Аннотация
Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) are the enzymes that catalyze
the hydrolysis of cAMP and cGMP, thereby restricting the activity
of these second messengers in cells. A unique ability to shape gradients
of cyclic nucleotides and compartmentalize their signaling implies
a high potency and a rapid action of PDEs. However, it has not been
demonstrated how fast PDEs can hydrolyze cAMP in a living system.
Here we perform a real-time monitoring of PDE2 activity in aldosterone-producing
adrenal cells using a recently developed genetically encoded, fluorescent
cAMP sensor, which reveals enormously rapid kinetics of cAMP degradation.
Activation of PDE2 results in a rapid decrease of intracellular cAMP
from high micromolar to the sub-micromolar range within a few seconds.
Moreover, the kinetics of atrial natriuretic peptide-stimulated PDE2
activity (measured as decline of cAMP) are much faster than the speed
of ACTH and isoprenaline-induced cAMP-synthesis (measured as cAMP
accumulation) in the cells, revealing high catalytic activity and
fast action of PDEs in regulating cAMP signaling in a physiological
system.
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