Title
Functional and molecular evidence for heteromeric association of P2Y<inf>1</inf> receptor with P2Y<inf>2</inf> and P2Y<inf>4</inf> receptors in mouse granulocytes
Date Issued
07 July 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Ribeiro-Filho A.C.
Buri M.V.
Barros C.C.
Dreyfuss J.L.
Nader H.B.
Justo G.Z.
Craveiro R.B.
Pesquero J.B.
Miranda A.
Ferreira A.T.
Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes
Publisher(s)
BioMed Central Ltd.
Abstract
Background: All hematopoietic cells express P2 receptors, however pharmacological characteristics such as expression and affinity in granulocytes are unknown. Methods: Pharmacological characteristics of P2 receptors were evaluated by Ca2+ measurements using Fura-2 fluorophore. P2 receptors expression were analyzed by flow cytometry and RT-PCR. P2 interaction were shown by coimmunoprecipitation, western blotting and FRET. Results: Granulocytes were responsive to P2Y agonists, whereas P2X agonists were ineffective. Ca2+ increase, elicited by ADP and UTP was dependent on intracellular stocks and sensitive to G-coupled receptor inhibition. Moreover, MRS2179, a specific antagonist of the P2Y1 receptor, abolished ADP response. Interestingly, ADP and UTP exhibited full heterologous desensitization, suggesting that these agonists interact with the same receptor. The heteromeric association between P2Y1 receptor and the P2Y2 and P2Y4 receptors was shown by immunoprecipitation and FRET analysis. Conclusion: Clear evidence of heteromeric association of P2Y receptors was found during the evaluation of P2 receptors present in mice granulocytes, which could impact in the classical pharmacology of P2Y receptors in granulocytes.
Volume
17
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Farmacología, Farmacia
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84977520834
PubMed ID
Source
BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology
ISSN of the container
20506511
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by INFAR/UNIFESP Confocal and Flow Cytometry Facility, "Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)", "Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico" (CNPq) and “Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo” (FAPESP Grant number: 2013/09068-7 and 2015/16799-3 to E. J. P-G). We thank Prof. Ed A. Yates for English editorial assistance.
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