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      Expression and functional roles of guanylate cyclase isoforms in BRIN-BD11 β-cells.

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      3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases, genetics, metabolism, Animals, Cell Line, Cell Survival, drug effects, Clone Cells, Cyclic GMP, Enzyme Inhibitors, adverse effects, pharmacology, Gene Expression, Guanylate Cyclase, antagonists & inhibitors, chemistry, Insulin, secretion, Insulin-Secreting Cells, Isoenzymes, Kinetics, Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors, Protein Subunits, agonists, RNA, Messenger, Rats, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Second Messenger Systems, Secretory Pathway

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          This study has assessed the expression and functional significance of cGMP-dependent signalling components in BRIN-BD11 cells. RT-PCR analysis revealed the expression of two subunits of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) suggesting the presence of an α2/β1 heterodimer. The expression of three particulate guanylate cyclases (pGC) was also detected (GC-A, GC-B and GC-C), as well as two cGMP-selective PDE isoforms (PDE5A and PDE9). Stimulation of BRIN-BD11 cells with agonists selective for sGC (NO, YC-1 and BAY 41-2272), GC-A (atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) or GC-C (guanylin) caused an elevation in cGMP, and in the case of sGC, this was blocked by the selective inhibitor 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo-[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ). The stimulatory effects of each activator on cGMP levels were further potentiated by the PDE5A inhibitor, zaprinast. Treatment of cells with sGC activators induced a loss of viability and increased insulin secretion. However these effects were not attenuated by ODQ suggesting that they were independent of a rise in cGMP. A modest increase in β-cell death and insulin secretion were also observed in guanylin and ANP treated cells, although the latter only reduced cell viability in the presence of a PDE5A inhibitor. Taken together, the data reveal that BRIN-BD11 cells express several functionally active enzymes capable of modulating cGMP levels, and they imply that signalling through these proteins may impact upon β-cell viability. The results further suggest that pGC isozymes can also regulate insulin secretion but that the pool of cGMP controlling insulin release is small relative to the global cGMP concentration in the cell.

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