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Guanine nucleotide and agonist-induced hydrolysis of phosphoinositides in isolated platelet membranes

Conference · · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6986065

Rabbit platelets, labelled by incubation in Ca/sup 2 +/-free Tyrode's solution containing myo-(/sup 3/H)inositol, were lysed by freezing and thawing in a medium (pH 7.4) containing 100 mM KCl, 25 mM Hepes, 2.5 mM EGTA, 1 mM MgATP and 0.5 mM Mg/sup 2 +//sub free/. The membrane fraction was washed twice at 4/sup 0/C in the same medium without KCl and then resuspended in medium with KCl. Samples were incubated for 10 min at 25/sup 0/C. Addition of CaCl/sub 2/ to give 0.1 ..mu..M Ca/sup 2 +//sub free/ caused the formation of (/sup 3/H)inositol monophosphate (IP) and bisphosphate (IP/sub 2/) in a ratio of about 1:3. These reactions were stimulated on average 3-fold by addition of 10 ..mu..M GTP..gamma..S (EC/sub 50/, 0.1 ..mu..M). GTP..gamma..S was ineffective in the absence of Ca/sup 2 +/. Omission of MgATP and Mg/sup 2 +/ from membrane preparations and incubations led to major losses of (/sup 3/H)polyphosphoinositides and marked decreases in the formation of both IP and IP/sub 2/ with GTP..gamma..S. Only trace amounts of inositol trisphosphate accumulated, whether Mg/sup 2 +/ was present or not. GTP (>4 ..mu..M) also increased the formation of IP and IP/sub 2/, but to a lesser extent than GTP..gamma..S. Thrombin (2 units/ml) and PAF (0.2 ..mu..M) had no effects alone, but in the presence of 1-4 ..mu..M GTP stimulated IP/sub 2/ formation to the same extent as 10 ..mu..M GTP..gamma..S. The results show that a G-protein mediates the stimulation of phosphoinositide breakdown by platelet agonists.

Research Organization:
McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ontario
OSTI ID:
6986065
Report Number(s):
CONF-8606151-
Journal Information:
Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States), Journal Name: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States) Vol. 45:6; ISSN FEPRA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English