Mechanism of molybdate activation of adenylate cyclase

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Abstract

Molybdate activation of rat liver plasma membrane adenylate cyclase has been examined and compared with the effect of glucagon, Gpp(NG)p and fluoride. Glucagon does not stimulate the detergent solubilized enzyme, though molybdate, fluoride, and Gpp(NH)p are effective in this regard. The stimulatory effects of either fluoride or molybdate are additive with those of GTP and do not require guanyl nucleotide to evoke their activation. Neither fluoride nor molybdate can substitute for GTP when glucagon is the activator of rat liver adenylate cyclase. The stimulatory effects of either ion on adenylate cyclase are additive with that produced by glucagon. Activation of adenylate cyclase by either molybdate or fluoride occurs by a mechanism distinct from that of glucagon or guanyl nucleotide. The data presented here suggest that fluoride and molybdate may act via a similar mechanism of action. Neither ion displays a lag in activation of adenylate cyclase. The pH profiles of fluoride and molybdate-stimulated adenylate cyclase activity are similar, and distinct from guanyl nucleotide-stimulated activity. Cholera toxin treatment of adenylate cyclase blocks fluoride and molybdate stimulation of the enzyme to the same extent, while enhancing the activation obtained with GTP and hormones.

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