After fractionation of rabbit bone marrow into erythroid cells at different developmental stages adenylate cyclase activity of membrane ghosts was assayed in the presence of sodium fluoride, catecholamines or prostaglandins E. Both basal and fluoride-stimulated adenylate cyclase decreased continuously during differentiation. Only catecholamines having beta 2-adrenergic activity stimulated adenylate cyclase and their effect was restricted to the most immature cells, the proerythroblasts and, to a lesser extent, the basophilic erythroblasts. Thus, uncoupling of beta-adrenergic receptors occurs early in erythroblast development and hormone responsiveness is lost before the final cell division. Prostaglandin E receptors and adenylate cyclase remain coupled throughout erythroid cell development.
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