| Autor: |
Postma, F R, Jalink, K, Hengeveld, T, Bot, A G, Alblas, J, de Jonge, H R, Moolenaar, W H |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
1996 |
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| Popis: |
Serum stimulation of quiescent fibroblasts leads to a dramatic depolarization of the plasma membrane; however, the identity of the active serum factor(s) and the underlying mechanism are unknown. We find that this serum activity is attributable to albumin-bound lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) acting on its own G protein-coupled receptor, and that membrane depolarization is due to activation of an anion conductance mediating Cl- efflux. This depolarizing Cl- current can also be activated by thrombin and neuropeptide receptors; it is distinct from volume-regulated Cl- currents. Activation of the Cl- current consistently follows stimulation of phospholipase C and coincides with remodelling of the actin cytoskeleton, which is regulated by the Ras-related GTPase Rho. However, the response is not due to Ca2+/protein kinase C signalling and requires neither Rho nor Ras activation. The results indicate that in quiescent fibroblasts, LPA and other G protein-coupled receptor agonists evoke membrane depolarization by activating a new type of Cl- channel through a signalling pathway that is closely associated with phosphoinositide hydrolysis, yet independent of known second messengers. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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