Abstract
Stimulation of cultured pituitary cells from a gonadotrope lineage (αT3-1) by the gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist analog [D-Trp6]GnRH (GnRH-A) resulted in a manifold increase in accumulation of phosphatidylethanol, a specific product of phospholipase D phosphatidyl transferase activity when ethanol is the phosphatidyl group acceptor. Levels of the natural lipid product of phospholipase D, phosphatidic acid, were increased 2-3-fold. Activation of phospholipase D by GnRH-A was dose- and time-dependent and was blocked by a GnRH receptor antagonist [D-pClPhe2,D-Trp3.6]GnRH. GnRH-A stimulated phospholipase D activity after a lag of 1-2 min. We conclude that in αT3-1 gonadotropes GnRH receptor occupancy results in delayed activation of phospholipase D which could participate in late phases of gonadotrope regulation by the neurohormone.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 107-109 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 295 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 16 Dec 1991 |
Keywords
- Diacylglycerol
- GnRH
- Phosphatidic acid
- Phosphatidylcholine
- Protein kinase C
- Signal transduction