Smith J A, Griffin M, Mireylees S E, Long R G
Medical Research Centre, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
FEBS Lett. 1993 Jul 26;327(2):137-40. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(93)80157-p.
This study demonstrates that the inhibition of adenylate cyclase activity by Ca2+ is enhanced in the presence of increasing [EGTA] (0, 0.3, 1, 2.5 mM) by 2 orders of magnitude. It has been established that this effect is not because of poor Ca2+ buffering by low [EGTA] or high Ca2+ binding by the membrane preparation. It is present irrespective of stimulus. We suggest the enhanced sensitivity of adenylate cyclase to Ca2+ induced by EGTA is caused by the Ca-EGTA complex being a more inhibitory species than Ca2+. Thus consideration of the effects of the Ca-EGTA complex should be made when interpreting the results from experiments involving Ca2+ and EGTA.
本研究表明,在[乙二醇双(2-氨基乙基醚)四乙酸](EGTA)浓度增加(0、0.3、1、2.5 mM)时,Ca2+对腺苷酸环化酶活性的抑制作用增强了2个数量级。已经确定,这种效应并非由于低浓度[EGTA]对Ca2+的缓冲能力差或膜制剂对Ca2+的高结合能力所致。无论刺激如何,这种效应都存在。我们认为,EGTA诱导的腺苷酸环化酶对Ca2+敏感性增强是由于Ca-EGTA复合物比Ca2+更具抑制性。因此,在解释涉及Ca2+和EGTA的实验结果时,应考虑Ca-EGTA复合物的影响。