The Surface Cyclic AMP Receptors, CAR1, CAR2, and CAR3, Promote Ca2+ Influx in Dictyostelium Discoideum by a G Alpha 2-independent Mechanism

Overview

Journal Mol Biol Cell

Specialties Cell Biology
Molecular Biology

Date 1993 Mar 1

PMID 8485319

Citations 24

Authors

J L Milne

P N Devreotes

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Abstract

Activation of surface folate receptors or cyclic AMP (cAMP) receptor (cAR) 1 in Dictyostelium triggers within 5-10 s an influx of extracellular Ca2+ that continues for 20 s. To further characterize the receptor-mediated Ca2+ entry, we analyzed 45Ca2+ uptake in amoebas overexpressing cAR2 or cAR3, cARs present during multicellular development. Both receptors induced a cAMP-dependent Ca2+ uptake that had comparable kinetics, ion selectivity, and inhibitor profiles as folate- and cAR1-mediated Ca2+ uptake. Analysis of mutants indicated that receptor-induced Ca2+ entry does not require G protein alpha subunits G alpha 1, G alpha 2, G alpha 3, G alpha 4, G alpha 7, or G alpha 8. Overexpression of cAR1 or cAR3 in g alpha 2- cells did not restore certain G alpha 2-dependent events, such as aggregation, or cAMP-mediated activation of adenylate and guanylate cyclases, but these strains displayed a cAMP-mediated Ca2+ influx with kinetics comparable to wild-type aggregation-competent cells. These results suggest that a plasma membrane-associated Ca(2+)-influx system may be activated by at least four distinct chemoreceptors during Dictyostelium development and that the response may be independent of G proteins.

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