Abstract:
:We investigated the expression pattern of the heterotrimeric G proteins Gs alpha, Gi alpha-2 and Go alpha in rat and guinea-pig heart by in situ hybridization. Cryosections were hybridized with single-stranded 35S-cRNA probes complementary to subtype-specific sequences of the respective mRNAs. Hybridization signals were visualized by exposition to X-ray films and dipping autoradiography. The rank order of abundance was Gi alpha-2 approximately Gs alpha > Go alpha. In general, G protein alpha-subunit mRNAs were evenly distributed in the heart including endo- and epicardium, large vessels and valves. Go alpha-mRNA levels were significantly higher in atria than in ventricles. In contrast to the rather uniform labeling of working myocardium, expression of all three G proteins was enriched in small intramural blood vessels and in subendocardial Purkinje fibers of septum and papillary muscles. A more marked enrichment of Gs alpha-, Gi alpha-2- and especially Go alpha-mRNA was seen in neuronal ganglionic cells in the atrial septum and posterior regions of the atrium. The main finding, however, was an enrichment of all three G protein mRNAs in the atrioventricular conductive tissue. The accumulation was strictly co-localized with acetylcholinesterase-positive regions identified as the atrioventricular node, the bundle of His and the right and left bundle branches and was seen similarly in rat and guinea-pig hearts. Quantitative in situ hybridization revealed Gs alpha-, Gi alpha-2- and Go alpha-mRNA levels in the bundle of His to be 206 +/- 0.13%. 191 +/- 0.15% and 165 +/- 0.06%, respectively, of that in the surrounding interventricular working myocardium. These findings indicate that heterotrimeric G proteins play an important role in modulation of electrical conductance in the heart.
journal_name
J Mol Cell Cardioljournal_title
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiologyauthors
Eschenhagen T,Laufs U,Schmitz W,Scholz H,Warnholtz A,Weil J,Schäfer HJdoi
10.1016/s0022-2828(95)91659-8subject
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1995-10-01 00:00:00pages
2249-63issue
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1095-8584pii
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27pub_type
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