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The phorbol ester TPA enhances A23187- but not carbachol-and high K+-induced catecholamine secretion from cultured bovine adrenal chromaffin cells

Kyoji Morita*, Keith W. Brocklehurst, Stuart M. Tomares, Harvey B. Pollard

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Abstract

The effect of the phorbol ester TPA on catecholamine secretion was studied in cultured bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. The pretreatment of chromaffin cells with TPA caused the enhancement of catecholamine secretion induced by the calcium ionophore, A23187. By contrast, neither carbachol-nor high K+-induced secretion was changed by TPA pretreatment. These results support the concept that protein kinase C plays an important role as a factor transducing the Ca2+ signal to the exocytotic process of catecholamine secretion in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)511-516
Number of pages6
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume129
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Jun 1985

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