It is proposed to characterize the proteins involved in guanine nucleotide regulation of hormone-sensitive adenylate cyclase. Cholera toxin is used to alter the guanine nucleotide regulation of adenylate cyclase, and to identify specific regulatory proteins of the adenylate cyclase system. Cholera toxin, using (32 P) NAD ion, specifically radiolabels at least two proteins in membranes of wild-type S49 lymphoma cells. A genetic variant of S49 cells (cyc-) which is deficient in guanine nucleotide regulatory proteins also lacks the specific cholera toxin substrates. Differences in the number of specific cholera toxin substrates is apparent in cell types expressing different guanine nucleotide regulatory properties suggesting that this may be related to the complexity of the hormone-sensitive adenylate cyclase system. The differences in functional properties of the regulatory proteins will be correlated with their differences in structure and number. Functional differences will be determined using three procedures: 1. Reconstitution assays using cyc- membranes and detergent extracts from membranes of cell types having different adenylate cyclase regulatory properties. 2. Membrane-cell fusion techniques to build adenylate cyclase systems having specific regulatory proteins to examine their role in agonist-induced desensitization. 3. Heterokaryon and cell hybrid formation using avian erythrocytes and cyc-cells to examing the re-expression of avian erythrocyte regulatory proteins. Structural differences will be determined by peptide mapping and isoelectric point determinations of the radiolabelled proteins that are specific substrates for cholera toxin. The regulatory proteins specifically labelled by cholera toxin will be partially purified, and after elution from an SDS-acrylamide gel used for the production of antisera against adenylate cyclase regulatory proteins.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01GM030324-04
Application #
3277994
Study Section
Biochemistry Study Section (BIO)
Project Start
1981-07-01
Project End
1985-11-30
Budget Start
1984-12-01
Budget End
1985-11-30
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
1985
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
660735098
City
Worcester
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
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