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. 2012 Jul 18;7(7):e40787. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040787

Figure 2. Peptide and biogenic amine ligand cAMP screen performed against isolated D. tigrina membranes.

Figure 2

RIA cAMP outputs are normalized and shown as mean Inline graphic SEM, with asterisks representing statistically significant differences compared to a control bar (Inline graphic); *PInline graphic0.05, **PInline graphic0.01, ***PInline graphic0.001, one-way ANOVA, Tukey post hoc test. Top: red-outlined bars signify ligands that stimulate cAMP compared to basal levels, likely mediated by GInline graphic-coupled GPCRs. Bottom: red-outlined bars signify ligand inhibition of Fk-stimulated cAMP, likely mediated by GInline graphic-coupled GPCRs. Serotonin (5-HT) stimulates basal cAMP, while octopamine (Oct), GYRIFamide (GYIRF), and neuropeptide F (NPF) all inhibit Fk-stimulated cAMP at 100 uM. These changes in cAMP are presumably receptor-mediated, and should therefore be altered in a ligand-specific manner by subtraction of particular receptor targets from cell membranes via RNAi.