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Atypical guanylyl cyclase form the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis: cloning, sequence analysis and characterization of expression

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posted on 2023-06-08, 09:41 authored by M Ribeiro, M Schofield, Ildiko KemenesIldiko Kemenes, P R Benjamin, M O'Shea, Sergei Korneev
Soluble guanylyl cyclases (sGCs) are traditionally recognized as the main molecular receptor for nitric oxide (NO), a gaseous transmitter involved in many functions of the nervous system. Some sGCs are however insensitive to NO and therefore are known as atypical. Although atypical sGCs have been shown to exist in both vertebrate and invertebrate nervous systems, our understanding of their functional role is incomplete. Here we report on the cloning, sequencing and localization of an atypical sGC named Lym-sGCß3 from the snail Lymnaea stagnalis. We found that Lym-sGCß3 shares a number of structural characteristics with some previously characterized atypical sGCs including the presence of Tyr140 in the regulatory domain. This residue is thought to be of a critical importance in determining sensitivity of atypical sGCs to oxygen. These findings raise the possibility that Lym-sGCß3 is an oxygen receptor. The results of our in situ hybridization and RT-PCR experiments support this idea further by showing that Lym-sGCß3 is expressed in the osphradium, a peripheral sense organ in which oxygen-sensing neurons are located. Also of interest are our observations that many neurons in Lymnaea CNS co-express conventional and atypical sGC subunits. These data are consistent with a possible dominant negative regulatory role of atypical sGC subunits through the formation of heterodimers exhibiting low enzymatic activity.

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  • Published

Journal

Neuroscience

ISSN

0306-4522

Publisher

Elsevier

Issue

3

Volume

165

Page range

794-800

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  • Neuroscience Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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