Abstract:
:The expression of melatonin receptors (MR) of the Mel1a subtype in basolateral membrane of guinea pig kidney proximal tubule suggests that melatonin plays a role in regulating epithelial functions. To investigate the cellular basis of melatonin action on epithelia, we sought to establish an appropriate in vitro culture model. Epithelial cell lines originating from kidneys of dog (MDCK), pig (LLC-PK1), opossum (OK), and human embryo (HEK-293) were each tested for the presence of MR using 2-[125I]iodomelatonin (125I-MEL) as a radioligand. The HEK-293 cell line exhibited the highest specific 125I-MEL binding. By intermediate filament characterization, the HEK-293 cells were determined to be of epithelial origin. Binding of 125I-MEL in HEK-293 cells demonstrated saturability, reversibility, and high specificity with an equilibrium dissociation constant (Kd) value of 23.8 +/- 0.5 pM and a maximum number of binding sites (Bmax) value of 1.17 +/- 0.11 fmol/mg protein (n = 5), which are comparable with the reported Kd and Bmax values in human kidney cortex. Coincubation with GTPgammaS (10 microM) and pertussis toxin (100 ng/ml) provoked a marked decrease in binding affinity (Kd was increased by a factor of 1.5-2.0), with no significant difference in Bmax. Melatonin (1 microM) decreased the forskolin (10 microM) stimulated cAMP level by 50%. HEK-293 cells do not express dopamine D1A receptor. Following transient transfection of HEK-293 cells with human dopamine D1A receptor (hD1A-R), exposure of the cells to dopamine stimulated an increase in the level of cAMP. Similarly, transient transfection of HEK-293 cells with rat glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP), and PTH type 1 receptors, each resulted in an hormone inducible increase in cAMP levels. Surprisingly, only the stimulatory effect of dopamine could be inhibited by exposure to melatonin. The inhibitory effect of melatonin on dopamine D1-induced increase in cAMP was completely inhibited by pertussis toxin (100 ng/ml, 18 h). Immunoblot and immunocytochemical studies were carried out using two polyclonal antibodies raised against the extra and cytoplasmic domains of Mel1a receptor. Immunoblot studies using antibody against the cytoplasmic domain of Mel1a receptor confirmed the presence of a peptide blockable 37 kDa band in HEK-293 cells. Indirect immunofluorescent studies with both antibodies revealed staining predominantly at the cell surface, but staining with the antibody directed against the cytoplasmic domain required prior cell permeabilization. By RT-PCR, HEK-293 cells express both Mel1a and Mel1b messenger RNAs, but the messenger RNA level for Mel1b is several orders of magnitude lower than for Mel1a. We conclude that HEK-293 cells express MR predominantly of the Mel1a subtype. Our evidence suggests that one of the ways that melatonin exerts its biological function is through modulation of cellular dopaminergic responses.
journal_name
Endocrinologyjournal_title
Endocrinologyauthors
Chan CW,Song Y,Ailenberg M,Wheeler M,Pang SF,Brown GM,Silverman Mdoi
10.1210/endo.138.11.5524subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1997-11-01 00:00:00pages
4732-9issue
11eissn
0013-7227issn
1945-7170journal_volume
138pub_type
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