Dopamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase was reconstituted from the cholate-soluble components of caudate nucleus homogenate. Biological function was restored by precipitating the components from cholate and phospholipid with ammonium sulfate, dialyzing the resuspended precipitate, and activating the particulate complex with phospholipid in the assay. The reconstituted adenylate cyclase was stimula...

The effect of rat synthetic atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) on adenylate cyclase activity was studied in adrenal cortical membranes. Synthetic ANF (Arg 101-Tyr 126) inhibited adenylate cyclase activity in a concentration-dependent manner. The maximum inhibition observed was about 25% with an apparent ki of 5 X 10(-11) to 10(-10) M. Various hormones such as isoproterenol, dopamine, prostaglandin...

An odor-stimulated adenylate cyclase [ATP pyrophosphate-lyase (cyclizing), EC 4.6.1.1] is thought to mediate olfactory transduction in vertebrates. However, it is not known whether the adenylate cyclase serves this function for all odorants or for only certain classes of odorants. To investigate this question, we have compared the abilities of 35 odorants to stimulate the adenylate cyclase and ...

A previous study showed that opsonization with human immune serum could either promote or antagonize phagocytosis of Bordetella pertussis by human neutrophils depending on whether the bacteria expressed adenylate cyclase toxin. Opsonization of the wild-type strain inhibited phagocytosis relative to unopsonized controls. In contrast, mutants lacking adenylate cyclase toxin were efficiently phago...

Neural retina from most species contains 3,4- dihydroxyphenylethylamine (dopamine) receptors coupled to stimulation of adenylate cyclase activity. It has been demonstrated that release of dopamine from its neurons and subsequent occupation of dopamine receptors is increased by light. In this study, we have shown that adenylate cyclase activity in bovine retina is highly responsive to the endoge...

The concentration requirements of calmodulin in altering basal, GTP-, and dopamine-stimulated adenylate cyclase activities in an EGTA-washed particulate fraction from bovine striatum were examined. In the bovine striatal particulate fraction, calmodulin activated basal adenylate cyclase activity 3.5-fold, with an EC50 of 110 nM. Calmodulin also potentiated the activation of adenylate cyclase by...

The nature of the interaction of glucose with toluene-treated cells of Escherichia coli leading to inhibition of adenylate cyclase was examined by the use of analogues. Those analogues with variations of the substituents about carbon atoms 1 or 2 (e.g. alpha-methylglucoside or 2-deoxyglucose) are inhibitory, and they are also substrates of the phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent sugar phosphotransfer...

The ontogenesis of the hepatic glucagon-sensitive adenylate cyclase system has been studied in the rat. With a partially purified liver membrane preparation, fetal adenylate cyclase was less responsive to glucagon than the enzyme from neonatal or adult livers. Similar results were obtained in gently prepared liver homogenates, suggesting that destruction of essential components of the fetal liv...

Previous studies in E. coli B have demonstrated an inverse correlation between the presence of glucose in the medium and the accumulation of cyclic AMP in the medium. This observation could not be explained by the action of glucose as a repressor of adenylate cyclase (EC 4.6.1.1) synthesis, as a stabilizer of cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase (EC 3.1.4.17) activity, or as a direct inhibitor of adeny...