Delayed activation of phospholipase D by gonadotropin-releasing hormone in a clonal pituitary gonadotrope cell line (αT3-1)

Einat Netiv, Mordechai Liscovitch, Zvi Naor*

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-109
Number of pages3
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume295
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Dec 1991

Keywords

  • Diacylglycerol
  • GnRH
  • Phosphatidic acid
  • Phosphatidylcholine
  • Protein kinase C
  • Signal transduction

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