Abstract:The mechanism for carbachol (CCh)-induced phospholipase D (PLD) activation was investigated in [3H]palmitic acid-labeled pheochromocytoma P012 cells with respect to the involvement of protein tyrosine phosphorylationand Ca2~. PLD activity was assessed by measuring the formation of [3H]phosphatidylbutanol in the presence of 0.3% butanol. Pretreatment of cells with the tyrosine kinase inhibitors herbimycin A, genistein, and tyrphostin inhibited PLD activation by CCh. Western blot analysis revealed several apparent tyrosine-phosphorylated protein bands (111,91, 84, 74,(65)(66)(67)(68)(69)(70) 44, and 42 kDa) in P012 cells treated with CCh. Phosphorylation of the 111-, 91-, 84-, and 65-70-kDa proteins peaked within 1 mm, and their time-dependent changes seemingly correlated with that of PLD activation. Others (74,
44MAPK,and 42MAPK kDa) were phosphorylated rather slowly, and maximal tyrosine phosphorylation was observed at 2 mm. Herbimycin A inhibited PLD activity and tyrosine phosphorylation of four proteins (111, 91, 84,(65)(66)(67)(68)(69)(70) in a preincubation time-and concentration-dependent fashion. In Ca 2~-freebuffer, CCh-induced [3H]phosphatidylbutanol formation and protein tyrosine phosphorylation were abolished. A Ca2~ionophore, A23187, caused PLD activation and tyrosine phosphorylation of four proteins of 111, 91, 84, and 65-70 kDa only in the presence of extracellular Ca2~. Extracellular Ca2~depen-dency for CCh-induced PLD activation was well correlated with that for tyrosine phosphorylation of the four proteins listed above, especially the 111 -kDa protein.These results suggest that Ca2-dependent protein tyrosine phosphorylation is closely implicated in OCh-induced PLO activation in P012 cells.