Overexpression of human CD38/ADP-ribosyl cyclase enhances acetylcholine-induced Ca2+ signalling in rodent NG108-15 neuroblastoma cells

H Higashida, S E H Bowden, S Yokoyama, A Salmina, M Hashii, N Hoshi, J S Zhang, R Knijnik, M Noda, Z G Zhong, D Jin, K Higashida, H Takeda, T Akita, K Kuba, S Yamagishi, N Shimizu, S Takasawa, H Okamoto, J Robbins

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Abstract

The role of cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR) and its synthetic enzyme, CD38, as a downstream signal of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs) was examined in neuroblastoma cells expressing M1 mAChRs (NGM1). NGM1 cells were further transformed with both wild-type and mutant (C119K/C201E) human CD38. The dual transformed cells exhibited higher cADPR formation than ADPR production and elevated intracellular free Ca2+ concentrations ([Ca2+]i) in response to ACh. These phenotypes were analyzed in detail in a representative CD38 clone. The intracellular cADPR concentration by ACh application was significantly increased by CD38 overexpression. Digital image analysis by a confocal microscopy revealed that topographical distribution of the sites of Ca2+ release was unchanged between control and overexpressed cells. These results indicate that cADPR is an intracellular messenger of Ca2+ signalling, suggesting that CD38 can contribute to rnAChR-cADPR signalling. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd and the Japan Neuroscience Society. All rights reserved
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)339 - 346
Number of pages8
JournalNeuroscience Research Supplement
Volume57
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2007

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