Inhibition of cyclic amp phosphodiesterase by 5'-deoxy-5'-S-isobutylthioadenosine at biologically active concentrations of drug |
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Authors: | Thomas P Zimmerman Claus J Schmitges Gerald Wolberg Robert D Deeprose Gail S Duncan |
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Institution: | 1. Departments of Experimental Therapy, USA;7. The Molecular Biology, The Wellcome Research Laboratories, Research Triangle Park, N.C. 27709, USA |
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Abstract: | 5'-Deoxy-5'-S-isobutylthioadenosine (SIBA), a synthetic analogue of S-adenosylhomocysteine, has been reported by others to inhibit a number of biological processes and these effects of SIBA have been attributed generally to inhibition of methyltransferases. However, the present studies with mouse lymphocytes show that SIBA also acts as a competitive inhibitor (Ki = 130 μM) of the high-affinity cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase and potentiates the cyclic AMP response of intact cells to several activators of adenylate cyclase. Moreover, SIBA has been found to inhibit lymphocyte-mediated cytolysis, a cellular function known to be sensitive to elevated lymphocyte levels of cyclic AMP, at concentrations (IC50 = 250 μM) similar to those which inhibit cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase. These results indicate the need for caution in attributing biological effects of SIBA singularly to inhibition of methyltransferases and suggest the possible agency of cyclic AMP in the mechanism of SIBA action. |
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