Effects of PIP2 hydrolysis (Homo sapiens)
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Hydrolysis of phosphatidyl inositol-bisphosphate (PIP2) by phospholipase C (PLC) produces diacylglycerol (DAG) and inositol triphosphate (IP3). Both are potent second messengers. IP3 diffuses into the cytosol, but as DAG is a hydrophobic lipid it remains within the plasma membrane. IP3 stimulates the release of calcium ions from the smooth endoplasmic reticulum, while DAG activates the conventional and unconventional protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms, facilitating the translocation of PKC from the cytosol to the plasma membrane. The effects of DAG are mimicked by tumor-promoting phorbol esters. DAG is also a precursor for the biosynthesis of prostaglandins, the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol and an activator of a subfamily of TRP-C (Transient Receptor Potential Canonical) cation channels 3, 6, and 7.
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Functionally the IP3 receptor is believed to be tetrameric, with results indicating that the tetramer is composed of 2 pairs of protein isoforms.
Functionally the IP3 receptor is believed to be tetrameric, with results indicating that the tetramer is composed of 2 pairs of protein isoforms.
CalDAG-GEFI was found to primarily target Rap1A and inhibit Ras-dependent activation of the Erk/MAP kinase cascade (Kawasaki et al. 1998). RasGRP2 selectively activated N- and Ki-Ras, but not Ha-Ras. It also had Rap1A stimulating activity, but less than CalDAG-GEFI. The difference in substrate specificity seen for these isoforms may be due to their different cellular locations, as prolonged exposure to phorbol esters, or growth in serum, resulted in localization of CalDAG-GEFI to the cell membrane and restoration of Ras exchange activity (Clyde-Smith et al. 2000). CalDAG-GEF II/RasGRP1 targeted Ras proteins rather than Rap (Kawasaki et al. 1998, Ebinu et al. 1998).
Mouse platelets that lack CalDAG-GEFI are severely compromised in integrin-dependent aggregation as a consequence of their inability to signal through CalDAG-GEFI to its target, the small GTPase Rap1 (Crittenden et al. 2004)