the toxin. In permeabilized cells in which the Ca2+ concentration is regulated by buffer, alpha-Ltx also enhances Ca2+-dependent secretion, indicating a direct role of the endogenous receptor in the secretory pathway. Expression of CIRL increased the sensitivity of intact and permeabilized cells to the effects of alpha-Ltx, demonstrating that this protein is functional in coupling to secretion. Importantly, in the absence of alpha-Ltx, the expression of CIRL specifically inhibited the ATP-dependent component of secretion in permeabilized cells without affecting the ATP-independent secretion. This suggests that this receptor modulates the normal function of the regulated secretory pathway and that alpha-Ltx may act by reversing the inhibitory effects of the receptor.
Authors:
M A Bittner; V G Krasnoperov; E L Stuenkel; A G Petrenko; R W Holz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience     Volume:  18     ISSN:  0270-6474     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  1998 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-04-20     Completed Date:  1998-04-20     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8102140     Medline TA:  J Neurosci     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2914-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenosine Triphosphate / pharmacology
Animals
Calcium / pharmacokinetics
Catecholamines / secretion
Cattle
Cell Membrane Permeability / drug effects
Cells, Cultured
Chelating Agents / pharmacology
Chromaffin Cells / chemistry*,  cytology,  secretion*
Digitonin
Egtazic Acid / pharmacology
Exocytosis / drug effects,  physiology
Gene Expression
Humans
Kidney / cytology
Kinetics
Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
Receptors, Peptide / genetics,  metabolism*
Spider Venoms / pharmacology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01DK27959/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R01NS34937/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01NS35098/NS/NINDS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Catecholamines; 0/Chelating Agents; 0/Nerve Tissue Proteins; 0/Receptors, Peptide; 0/Spider Venoms; 0/alpha-latrotoxin receptor; 11024-24-1/Digitonin; 56-65-5/Adenosine Triphosphate; 65988-34-3/alpha-latrotoxin; 67-42-5/Egtazic Acid; 7440-70-2/Calcium

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