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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-19
pubmed:abstractText
The juvenoid, methyl farnesoate (MF), is synthesized in the mandibular organs (MOs) of crustaceans, under the control of mandibular organ-inhibiting hormone (MO-IH). Using an in vitro assay to measure synthesis of MF by MOs, the effect of a variety of agents that affect signal transduction pathways was investigated. Of the compounds tested, only agents which affect cAMP (forskolin and 8-bromoadenosine cyclic-3',5'-monophosphate) levels were found to mimic the inhibitory action of MO-IH on MF synthesis. To further support these findings, the effect of MO-IH-1 on production of cAMP was investigated. The results demonstrated that MO-IH stimulated a dose-dependent increase in cAMP levels. Furthermore, a maximal 2-fold increase in cAMP was detected after a 5-min exposure of MO membranes to 100 nM MO-IH-1, falling to basal levels thereafter. The results presented strongly support a role for cAMP in the signal transduction mechanism of MO-IH that leads to inhibition of MF synthesis in MOs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0303-7207
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
154
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
55-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Involvement of adenosine cyclic-3',5'-monophosphate in the signal transduction pathway of mandibular organ-inhibiting hormone of the edible crab, Cancer pagurus.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK. geoffw@liv.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't