RGD Reference Report - Subcellular localization of phospholipase C isoforms in vascular smooth muscle. - Rat Genome Database

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Subcellular localization of phospholipase C isoforms in vascular smooth muscle.

Authors: LaBelle, EF  Wilson, K  Polyak, E 
Citation: LaBelle EF, etal., Biochim Biophys Acta. 2002 Aug 8;1583(3):273-8.
RGD ID: 2314510
Pubmed: PMID:12176394   (View Abstract at PubMed)

The phospholipase C (PLC) isoform most important during agonist-activated IP(3) production in vascular smooth muscle is still unknown. When PLC activity in rat tail artery homogenate was determined, this activity was shown to be inhibited by an antibody directed against PLCbeta2. Antibodies directed against the gamma1, beta1, beta3 and delta1 isoforms of PLC failed to inhibit PLC activity in this tissue. Both PLCbeta2 and PLCgamma1 were isolated from rat tail artery by DEAE column chromatography and PLCbeta2 activity was shown to be 3-fold greater than PLCgamma1 activity. When rat tail artery was treated with norepinephrine (10 mM), PLCbeta2 was shown to translocate from cytosol to membranes. When subcellular fractions of rat tail artery were isolated by sucrose density gradient centrifugation, including nuclei, plasma membrane, and cytosol, PLCbeta2 was detected in the plasma membrane and the cytosol but not in the nuclei. PLCdelta1 and PLCgamma1 were found only in cytosol. This evidence is consistent with the model wherein an agonist such as norepinephrine can activate smooth muscle contraction via interaction with a plasma membrane receptor which can easily interact with a plasma membrane-associated isoform of PLC, such as PLCbeta2.

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Gene Plcb2 phospholipase C, beta 2 Rattus norvegicus

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