Abstract
Although a physiological role for oxytocin during parturition is well accepted, the mechanisms by which it activates myometrial contractility during labor have not been completely elucidated. We have previously shown the presence of Gq and two pertussis toxin (PT) substrates of the Gi family in human myometrial cells. In the present study, we have identified by Western blotting the G protein and phospholipase C (PLC) isoforms present in these cells and investigated their implication in oxytocin signaling by measuring the formation of inositol phosphates (IPs) and mobilization of intracellular calcium. We found G protein subunits alpha(q), alpha(11), alpha(i1), alpha(i2), alpha(i3), alpha(z), and two splice variants of alpha(s)- and beta-subunits. We have also detected the presence of five PLC isoforms: beta 1, beta 2, beta 3, gamma 1, and gamma 2. Oxytocin-induced IPs formation and intracellular Ca2+ mobilization were inhibited to approximately 50% after pretreatment of the cells with PT, suggesting that oxytocin activates PLC beta by interacting with at least two types of G proteins: a member of the Gq family (PT resistant) and a member of the Gi family (PT sensitive). The tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor pervanadate stimulated ...Continue Reading
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