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Protein kinase Cμ mediates adenosine-stimulated steroidogenesis in primary rat adrenal cells. FEBS Lett 2010; 584:4442-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2010.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2010] [Revised: 09/17/2010] [Accepted: 10/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Kouloukoussa M, Aleporou-Marinou V, Angelopoulou B, Trougakos IP, Panagopoulou E, Kittas C, Marinos E. Phorbol myristate acetate induces changes on F-actin and vinculin content in immature rat Sertoli cells. Tissue Cell 2004; 36:149-55. [PMID: 15041417 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2003.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2003] [Revised: 12/02/2003] [Accepted: 12/29/2003] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Actin and vinculin are two of the most abundant cytoskeletal proteins, widely expressed in nearly all types of eukaryotic cells. It has been well established that long-term exposure to the tumor promoter phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) affects Sertoli cell morphology, as well as F-actin and vinculin organization in vitro. To analyze in a quantitative manner the F-actin and vinculin content of rat immature Sertoli cells in vitro in response to PMA exposure, cytoskeletal fractions were prepared following extraction with Triton X-100. Analysis of the isolated cytoskeletal fractions by immunoblotting showed that exposure of immature rat Sertoli cells to PMA for 8h has an appreciable effect on the cellular level of both the actin and vinculin. Interestingly, as revealed by using calphostin C, a specific protein kinase C inhibitor, the observed F-actin and vinculin changes are most probably mediated by a mechanism that depends on protein kinase activity. A discussion is made concerning PKC modulation by PMA and the subsequent actin and vinculin quantitative changes and reorganization, phenomena that have been closely related to cell transformation.
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- M Kouloukoussa
- Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Medical School, University of Athens, M. Asias 75, Goudi, Athens 11527, Greece
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Brucato S, Villers C. Protein kinase C regulation of glypican-1, syndecan-1 and syndecan-4 mRNAs expression during rat Sertoli cell development. Biochimie 2002; 84:681-6. [PMID: 12453641 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-9084(02)01430-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Our previous studies indicated that cell surface proteoglycans were mostly heparan sulfate ones (HSPG) in 20 day-old Sertoli cells [Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1510 (2001) 474]. Among these HSPG, glypican-1, syndecans-1 and -4 mRNAs were expressed and differentially regulated. Glypican-1 and syndecan-1 mRNA expression was up-regulated under PKC activation in contrast to syndecan-4 mRNA expression which was not affected [Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1474 (2000) 31]. Rat Sertoli cells undergo extensive changes during the postnatal period both in structure and function, as the hematotesticular barrier establishment occurs at around 20 day-old. The testicular PKCalpha expression in developing Sertoli cells results in (i) a soluble (inactive) form which is maximal at the age of 1 day and declines gradually thereafter and (ii) a particulate (active) form which is low at birth, increases six-fold on days 8-11 of age and declines thereafter. The present study focused on the glypican-1, syndecan-1 and syndecan-4 mRNA expression and regulation under PKC activation by the phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) in 10-30 day-old Sertoli cells. Our data indicated that the regulation of their expression specifically depends on the nature of HSPG and Sertoli cell developmental stage and evidenced a specific PKC regulation of HSPG mRNA expression.
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- Sylvie Brucato
- Laboratoire de biochimie IRBA, UPRES A 2608 CNRS, Université de Caen, Esplanade-de-la-Paix, 14032 Caen cedex, France
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Wang SM, Lee LJ, Huang YT, Chen JJ, Chen YL. Magnolol stimulates steroidogenesis in rat adrenal cells. Br J Pharmacol 2000; 131:1172-8. [PMID: 11082125 PMCID: PMC1572428 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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1. This study investigated the effect of magnolol, a compound purified from Magnolia officinalis, on glucocorticoid production by primary adrenal cell culture. 2. Magnolol increased corticosterone secretion in a dose-dependent manner, this effect being maximal at 40 microM. A similar effect was seen in a minced adrenal gland system. 3. In magnolol-treated cells, the number and total area of cytoplasmic lipid droplets were reduced, suggesting a high utilization rate of cholesterol esters stored in lipid droplets. In control cells, the capsule of the lipid droplet was clearly delineated by immunostaining with antibody A2, whereas capsular staining was discontinuous or undetectable following magnolol treatment. The percentage of decapsulated cells increased significantly from 20% in the control group to 80% in the magnolol-treated group. 4. Magnolol-induced steroidogenesis was not mediated either via the traditional ACTH-cyclic AMP-protein kinase A pathway or by protein kinase C, since the intracellular cyclic AMP level did not change and inhibition of protein kinase A or C did not block the action of magnolol. Furthermore, calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II was not involved in magnolol-induced steroidogenesis. 5. The stimulatory effect of magnolol on steroidogenesis apparently requires new protein synthesis, since cycloheximide inhibited magnolol-induced corticosterone production by 50%. 6. Although other studies have shown that high concentrations of magnolol inhibit acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase and 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in a cell-free system, our data show that, in adrenal cell cultures, low concentrations of magnolol have a stimulatory effect on steroidogenesis, and the glucocorticoid produced may explain the effective control of asthma by Magnolia officinalis.
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- Seu-Mei Wang
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 100, Republic of China
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 100, Republic of China
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 100, Republic of China
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 100, Republic of China
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Cooke BA. Signal transduction involving cyclic AMP-dependent and cyclic AMP-independent mechanisms in the control of steroidogenesis. Mol Cell Endocrinol 1999; 151:25-35. [PMID: 10411317 DOI: 10.1016/s0303-7207(98)00255-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The control of steroidogenesis via signal transduction mechanisms involving cAMP-dependent and cAMP-independent mechanisms is reviewed. Several structurally unrelated factors that are potent stimulators of steroidogenesis whose actions do not require cAMP and/or synthesis of proteins have been identified. These include various interleukins, a lipophilic factor from macrophages, a steroidogenic inducing protein from follicular fluid and an imidazole compound, calmidazolium. All of these factors are capable of inducing maximum steroidogenesis. Calcium is required for steroidogenesis in all steroidogenic cells. With the exception of the effects of angiotensin II, there is little evidence for a role of IP3 in the stimulation of the release of calcium from intracellular stores in steroidogenic cells under physiological conditions. There may however, be a cAMP-mediated activation of a plasma membrane calcium channel. Chloride channels that can be regulated by cAMP-dependent and -independent mechanisms, are present in steroidogenic cells. Chloride ions exert a negative effect on steroidogenesis because exclusion of chloride from the extracellular medium markedly enhances cAMP-stimulated steroidogenesis. Arachidonic acid and its lipoxygenase products are involved in the control of steroidogenesis via cAMP mediated processes. An arachidonic acid related thioesterase has been isolated that is activated by ACTH and which may be involved in the release of arachidonic acid. It is concluded that while cAMP is a second messenger for LH/ACTH in the control of steroidogenesis, other signalling systems exist which are potentially equally effective in controlling steroidogenesis. In addition, the action of cAMP requires other signalling pathways involving calcium and chloride ions, as well as arachidonic acid and its lipoxygenase products.
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- B A Cooke
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, UK.
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Wang SM, Lee LJ, Lin WW, Chang CM. Effects of a water-soluble extract of Cordyceps sinensis on steroidogenesis and capsular morphology of lipid droplets in cultured rat adrenocortical cells. J Cell Biochem 1998; 69:483-9. [PMID: 9620174 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4644(19980615)69:4<483::aid-jcb9>3.0.co;2-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cordyceps sinensis contains a factor that stimulates corticosteroid production in the animal model. However, it is not known whether this drug acts directly on the adrenal glands or indirectly via the hypothalamus-pituitary axis. In the present study, we used primary rat adrenal cell cultures to investigate the pharmacological function of a water-soluble extract of Cordyceps sinensis (CS) and the signaling pathway involved. Radioimmunoassay of corticosterone indicated that the amount of corticosterone produced by adrenal cells is increased in a positively dose-dependent manner by CS, reaching a maximum at 25 microg/ml. This stimulating effect was seen 1 h after CS treatment and was maintained for up to 24 h. Concomitantly, the lipid droplets in these cells became small and fewer in number. Immunostaining with a monoclonal antibody, A2, a specific marker for the lipid droplet capsule, demonstrated that detachment of the capsule from the lipid droplet occurs in response to CS application and that the period required for decapsulation is inversely related to the concentration of CS applied. The mechanism of CS-induced steroidogenesis is apparently different from that for ACTH, since intracellular cAMP levels were not increased in CS-treated cells. However, combined application with calphostin C, a PKC inhibitor, completely blocked the effect of CS on steroidogenesis, suggesting that activation of PKC may be responsible for the CS-induced steroidogenesis.
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- S M Wang
- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Republic of China
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Shin T, Jin J, Kim J, Kim H, Lee C. Immunohistochemical study of protein kinase C in the testes of cattle and pigs. J Vet Med Sci 1998; 60:631-3. [PMID: 9637300 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We investigated the expression of novel protein kinase C (PKC) delta and theta in the testes of pigs and cattle using Western blot and immunohistochemical analysis. PKC delta and theta are recognized in the testes of pigs and cattle by Western blot analysis. We found in immunohistochemical study that PCK delta was localized in the spermatids of seminiferous tubules, but not in the interstitial cells, while PKC theta was recognized only in the interstitial cells of the testes of in both species. These findings suggest that PKC delta and theta play an important role in the development of spermatozoa and the regulation of androgen in the testicular interstitial cells (probably Leydig cells), respectively.
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- T Shin
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cheju National University, Korea
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Fong TH, Wang SM. Dissection of the signaling mechanism for capsule detachment of lipid droplets in rat adrenocortical cells. J Cell Biochem 1997. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4644(199704)65:1<67::aid-jcb7>3.0.co;2-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Romanelli F, Fillo S, Isidori A, Conte D. Stimulatory action of endothelin-1 on rat Leydig cells: involvement of endothelin-A subtype receptor and phospholipase A2-arachidonate metabolism system. Life Sci 1997; 61:557-66. [PMID: 9247325 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(97)00415-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In a previous report we have observed that endothelin-1 (ET-1) is able to stimulate testosterone (T) production by rat Leydig cells revealing an interaction with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). The present study was designed to further characterize the stimulatory action of ET on testicular steroidogenesis, to evaluate which subtype of ET receptors is involved in this activity and to examine the role of phospholipase A2 (PLA2)-arachidonate metabolism system in ET-1 transduction mechanism. To this purpose we investigated: i) the interaction of ET-1 with another secretagogue of T, like luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH); ii) the interference of ET(A) and ET(B) receptor antagonists (BQ-123 and BQ-788, respectively) and of inhibitors of PLA2 (quinacrine) and arachidonate lipoxygenase pathway (nordihydroguaiaretic acid:NDGA) on ET-1-induced T and PGE2 secretion from purified rat Leydig cells. Data obtained indicate that ET-1 amplified T and PGE2 response to LHRH and this secretagogue in turn potentiated testicular steroidogenesis stimulated by endothelin. The ET(A) antagonist, BQ-123, inhibited in a dose-related fashion ET-1-induced T production whereas ET(B) antagonist, BQ-788, failed to affect T response to the peptide. Furthermore, ET(A) antagonist inhibited the stimulatory effect of ET-1 on hCG- or LHRH-induced T secretion and it was able to exert a dose-dependent inhibition of ET-1-stimulated PGE2 output. Moreover, a PLA2 inhibitor quinacrine inhibited the stimulatory action of ET-1 on T production and suppressed basal and ET-1-induced PGE2 release whilst a lipoxygenase blocker NDGA did not modify T response to the peptide. Taken together these findings i) indicate additivity of effects between ET-1 and LHRH in stimulating T and PGE2 production; ii) confirm that ET(A) subtype receptors mediate the stimulatory action of ET-1 on rat Leydig cells; iii) strongly suggest that PLA2-arachidonate metabolism system is involved in endothelin transduction mechanism.
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- F Romanelli
- Department of Medical Pathophysiology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
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Premdas PD, Metcalfe CD. Regulation of protein kinase C and ornithine decarboxylase in the epidermis of juvenile white suckers (Catostomus commersoni) by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate, 17 α-ethinylestradiol and testosterone. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0305-0491(96)00133-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Parissenti AM, Kim SA, Colantonio CM, Snihura AL, Schimmer BP. Regulatory domain of human protein kinase C alpha dominantly inhibits protein kinase C beta-I-regulated growth and morphology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Cell Physiol 1996; 166:609-17. [PMID: 8600165 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4652(199603)166:3<609::aid-jcp16>3.0.co;2-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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This study demonstrates that the isolated regulatory (R) domain (amino acids 1-270) of human protein kinase C alpha (PKC alpha) is a potent inhibitor of PKC beta-I activity in a yeast expression system. The PKC alpha R domain fused to glutathione-S-transferase competitively inhibited the activity of yeast-expressed rat PKC beta-I in vitro (Ki = 0.2 microns) and was 400-fold more potent than a synthetic pseudosubstrate peptide corresponding to amino acids 19-36 from PKC alpha. In contrast, the fusion protein did not affect the activity of the purified catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase. The PKC alpha R domain (without glutathione-S-transferase [GST]) also was tested for its ability to inhibit PKC beta-I activity in vivo, in a yeast strain expressing rat PKC beta-I. Upon treatment with a PKC-activating phorbol ester, yeast cells expressing rat PKC beta-I were growth-inhibited and a fraction of the cells appeared as long chains. Coexpression of the R domain with rat PKC beta-I blocked the phorbol ester-induced inhibition of yeast cell growth and the phorbol ester-dependent alterations in yeast cell morphology. These results indicate that the R domain of PKC alpha acts as a dominant inhibitor of PKC activity in vivo and thus provides a useful genetic tool to assess the roles of PKC in various signal transduction processes.
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- A M Parissenti
- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Harris W, Gollapudi S, Gupta S. Anti-CD3-induced changes in protein kinase C isozymes expression in human CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes. J Clin Immunol 1995; 15:232-41. [PMID: 8537467 DOI: 10.1007/bf01540880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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In order to determine whether there is a differential expression and activation of PKC isozymes between CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, peripheral blood mononuclear cells were stimulated with anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (moAb) for various time intervals and the expression of calcium-dependent PKC isozymes (alpha, beta, gamma) and calcium-independent PKC isozymes (delta, epsilon, zeta) was analyzed with dual color flow cytometry, using anti-PKC isozyme antibodies and anti-CD4 or anti-CD8 antibodies. The basal fluorescence intensity of all PKC isozymes was comparable between CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cells. Following activation with anti-CD3 moAb a marked increase in the fluorescence intensity of all PKC isozymes in both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, albeit to a different extent and with different kinetics was observed. Among all PKC isozymes studied, the least striking changes were observed in PKC zeta isozyme and the most striking changes were observed in PKC-epsilon isozyme. Laser-based confocal microscopic studies confirmed that the increase in fluorescence intensity of PKC isozymes following anti-CD3 moAb stimulation, as measured by flow cytometry was accompanied by the translocation of PKC isozymes from cytosol to the plasma membrane. This study demonstrates a differential effect of anti-CD3 moAb on the expression of PKC isozymes between CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and suggests that flow cytometry can be used to study the translocation of PKC isozymes from cytosol to the plasma membrane.
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- W Harris
- Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Irvine 92717, USA
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Würthner JU, Kistler M, Kratzmeier M, Mukhopadhyay AK. LH/hCG-receptor is coupled to both adenylate cyclase and protein kinase C signaling pathways in isolated mouse Leydig cells. Endocrine 1995; 3:579-84. [PMID: 21153135 DOI: 10.1007/bf02953022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/1995] [Accepted: 04/19/1995] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The aim of this study was to examine whether or not a protein kinase C-dependent pathway is involved in the desensitization process of the LH/hCG-receptor-linked adenylate cyclase system in isolated mouse Leydig cells. Treatment of these cells with the phorbol ester, 4-β-phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) leads to a translocation (and a putative activation) of protein kinase C from the cytosol to the plasma membrane, as evidenced by the Western blotting procedure using particulate and cytosolic fractions of Percoll-purified mouse Leydig cells. A similar translocation is also observed following the treatment of mouse Leydig cells with hCG. Data obtained show that this effect is time-dependent and is mediated specifically through the LH/hCG-receptor. Furthermore, we show that the treatment of Leydig cells with either PMA or hCG leads to a desensitization of the adenylate cyclase stimulated with hCG, hCG plus GppNHp or AIF (4) (-) . This desensitization was not accompanied by a change in the [(125)I]-hCG binding to membrane receptors. Thus we provide here direct evidence that hCG is capable of activating protein kinase C. In addition, we postulate that PMA as well as hCG-treatment leads to a lesion located at a site distal to the receptor/G-protein interaction but proximal to the adenylate cyclase activation and that the translocation (and activation) of protein kinase C may be a common mechanism involved in this desensitizing effect caused by both PMA and hCG on Leydig cells.
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- J U Würthner
- Institute for Hormone and Fertility Research, University of Hamburg, Grandweg 64, D-22529, Hamburg, Germany
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Huhtaniemi I, Toppari J. Endocrine, paracrine and autocrine regulation of testicular steroidogenesis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1995; 377:33-54. [PMID: 7484435 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-0952-7_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Testicular steroidogenesis takes place almost exclusively in Leydig cells. Some metabolism of the androgens produced by Leydig cells takes place in seminiferous tubules, especially in the immature animal (e.g. aromatization and 5 alpha- reduction). Luteinizing hormone (LH) is the main tropic regulator of Leydig cell function, without which quantitatively important androgen production is not possible. LH acts through a receptor that belongs to the seven times cell membrane spanning, G protein associated, receptor family, and cyclic AMP is the main second messenger of its signal transduction. Information about the involvement of other signal transduction systems in LH action has also emerged recently. The action of LH is under manyfold modulation by other hormones (e.g. prolactin, growth hormone and insulin), growth factors and bioactive peptides. In this modulation, various paracrine and autocrine mechanisms play an important role. Seminiferous tubules influence the development and function of adjacent Leydig cells through several growth factors. When germ cells are damaged, Leydig cells in the vicinity proliferate faster. Leydig cell morphology also depends on the germ cell composition in the neighbouring seminiferous tubules, and certain stages of the seminiferous epithelial cycle increase the Leydig cell capacity to produce testosterone. Also negative modulation of Leydig cells by Sertoli/germinal cell derived factors has been demonstrated. However, the physiological importance of the paracrine and modulatory influences of the different hormones and growth factors still remains obscure since almost all information has so far been obtained from in vitro studies. In the study of testicular steroidogenesis, the main switch of the function, LH action, is well known whereas the role of the "in house" circuits of paracrine and autocrine regulation remain to be elucidated.
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- I Huhtaniemi
- Department of Physiology, University of Turku, Finland
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Cuadrado A, Issing W, Fleming TP, Molloy CJ. Uneven distribution of protein kinase C-alpha and -beta isozymes in human sarcomas and carcinomas. J Cell Physiol 1994; 159:434-40. [PMID: 8188761 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.1041590307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Protein kinase C (PKC) represents a family of structurally related Ser/Tre kinases which are involved in mitogenic signalling and may contribute to human neoplasia. To address this issue, the messenger RNA and protein levels of PKC isoenzymes alpha and beta were analyzed in several human sarcoma- and carcinoma-derived cell lines. Carcinomas contained low or undetectable levels of either PKC-alpha or PKC-beta. Sarcomas exhibited similar or increased PKC expression compared to human diploid fibroblasts. Moreover, sarcoma cell lines expressing one PKC isoform did not contain detectable levels of the other. When PKC was depleted from the tumor cells, we observed that the PKC overexpressing sarcomas had reduced their malignant properties as determined by their ability to grow in semisolid medium. In addition, epidermal growth factor-stimulated and erbB2-transformed fibroblasts exhibited enhanced cell growth in the absence of PKC. We propose a model for the effect of PKC as a negative regulator of proliferation in epithelial cells and a growth promoter in fibroblasts.
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- A Cuadrado
- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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Natarajan R, Lanting L, Xu L, Nadler J. Role of specific isoforms of protein kinase C in angiotensin II and lipoxygenase action in rat adrenal glomerulosa cells. Mol Cell Endocrinol 1994; 101:59-66. [PMID: 9397937 DOI: 10.1016/0303-7207(94)90219-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Evidence indicates that the lipoxygenase (LO) pathway of arachidonic acid is a key mediator of angiotensin II (AII)-induced aldosterone synthesis in adrenal glomerulosa cells. Although protein kinase C (PKC) may play a role in AII action, the precise PKC isoforms involved and whether LO products can activate PKC is not clear. We therefore evaluated the effect of AII and LO products such as 12- and 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (HETEs) on PKC activation in isolated rat adrenal glomerulosa cells. PKC activity was measured by the phosphorylation of a PKC specific peptide while the PKC isoforms were identified by Western immunoblotting using antibodies that recognize the alpha, beta, gamma or epsilon isoforms of PKC. Treatment of the cells for 15 min with AII (10[-8]M) or the LO products 12- or 15-HETE caused a marked increase in PKC activity in membrane fractions with reciprocal decreases in the cytosolic PKC activity. Rat glomerulosa cells expressed only the alpha, and epsilon isoforms of PKC. AII increased membrane bound levels of both PKC-alpha and -epsilon (1.9- and 1.5-fold, respectively), whereas the LO products predominantly activated PKC-epsilon. Reciprocal decreases in immunoreactive cytosolic PKC levels were seen. AII-induced aldosterone synthesis was blocked by H-7 and retinal as well as by a PKC-specific pseudosubstrate inhibitor, PKC(19-36). These results suggest that AII and LO pathway-induced actions in the adrenal glomerulosa may be mediated by specific PKC isoforms.
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- R Natarajan
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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Wade MG, Jacobson PM, Van Der Kraak G. Polyunsaturated fatty acids do not activate protein kinase C in the testis of the goldfish (Carassius auratus). FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 1994; 13:49-57. [PMID: 24203271 DOI: 10.1007/bf00004119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/07/1994] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Earlier studies have established that polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) such as eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid inhibit steroid production in the goldfish testis. As PUFA inhibit testicular steroidogenesis in the rat through activation of protein kinase C (PKC), the present studies were undertaken to characterize the properties of PKC in the goldfish testis and to test the effects of selected PUFA on PKC activity. PKC activity was quantified in goldfish testis homogenate following partial purification by DEAE-cellulose chromatography by determining the transfer of radiolabelled phosphate from [γ - (32)P]ATP to histone III-S. Testicular PKC activity was defined by the amount of protein phosphorylation in the presence of phosphatidylserine, phasphatidylcholine, Ca(2+) ions and diolein (a 1,2-diacylglycerol analog) above that obtained in response to Ca(2+) ions alone. Western blot analysis of a crude testis homogenate using an antibody specific to the α and β isoforms of mammalian PKC led to the identification a single band of protein (80 kD) that co-migrated with PKC from rabbit brain cytosol. Addition of arachidonic, eicosapentaenoic or docosahexaenoic acids failed to activate PKC. However, PKC activity stimulated by phospholipid, Ca(2+) ions and diolein was inhibited in a dose related fashion by all of these fatty acids. These studies suggest that the inhibitory effects of EPA and DHA on testicular steroidogenesis are not mediated by activation of PKC. The lack of effect of PUFA on PKC activity in the goldfish testis suggests that either the distribution of PKC isoforms differs between the testis of mammals and fish or that PKC is not activated by PUFA in the goldfish.
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- M G Wade
- Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- A E Michael
- Department of Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, UK
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Eskola V, Nikula H, Huhtaniemi I. Age-related variation of follicle-stimulating hormone-stimulated cAMP production, protein kinase C activity and their interactions in the rat testis. Mol Cell Endocrinol 1993; 93:143-8. [PMID: 8394254 DOI: 10.1016/0303-7207(93)90117-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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To study further the ontogeny of hormonal regulatory mechanisms in the testis, we measured follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)- and protein kinase C (PKC)-stimulated cAMP production, PKC activity, and messenger (m)RNA levels of the PKC isoenzymes alpha, beta and gamma in rat testes between day 19 of fetal life and day 90 postpartum. Human FSH (30 mg/l) stimulated slightly but significantly cAMP production of fetal testes (57%; p < 0.05). A higher response (3-fold; p < 0.01) was observed on the day of birth, and the maximum FSH effect on cAMP (23-fold) was observed on day 10 postpartum. Thereafter, a gradual decline of FSH response occurred towards adult age. Concerning testicular PKC, the soluble (inactive) form had its maximum at the age of 1 day and this PKC form declined gradually thereafter. The particulate (active) form was low at birth, increased 6-fold on days 8-11 of age, and declined thereafter. A significant age-dependent variation was also found in the mRNA level of the PKC alpha isoenzyme (maximum on day 10), whereas those of PKC gamma and PKC beta were undetectable at all ages in Northern blots. When the in vitro modulation of basal and FSH-dependent cAMP production by the PKC activator 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA, 100 nmol/l) was studied, the substance alone was without effect at all ages studied. The TPA effect on FSH-stimulated cAMP production displayed age-dependent variation: a slight stimulation in fetal testes, no effect at birth, decrease between days 8 and 11, and no effect on day 30.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- V Eskola
- Department of Physiology, University of Turku, Finland
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Luteinizing hormone (LH) interacts with its plasma membrane receptor to stimulate steroidogenesis not only via cyclic AMP but also other pathways which include arachidonic acid and leukotrienes and regulation of chloride and calcium channels. The same stimulatory pathways may lead to desensitization and down-regulation of the LH receptor and steroidogenesis. The LH receptor exists in a dynamic state, being truncated, or internalized, degraded or recycled. Desensitization is controlled by protein kinase C (PKC) in the rat and by cyclic AMP dependent protein kinase and PKC in the mouse Leydig cells. Using an adapted anti-sense oligonucleotide strategy we have shown that the cytoplasmic C-terminal sequence of the LH receptor is essential for desensitization to occur. In contrast, these sequences of the LH receptor are not required for the stimulation of cyclic AMP and steroid production. We have also shown that the extracellular domain of the LH receptor is secreted from the Leydig cell and may act as a LH-binding protein.
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- B A Cooke
- Department of Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, England
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Reyland M, Prack M, Williams D. Elevated levels of protein kinase C in Y1 cells which express apolipoprotein E decrease basal steroidogenesis by inhibiting expression of P450-cholesterol side chain cleavage mRNA. J Biol Chem 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)37132-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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DeManno DA, Maizels ET, Hunzicker-Dunn M. Hormonal regulation of the type III isoform of C-kinase in porcine ovarian tissues. Mol Cell Endocrinol 1992; 86:157-66. [PMID: 1511785 DOI: 10.1016/0303-7207(92)90140-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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C-kinase activity is notably increased in corpora lutea (CL) compared to preovulatory follicles of porcine ovaries. Our purpose was to identify the C-kinase isoform(s) involved in this increase and to examine the expression of C-kinase in ovarian tissues at different stages. The major component of C-kinase activity in the CL was isoform III, with a molecular weight (M(r)) of 80,000. Minor activities were attributed to the type II isoform (M(r) = 80,000) and an unidentified C-kinase activity (M(r) = 77,000). C-kinase was not partitioned differently in preovulatory follicles and CL as demonstrated by tissue homogenization in the presence of a detergent and increased chelators. A 3-fold increase in immunoreactive C-kinase was detected in postovulatory follicles relative to preovulatory. A second, nearly 3-fold increase in C-kinase was detected in mature CL relative to postovulatory follicles. These increases are examined in the context of the complex hormonal regulation of the porcine CL.
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- D A DeManno
- Department of Cell, Molecular and Structural Biology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago 60611
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Wetsel WC, Khan WA, Merchenthaler I, Rivera H, Halpern AE, Phung HM, Negro-Vilar A, Hannun YA. Tissue and cellular distribution of the extended family of protein kinase C isoenzymes. J Cell Biol 1992; 117:121-33. [PMID: 1556149 PMCID: PMC2289401 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.117.1.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 335] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Polyclonal isoenzyme-specific antisera were developed against four calcium-independent protein kinase C (PKC) isoenzymes (delta, epsilon, epsilon', and zeta) as well as the calcium-dependent isoforms (alpha, beta I, beta II, and gamma). These antisera showed high specificities, high titers, and high binding affinities (3-370 nM) for the peptide antigens to which they were raised. Each antiserum detected a species of the predicted molecular weight by Western blot that could be blocked with the immunizing peptide. PKC was sequentially purified from rat brain, and the calcium-dependent forms were finally resolved by hydroxyapatite chromatography. Peak I reacted exclusively with antisera to PKC gamma, peak II with PKC beta I and -beta II, and peak III with PKC alpha. These same fractions, however, were devoid of immunoreactivity for the calcium-independent isoenzymes. The PKC isoenzymes demonstrated a distinctive tissue distribution when evaluated by Western blot and immunocytochemistry. PCK delta was present in brain, heart, spleen, lung, liver, ovary, pancreas, and adrenal tissues. PKC epsilon was present in brain, kidney, and pancreas, whereas PKC epsilon' was present predominantly in brain. PKC zeta was present in most tissues, particularly the lung, brain, and liver. Both PKC delta and PKC zeta showed some heterogeneity of size among the different tissues. PKC alpha was present in all organs and tissues examined. PKC beta I and -beta II were present in greatest amount in brain and spleen. Although the brain contained the most PKC gamma immunoreactivity, some immunostaining was also seen in adrenal tissue. These studies provide the first evidence of selective organ and tissue distributions of the calcium-independent PKC isoenzymes.
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- W C Wetsel
- Laboratory of Molecular and Integrative Neuroscience, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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Zoukhri D, Pelosin JM, Mauduit P, Chambaz E, Sergheraert C, Rossignol B. The rat lacrimal gland expresses the alpha isoform of PKC. Further evidence for the PMA-activated and phospholipid-independent protein kinase activity. Cell Signal 1992; 4:111-9. [PMID: 1571202 DOI: 10.1016/0898-6568(92)90012-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The molecular heterogeneity of protein kinase C (PKC) is now widely documented. In our first report, we characterized the rat lacrimal gland PKC along with a phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)-activated and phospholipid-independent protein kinase activity [Mauduit P., Zoukhri D. and Rossignol B. (1989) Fedn Eur. biochem. Socs Lett. 252, 5-11. In this work, we show that when the rat lacrimal gland cytosolic fraction is chromatographed on hydroxyapatite, only one peak of PKC activity can be detected. Comparison with a rat brain cytosolic fraction indicated that it is PKC-alpha which is expressed in the rat lacrimal gland. This result was confirmed by the use of polyclonal antibodies raised against rat brain PKC-alpha, beta and gamma isoforms. We also provide evidence that free arachidonic acid activates PKC, as does PMA, in a calcium and phospholipid-free system.
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- D Zoukhri
- Laboratoire de Biochimie des Transports Cellulaires, CNRS URA 1116, Université de Paris Sud, Orsay, France
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Roivainen R, Pelto-Huikko M, Hietanen-Peltola M, Koistinaho J. Protein kinase c-beta-like immunoreactivity in the developing and adult rat adrenal gland. THE HISTOCHEMICAL JOURNAL 1991; 23:375-80. [PMID: 1680834 DOI: 10.1007/bf01042183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Protein kinase c-beta-like immunoreactivity was studied in the adrenal gland of adult rats and at different pre- and postnatal stages of development (E17-P21) with an antibody specific to both the beta 1 and beta 2 subtypes of the kinase. In the adult rat adrenal gland, the immunoreactivity was seen in numerous nerve fibres in the adrenal medulla both in bundles and individually forming occasionally dense networks around chromaffin cell groups. Several protein kinase c-beta-immunoreactive fibres were also observed transversing the adrenal cortex towards the medulla. No remaining immunoreactive fibres two weeks after transection of the splanchnic nerve could be seen; nor was any immunoreactivity observed in the chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla or in the cortical cells, but some faintly immunoreactive ganglion cells were detected in the adrenal medulla. The amount and distribution of protein kinase c-beta-like immunoreactivity in the fetal and developing adrenals was very similar to that seen in the adrenal glands of adult rats. On the basis of its localization, the beta-subtype of protein kinase c does not appear to be directly involved in the release of catecholamines from the adrenal medulla, but it might have a role in the regulation of neurotransmitter release from preganglionic cholinergic neurons.
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- R Roivainen
- Department of Public Health, University of Tampere, Finland
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