Fig. 6.
Effect of the expression of Cdc42N17 on the activation of PLCβ2.
(A) fMLFK-mediated IP3 formation. IP3 levels in differentiated Cdc42N17-expressing cells (black bars) and uninduced cells (gray bars) were determined at time intervals after stimulation with fMLFK (1 μM) using an inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate [3H] radioreceptor assay kit. Error bars represent the standard deviation of 3 independent experiments performed in duplicate. (B, C) Kinetics of fMLFK-mediated intracellular calcium mobilization. Cells were loaded with Fura-2, and fMLFK-mediated calcium increase was assayed in the absence of extracellular calcium. Mean responses ± SE (n = 7) in differentiated Cdc42N17- (B) or Cdc42V12- (C) expressing cells grown in the absence (triangles) or in the presence (circles) of doxycycline are presented. (D) Effect of ionomycine on superoxide production in Cdc42N17-expressing HL-60 cells. Cells grown and differentiated in the absence of doxycycline were treated or not for 2 minutes with 1 μM ionomycine at 37°C before stimulation with fMLFK. Data are representative of 2 independent experiments.