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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-29
pubmed:abstractText
It has been suggested that the Ca(2+)-dependent enzyme transglutaminase (TGase) may suppress vesicular neurotransmitter release and mediate the inhibitory effect of tetanus toxin (TetTx) on exocytosis. The aim of the present study was to test this in a model of [3H]5-HT release from superfused rat cortical synaptosomes. Monodansylcadaverine, a synthetic amine that acts as an alternative substrate for TGase, showed dose-dependent releasing activity which, however, was Ca(2+)-independent, being maintained in a Ca(2+)-free buffer (containing EGTA) or using synaptosomes preloaded with the intracellular Ca2+ chelator BAPTA. Preincubation of synaptosomes with RS-48373, an irreversible TGase inactivator, resulted in marked (64%) and persistent inhibition of endogenous TGase but did not alter basal and K(+)-induced [3H]5-HT release. Preincubation of synaptosomes with 10 nM TetTx resulted in 52% inhibition of K(+)-induced [3H]5-HT release, and this effect was not antagonized in RS-48373-treated synaptosomes. The inhibitory effect of TetTx was significantly antagonized by 20 mM captopril, a metalloendoprotease inhibitor, confirming in rat brain synaptosomes that TetTx inhibits exocytosis by acting as a metalloendoprotease. These results suggest that TGase is not involved in controlling [3H]5-HT release from resting and depolarized synaptosomes, or in the inhibitory effect of TetTx.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N'..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cadaverine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Egtazic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enzyme Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Isoxazoles, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Potassium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Serotonin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tetanus Toxin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transglutaminases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tritium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/monodansylcadaverine
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0197-0186
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
129-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of transglutaminase in [3H]5-HT release from synaptosomes and in the inhibitory effect of tetanus toxin.
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche, Mario Negri, Milano, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't