Interaction of calcium-binding proteins with calmodulin-dependent guanylate cyclase in Tetrahymena plasma membrane

Abstract

Addition of bovine brain calmodulin and S-100 inhibited Tetrahymena calmodulin-induced stimulation of guanylate cyclase, but they did not affect enzymatic activity in the presence of calcium alone. Troponin C shows little effect on the cyclase activity regardless of the presence or absence of Tetrahymena calmodulin. The inhibitory effects of brain calmodulin and S-100 were overcome by the addition of Tetrahymena calmodulin, but not by calcium. Both calmodulins from Tetrahymena and bovine brain elicited stimulation of heart phosphodiesterase, while troponin C and S-100 did not affect the phosphodiesterase activity in the presence and absence of Tetrahymena calmodulin.