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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 260, Issue 9, 5323-5327, 05, 1985

The role of extracellular calcium in corticotropin-stimulated steroidogenesis

R Cheitlin, DI Buckley and J Ramachandran

The role of extracellular Ca2+ in the binding of corticotropin (ACTH) to adrenocortical cell receptors as well as in the post-binding events involved in steroidogenesis were investigated. Binding studies using [125I-Tyr23,Phe2,Nle4]ACTH (1-38) peptide showed that extracellular Ca2+ is essential not only for the interaction of ACTH with its receptor, but also for continued occupancy of the receptor. In view of the requirement of Ca2+ for binding the hormone to the receptor, the role of Ca2+ in post-receptor events was investigated by covalently attaching the hormone to its receptor by photoaffinity labeling in the presence of Ca2+. Persistent activation of steroidogenesis induced by photoaffinity labeling in the presence of Ca2+ was depressed when cells were incubated in medium containing EGTA but was unaffected when the cells were merely washed and incubated in Ca2+-free medium. In the presence of EGTA, 8-Br-cAMP partially restored persistent activation of steroidogenesis. The concentration of extracellular Ca2+ required for restoring steroidogenesis was 10-fold lower than the concentration of Ca2+ needed for optimal binding of ACTH to its receptor. These results suggest that the primary role of extracellular Ca2+ in the action of ACTH is to facilitate the association of the hormone with its receptor.
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