Table 1

13 C-terminal blocking peptide, but not Gαq peptide, prevents PLD activation

TreatmentPLD ActivityPLC Activity
-fold basal
Basal1.00  ±  0.131.00  ±  0.05
Control (5-HT alone)3.69  ±  0.702.67  ±  0.28
G13CT1.31  ±  0.091-150 2.20  ±  0.42
Gq blocking3.94  ±  1.080.52  ±  0.151-150
GsCT3.49  ±  0.442.52  ±  0.57

PLD and PLC activity were measured as described under Materials and Methods. 5-HT (30 nM) was added with and without pretreatment with 100 μM G13CT or PLCβ 1MC or with 50 μM GsCT.

    • 1-150 , P < 0.05 compared with control (5-HT alone);n = 3.