PMID- 7593238 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19951228 LR - 20131121 IS - 0021-9541 (Print) IS - 0021-9541 (Linking) VI - 165 IP - 3 DP - 1995 Dec TI - Chemoattractant-induced activation of vacuolar H+ pumps and of an H(+)-selective conductance in neutrophils. PG - 588-99 AB - Upon binding to their receptors on the surface of neutrophils, chemotactic peptides elicit a burst of metabolic activity. The excess acid generated by this burst must be rapidly extruded in order to maintain intracellular pH and preserve normal microbicidal responses. Recently, H(+)-pumping vacuolar-type ATPases (V-pumps) and a H(+)-selective conductance were described in the membrane of neutrophils. However, these systems are virtually quiescent in resting cells. In this report, we analyzed whether the V-pumps and the conductance become active and contribute to pH regulation following cell activation by chemoattractants. Formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (fMLP) was found to stimulate V-pumps, as assessed by the appearance of bafilomycin-sensitive H+ extrusion. Concomitantly, the chemoattractant also activated the H+ conductance, detected as a voltage-dependent and Zn(2+)-sensitive net H+ efflux. In both cases, activation was prevented by treatment with competing antagonistic peptides or with pertussis toxin, implying mediation by a receptor coupled to a heterotrimeric G protein. The signalling pathways downstream of the G proteins were also investigated. Stimulation of neither the V-pump nor the conductance required activation of protein kinase C. An elevation of cytosolic calcium ([Ca2+]i) comparable to that induced by fMLP did not suffice to trigger either transporter. Moreover activation of the conductance remained unaffected when the chemoattractant-induced increase in [Ca2+]i was precluded. In contrast, stimulation of the V-pump was substantially (approximately 50%) depressed when [Ca2+]i was prevented from rising. Tyrosine phosphorylation of several polypeptides accompanies stimulation by fMLP. Prevention of phosphotyrosine accumulation resulted in a pronounced inhibition of H(+)-pumping and of the H+ conductance. Together, these data indicate that engagement of surface receptors by chemotactic peptides can lead to stimulation of two voltage-sensitive pH regulatory pathways, a pump and a conductance, by a pathway that requires tyrosine phosphorylation. Both pathways are capable of sizable H+ extrusion, thereby contributing to pH regulation during the metabolic burst. FAU - Nanda, A AU - Nanda A AD - Division of Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. FAU - Grinstein, S AU - Grinstein S LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Cell Physiol JT - Journal of cellular physiology JID - 0050222 RN - 0 (Chemotactic Factors) RN - 0 (Peptides) RN - 0 (Proton Pumps) RN - 42HK56048U (Tyrosine) RN - EC 2.7.11.13 (Protein Kinase C) RN - EC 3.6.1.- (GTP-Binding Proteins) RN - EC 3.6.3.14 (Proton-Translocating ATPases) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Calcium/physiology MH - Chemotactic Factors/*physiology MH - GTP-Binding Proteins/physiology MH - Humans MH - Neutrophils/*enzymology MH - Peptides/physiology MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein Kinase C/physiology MH - Proton Pumps/*physiology MH - Proton-Translocating ATPases/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/physiology MH - Tyrosine/metabolism MH - Vacuoles/physiology EDAT- 1995/12/01 00:00 MHDA- 1995/12/01 00:01 CRDT- 1995/12/01 00:00 PHST- 1995/12/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1995/12/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1995/12/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/jcp.1041650317 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Physiol. 1995 Dec;165(3):588-99. doi: 10.1002/jcp.1041650317.