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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-8-11
pubmed:abstractText
beta-Adrenoceptors (beta-ARs) are seven-transmembrane domain, G protein-coupled receptors that transduce the cellular effects of epinephrine and norepinephrine and play a pivotal role in the vertebrate stress response. This study reports the cloning and characterization of two previously unreported beta-ARs from the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Phylogenetic analysis of amino acid sequences indicates that both beta-ARs are homologs of the mammalian beta3-AR. Analysis of tissue expression patterns indicates that one of these trout beta3-adrenoceptors (beta3a-AR) is highly expressed in gill and heart, whereas the second (beta3b-AR) is highly expressed by red blood cells (RBC). Expression of the beta3b-AR in the RBC coupled with the finding of a single category of beta-AR binding sites on RBC membranes provides strong evidence for the control of the trout RBC beta-AR Na+/H+ exchanger (beta-NHE) activity by signaling through this beta3b-subtype and not through a beta1-subtype as previously proposed. The RBC-specific trout beta3b-AR exhibits binding characteristics that distinguish this receptor from each of the three pharmacologically defined categories of mammalian beta-ARs (beta1-, beta2-, and beta3-AR). This study is the first to report the presence of a beta3-AR subtype in a fish species, and the proposal that the beta3b-AR controls RBC beta-NHE activity represents a novel role for the beta3-AR subtype in vertebrates.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0363-6119
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
285
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
R526-35
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Activity of the unique beta-adrenergic Na+/H+ exchanger in trout erythrocytes is controlled by a novel beta3-AR subtype.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Ottawa, 150 Louis Pasteur, PO Box 450, Station A Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't