Abstract
Prostaglandin E-2 (PGE(2)) stimulates secretion of tick salivary gland proteins via a phosphoinositide signaling pathway and mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ (Qian et al., 1998; Yuan et al., 2000). Highly conserved intracellular SNARE (soluble NSF attachment protein receptors) complex proteins are associated with the mechanism of protein secretion in vertebrate and invertebrate neuronal and non-neuronal cells. Proteins in the salivary glands of partially fed female lone star ticks cross-react individually with antibodies to synaptobrevin-2 (vesicle (v)-SNARE), syntaxin-1A, syntaxin-2 and SNAP-25 (target (t)-SNAREs), cytosolic alpha/beta SNAP and NSF (N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein), Ca2+ sensitive synaptotagmin, vesicle associated synaptophysin, and regulatory cell trafficking GTPases Rab3A and nSec1. V-SNARE and t-SNARE proteins form an SDS-resistant, boiling sensitive core complex in the salivary glands. Antibodies to SNARE complex proteins inhibit PGE(2)-stimulated secretion of anticoagulant protein in permeabilized tick salivary glands. We conclude that SNARE and cell trafficking regulatory proteins are present and functioning in the process of PGE(2)-stimulated Ca2+ regulated protein secretion in tick salivary glands. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1711-1721 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- salivary glands
- SNARE
- exocytosis
- ticks
- DIGITONIN-PERMEABILIZED CELLS
- SYNAPTIC VESICLE DOCKING
- CLOSTRIDIAL NEUROTOXINS
- PROSTAGLANDIN E-2
- CHROMAFFIN CELLS
- FEMALE TICK
- KINASE-C
- EXOCYTOSIS
- SECRETION
- CALCIUM