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Cholinergic receptor-mediated phosphorylation and activation of tyrosine hydroxylase in cultured bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. 1986

S L Pocotte, and R W Holz, and T Ueda

We have identified a 56-kilodalton protein in cultured bovine adrenal chromaffin cells that is phosphorylated when catecholamine secretion is stimulated. Immunodetection on Western blots from both one- and two-dimensional polyacrylamide gels indicated that this protein was tyrosine hydroxylase, the rate-limiting enzyme in catecholamine biosynthesis. Two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of proteins from unstimulated cells revealed small amounts of phosphorylated protein with a molecular weight of 56K and pI values of 6.37 and 6.27 which were subunits of tyrosine hydroxylase. Nicotinic stimulation of chromaffin cells caused the phosphorylation of three proteins of 56 kilodaltons with pI values of approximately 6.37, 6.27, and 6.15 which were tyrosine hydroxylase. The immunochemical analysis also revealed that there was unphosphorylated tyrosine hydroxylase 56 kilodaltons with a pI of 6.5 which may have decreased on nicotinic stimulation. The phosphorylation of tyrosine hydroxylase was associated with an increase in in situ conversion of [3H]tyrosine to [3H]dihydroxyphenylalanine ([3H]DOPA). Muscarinic stimulation also caused phosphorylation of tyrosine hydroxylase, but to a smaller extent than did nicotinic stimulation. The secretagogues, elevated K+ and Ba2+, stimulated phosphorylation of tyrosine hydroxylase and [3H]DOPA production. The effects of nicotinic stimulation and elevated K+ on tyrosine hydroxylase phosphorylation and [3H]DOPA production were Ca2+-dependent. Nicotinic agonists also raised cyclic AMP levels in chromaffin cells after 2 min. Dibutyryl cyclic AMP and forskolin, which have little effect on catecholamine secretion, also caused phosphorylation of tyrosine hydroxylase. These stimulators of cyclic AMP-dependent processes caused the appearance of two phosphorylated subunits of tyrosine hydroxylase with pI values of 6.37 and 6.27. There was also a small amount of phosphorylated subunit with a pI of 6.15. Both agents stimulated [3H]DOPA production. The experiments indicate that tyrosine hydroxylase is phosphorylated and activated when chromaffin cells are stimulated to secrete. The data suggest that the earliest phosphorylation of tyrosine hydroxylase induced by a nicotinic agonist occurs through stimulation of a Ca2+-dependent protein kinase. After 2 min phosphorylation by a cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase may also occur. Phosphorylation of tyrosine hydroxylase is associated with an increase in in situ tyrosine hydroxylase activity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008970 Molecular Weight The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule. Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
D010750 Phosphoproteins Phosphoprotein
D010766 Phosphorylation The introduction of a phosphoryl group into a compound through the formation of an ester bond between the compound and a phosphorus moiety. Phosphorylations
D011950 Receptors, Cholinergic Cell surface proteins that bind acetylcholine with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. Cholinergic receptors are divided into two major classes, muscarinic and nicotinic, based originally on their affinity for nicotine and muscarine. Each group is further subdivided based on pharmacology, location, mode of action, and/or molecular biology. ACh Receptor,Acetylcholine Receptor,Acetylcholine Receptors,Cholinergic Receptor,Cholinergic Receptors,Cholinoceptive Sites,Cholinoceptor,Cholinoceptors,Receptors, Acetylcholine,ACh Receptors,Receptors, ACh,Receptor, ACh,Receptor, Acetylcholine,Receptor, Cholinergic,Sites, Cholinoceptive
D002118 Calcium A basic element found in nearly all tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes. Coagulation Factor IV,Factor IV,Blood Coagulation Factor IV,Calcium-40,Calcium 40,Factor IV, Coagulation
D002217 Carbachol A slowly hydrolyzed CHOLINERGIC AGONIST that acts at both MUSCARINIC RECEPTORS and NICOTINIC RECEPTORS. Carbamylcholine,Carbacholine,Carbamann,Carbamoylcholine,Carbastat,Carbocholine,Carboptic,Doryl,Isopto Carbachol,Jestryl,Miostat,Carbachol, Isopto
D002417 Cattle Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor. Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D002837 Chromaffin Granules Organelles in CHROMAFFIN CELLS located in the adrenal glands and various other organs. These granules are the site of the synthesis, storage, metabolism, and secretion of EPINEPHRINE and NOREPINEPHRINE. Chromaffin Granule,Granule, Chromaffin
D002838 Chromaffin System The cells of the body which stain with chromium salts. They occur along the sympathetic nerves, in the adrenal gland, and in various other organs. Argentaffin System,Argentaffin Systems,Chromaffin Systems,System, Argentaffin,System, Chromaffin,Systems, Argentaffin,Systems, Chromaffin

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