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Uthaisangsook S, Day NK, Hitchcock R, Lerner A, James-Yarish M, Good RA, Haraguchi S. Negative Regulation of Interleukin-12 Production by a Rapamycin-Sensitive Signaling Pathway: A Brief Communication. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2016; 228:1023-7. [PMID: 14530510 DOI: 10.1177/153537020322800906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Interleukin-12 (IL-12), an important cytokine in host defense against microbial pathogens, regulates natural killer and T-cell function(s) including the induction of γ-interferon production. The major cellular sources of IL-12 are monocytes/macrophages. Bacteria, bacterial products, and intracellular parasites are the most efficient inducers of IL-12 production. In the present study we show that a signal transduction pathway sensitive to rapamycin may have an important role in the regulation/suppression of Staphylococcus aureus–induced IL-12 production in vitro. Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells, monocytes, or a human monocytic cell line THP-1 were stimulated with S. aureus Cowan strain 1 (SAC) in the presence or absence of rapamycin and investigated for production of IL-12 protein by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and IL-12 p40 mRNA accumulation by RNase protection assay or real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The results show that rapamycin significantly enhances SAC-induced IL-12 p70 protein production and IL-12 p40 mRNA accumulation. Further the results demonstrate that wortmannin enhances SAC-induced IL-12 p40 mRNA accumulation, whereas Ly294002 does not. These data indicate that a rapamycin-sensitive signaling pathway may act as a negative feedback cascade in the regulatory mechanisms of IL-12 production.
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- Suwannee Uthaisangsook
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701, USA
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Povar I, Spinu O. Buffer Properties of Soil Minerals. Part 1. Theoretical Aspects. CHEMISTRY JOURNAL OF MOLDOVA 2013. [DOI: 10.19261/cjm.2013.08(2).07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Moteki H, Kimura M, Ogihara M. Activation of extracellular-signal regulated kinase by epidermal growth factor is potentiated by cAMP-elevating agents in primary cultures of adult rat hepatocytes. Biol Pharm Bull 2012; 34:1542-52. [PMID: 21963493 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.34.1542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We investigated the effects of α- and β-adrenergic agonists on epidermal growth factor (EGF)-stimulated extracellular-signal regulated kinase (ERK) isoforms in primary cultures of adult rat hepatocytes. Hepatocytes were isolated and cultured with EGF (20 ng/ml) and/or α(1)-, α(2)- and β(2)-adrenergic agonists. Phosphorylated ERK isoforms (ERK1; p44 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and ERK2; p42 MAPK) were detected by Western blotting analysis using anti-phospho-ERK1/2 antibody. The results show that EGF induced a 2.5-fold increase in ERK2-, but not ERK1-, phosphorylation within 3 min. This EGF-induced ERK2 activation was abolished by treatment with the EGF-receptor kinase inhibitor AG1478 (10(-7) M) or the MEK (MAPK kinase) inhibitor PD98059 (10(-6) M). The α(2)-adrenergic and β(2)-adrenergic agonists, UK14304 (10(-6) M) and metaproterenol (10(-6) M), respectively, had no effect in the absence of EGF, but metaproterenol significantly potentiated EGF-induced ERK2 phosphorylation. Moreover, the cell-permeable cAMP analog 8-bromo cAMP (10(-7) M), also potentiated EGF-induced ERK2 phosphorylation. The effects of these analogs were antagonized by the protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor H-89 (10(-7) M). These results suggest that direct or indirect activation of PKA represents a positive regulatory mechanism for EGF stimulation of ERK2 induction.
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- Hajime Moteki
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama 350–02, Japan
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Tzeng TY, Kong LR, Chen CH, Shaw CC, Yang CH. Overexpression of the lily p70(s6k) gene in Arabidopsis affects elongation of flower organs and indicates TOR-dependent regulation of AP3, PI and SUP translation. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2009; 50:1695-1709. [PMID: 19651701 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcp114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The p70 ribosomal S6 kinase (p70(s6k)) signaling pathway plays a key role in regulating the cell cycle via translational regulation of specific 5'TOP mRNAs. However, the function of this signaling pathway is still poorly understood in plants. Ectopic expression of the lily putative p70(s6k) gene, LS6K1, resulted in up-regulation of NAP (NAC-LIKE, ACTIVATED BY AP3/PI) and PISTILLATA (PI) expression, and significantly inhibited cell expansion for petals and stamens, resulting in the male sterility phenotype in transgenic Arabidopsis. Sequence analysis revealed that the genes involved in petal and stamen development, such as APETALA3 (AP3), PI and SUPERMAN (SUP), probably encode 5'TOP mRNAs. Green fluorescent protein (GFP), fused to oligopyrimidine tract sequences that were identified in the 5'-untranslated region (UTR) of AP3, PI and SUP, was translationally regulated in human cells in response to mitogen stimulation and inhibition by the macrolide antibiotic rapamycin. Furthermore, 35S::LS6K1 significantly up-regulated beta-glucuronidase (GUS) activity in the flower buds of transgenic plants carrying the GUS transgene fused to the AP3 promoter and the 5' UTR. These results have identified a novel role for the p70(s6k) gene in regulating cell division and the expansion of petals and stamens by translational regulation of the 5'TOP mRNAs once ectopically expressed in Arabidopsis.
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- Tsai-Yu Tzeng
- Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan ROC
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Kimura M, Okamoto H, Ogihara M. Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase by hepatocyte growth factor is stimulated by both alpha1- and beta2-adrenergic agonists in primary cultures of adult rat hepatocytes. J Pharmacol Sci 2007; 103:398-407. [PMID: 17409628 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.fp0061192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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We investigated the effects of alpha(1)- and beta(2)-adrenergic agonists on hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)-stimulated mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) isoforms in primary cultures of adult rat hepatocytes. Hepatocytes were isolated and cultured with HGF (5 ng/ml) and/or alpha- and beta-adrenergic agonists. Phosphorylated MAPK isoforms (p42 and p44 MAPK) were detected by Western blotting analysis using anti-phospho-MAPK antibody. The results show that HGF increased phosphorylation of p42 MAPK by 2.2-fold within 3 min. The HGF-induced MAPK activation was abolished by AG1478 treatment (10(-7) M). The MEK (MAPK kinase) inhibitor PD98059 (10(-6) M) completely inhibited the HGF-dependent increase in MAPK activity. Phenylephrine (10(-6) M) and metaproterenol (10(-6) M) alone had no effect in the absence of HGF, but significantly increased p42 MAPK induction by HGF. Moreover, the cell-permeable cAMP analog, 8-bromo cAMP (10(-7) M), and phorbol 12-myristate 13 acetate (10(-7) M) potentiated HGF-induced MAPK phosphorylation. The effects of these analogs were antagonized by the protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor H-89 (10(-7) M) and the protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor sphingosine (10(-6) M), respectively. These results suggest that direct or indirect activation of both PKA and PKC represent a positive regulatory mechanism for stimulating MAPK induction by HGF.
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- Mitsutoshi Kimura
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama, Japan.
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Barth-Baus D, Stratton CA, Parrott L, Myerson H, Meyuhas O, Templeton DJ, Landreth GE, Hensold JO. S6 phosphorylation-independent pathways regulate translation of 5'-terminal oligopyrimidine tract-containing mRNAs in differentiating hematopoietic cells. Nucleic Acids Res 2002; 30:1919-28. [PMID: 11972328 PMCID: PMC113832 DOI: 10.1093/nar/30.9.1919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Synthesis of new ribosomes is an energy costly and thus highly regulated process. Ribosomal protein synthesis is controlled by regulating translation of the corresponding ribosomal protein (rp)mRNAs. In mammalian cells a 5'-terminal oligopyrimidine tract (TOP) is a conserved feature of these mRNAs that has been demonstrated to be essential for their translational regulation. Translation of TOP mRNAs has been proposed to be regulated by phosphorylation of ribosomal protein S6, which is a common effect of mitogenic stimulation of cells. However, as demonstrated here, S6 phosphorylation is not detectable in murine erythroleukemia (MEL) or other hematopoietic cells. The absence of S6 phosphorylation appears to be due to the action of a phosphatase that acts downstream of S6 kinase, presumably on S6 itself. Despite the absence of changes in S6 phosphorylation, translation of TOP mRNAs is repressed during differentiation of MEL cells. These data demonstrate the existence of a mechanism for regulating S6 phosphorylation that is distinct from kinase activation, as well as the existence of mechanisms for regulating translation of TOP mRNAs that are independent of S6 phosphorylation.
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- Diane Barth-Baus
- Department of Medicine and University/Ireland Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106-4937, USA
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Lawrence JC, Fadden P, Haystead TA, Lin TA. PHAS proteins as mediators of the actions of insulin, growth factors and cAMP on protein synthesis and cell proliferation. ADVANCES IN ENZYME REGULATION 2001; 37:239-67. [PMID: 9381973 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2571(96)00016-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PHAS-I and PHAS-II are members of a newly discovered family of proteins that regulate translation initiation. PHAS-I is expressed in a wide variety of cell types, but it is highest in adipocytes, where protein synthesis is markedly increased by insulin. PHAS-II is highest in liver and kidney, where very little PHAS-I is found. PHAS proteins bind to eIF-4E, the mRNA cap-binding protein, and inhibit translation of capped mRNA in vitro and in cells. In rat adipocytes PHAS-I is phosphorylated in at least five sites, all of which conform to the consensus, (Ser/Thr)-Pro. Both PHAS proteins are phosphorylated in response to insulin or growth factors, such as EGF, PDGF and IGF-1. Phosphorylation in the appropriate site(s) promotes dissociation of PHAS/eIF-4E complexes. This allows eIF-4E to bind to eIF-4G (p220), thereby increasing the amount of the eIF-4F complex and the rate of translation initiation. Increasing cAMP promotes PHAS-I dephosphorylation and increases binding to eIF-4E. Unlike PHAS-I, PHAS-II is readily phosphorylated by PKA in vitro, suggesting that regulation of the two proteins differs. However, increasing cAMP in cells also promotes dephosphorylation of PHAS-II. Thus, PHAS proteins appear to be key mediators not only of the stimulatory effects of insulin and growth factors on protein synthesis, but also of the inhibitory effects of cAMP. Moreover, by controlling eIF-4E PHAS proteins may be involved in the control of cell proliferation, as increasing eIF-4E is mitogenic and can even cause malignant transformation of cells. MAP kinase readily phosphorylates both PHAS-I and PHAS-II in vitro, but inhibiting activation of MAP kinase does not attenuate the effects of insulin on increasing phosphorylation of the PHAS proteins in adipocytes or skeletal muscle. MAP kinase phosphorylates neither PHAS-I nor PHAS-II at a significant rate when the proteins are bound to eIF-4E. Therefore, the role of MAP kinase in promoting the dissociation of PHAS/eIF-4E complexes is not clear. Of several protein kinases tested, only casein kinase-II phosphorylated PHAS-I when it was bound eIF-4E. Indeed, the bound form of PHAS-I was phosphorylated more rapidly than the free form. However, it is unlikely that casein kinase II regulates either PHAS protein, as the major site (Ser111) in PHAS-I phosphorylated by casein kinase II in vitro is not phosphorylated in adipocytes, and PHAS-II is not a substrate for casein kinase-II. Pharmacological and genetic evidence indicates that the mTOR/p70S6K pathway is involved in the control of PHAS-I and -II. Thus, PHAS proteins may be mediators of the effects of this pathway on protein synthesis and cell proliferation.
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- J C Lawrence
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908, USA
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Kimpinski K, Mearow K. Neurite growth promotion by nerve growth factor and insulin-like growth factor-1 in cultured adult sensory neurons: role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase and mitogen activated protein kinase. J Neurosci Res 2001; 63:486-99. [PMID: 11241584 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.1043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Although neurons of the PNS no longer require neurotrophins such as Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) for their survival, such factors are involved in regulating axonal sprouting and regeneration after injury. In addition to the neurotrophin receptors, sensory neurons are reported to express IGF-1, EGF and FGF receptors. To investigate the influence of growth factors in addition to NGF, we examined the effects of IGF-1 EGF and FGF on neurite growth from adult rat dorsal root ganglion sensory neurons in both dissociated cultures and in compartmented cultures. As expected, NGF elicited robust neuritic growth in both the dissociated and compartmented cultures. The growth response to IGF-1 was similar, although there was minimal neurite growth in response to EGF or FGF. In addition, IGF-1 (but neither FGF nor EGF), when applied to cell bodies in compartmented cultures, potentiated the distal neurite growth into NGF-containing side compartments. This potentiation was not seen when these factors were provided along with NGF in the side compartments of compartmented cultures, or in the dissociated cultures. To determine the contribution of signaling intermediates downstream of receptor activation, we used inhibitors of the potential effectors and Western blotting. The PI 3-kinase inhibitor, LY294002 attenuated neurite growth evoked by NGF, IGF and EGF in dissociated cultures, although the MAP kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitor PD098059 diminished the growth in only IGF. Immunoprecipitation and Western blotting results demonstrated differential activation of MAPK, PI 3-kinase, PLCgamma1 and SNT by the different factors. Activation of PI 3-kinase and SNT by both NGF and IGF-1 correlated with their effects on neurite growth. These results support the hypothesis that the PI 3-kinase pathway plays an important role in neuritogenesis.
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- K Kimpinski
- Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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Aikawa R, Nawano M, Gu Y, Katagiri H, Asano T, Zhu W, Nagai R, Komuro I. Insulin prevents cardiomyocytes from oxidative stress-induced apoptosis through activation of PI3 kinase/Akt. Circulation 2000; 102:2873-9. [PMID: 11104747 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.102.23.2873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Loss of cardiomyocytes by apoptosis is proposed to cause heart failure. Reactive oxygen species induce apoptosis in many types of cells including cardiomyocytes. Because insulin has been reported to have protective effects, we examined whether insulin prevents cardiomyocytes from oxidative stress-induced apoptotic death. METHODS AND RESULTS Cultured cardiomyocytes of neonatal rats were stimulated by hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)). Apoptosis was evaluated by means of the TUNEL method and DNA laddering. Incubation with 100 micromol/L H(2)O(2) for 24 hours increased the number of TUNEL-positive cardiac myocytes (control, approximately 4% versus H(2)O(2), approximately 23%). Pretreatment with 10(-)(6) mol/L insulin significantly decreased the number of H(2)O(2)-induced TUNEL-positive cardiac myocytes (approximately 12%) and DNA fragmentation induced by H(2)O(2). Pretreatment with a specific phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K) inhibitor, wortmannin, and overexpression of dominant negative mutant of PI3K abolished the cytoprotective effect of insulin. Insulin strongly activated both PI3K and the putative downstream effector AKT: Moreover, a proapoptotic protein, BAD:, was significantly phosphorylated and inactivated by insulin through PI3K. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that insulin protects cardiomyocytes from oxidative stress-induced apoptosis through the PI3K pathway.
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- R Aikawa
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Bandyopadhyay A, Bandyopadhyay J, Chung J, Choi HS, Kwon HB. Inhibition of S6 kinase by rapamycin blocks maturation of Rana dybowskii oocytes. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1999; 113:230-9. [PMID: 10082625 DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1998.7199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Studies were carried out to define the hormone-induced signal transduction pathway during maturation of Rana dybowskii oocytes. Rapamycin, a specific inhibitor of S6 kinase, blocked progesterone-induced oocyte germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) in a dose-dependent manner indicating that S6 kinase is required for meiotic maturation of Rana oocytes. Addition of rapamycin within 3 h, but not 6 h, of progesterone treatment inhibited GVBD. In contrast, cycloheximide, a general protein synthesis inhibitor, blocked GVBD even when added 9 h after progesterone addition. A twofold increase in S6 kinase activity occurred within 1 h of progesterone stimulation and rapamycin inhibited this activity. Rapamycin also suppressed, in a dose-dependent manner, progesterone-induced protein synthesis during the first 12 h of culture but less effectively later. Histone H1 kinase activity (maturation-promoting factor, MPF) was observed in oocyte extracts at two different times (between 6 and 9 h and at 24 h) following progesterone stimulation. Rapamycin blocked H1 kinase activity between 6 and 9 h of culture but not that observed at 24 h. In contrast, cycloheximide suppressed progesterone-induced H1 kinase activity as well as protein synthesis throughout the course of incubation. Such results indicate that rapamycin and cycloheximide have common and unique effects on oocyte maturation and suggest that progesterone-induced S6 kinase activity is closely associated with induction of protein synthesis and activation of MPF during oocyte maturation. Results in Rana contrast with those obtained in Xenopus where rapamycin inhibited S6 kinase but failed to inhibit GVBD or protein synthesis. Differences in the response of Rana and Xenopus oocytes to rapamycin are discussed in relation to seasonal, biochemical, and species variations.
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- A Bandyopadhyay
- Hormone Research Center and Department of Biology, Chonnam National University, Kwangju, 500757, Republic of Korea
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Allen MP, Zeng C, Schneider K, Xiong X, Meintzer MK, Bellosta P, Basilico C, Varnum B, Heidenreich KA, Wierman ME. Growth arrest-specific gene 6 (Gas6)/adhesion related kinase (Ark) signaling promotes gonadotropin-releasing hormone neuronal survival via extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and Akt. Mol Endocrinol 1999; 13:191-201. [PMID: 9973250 DOI: 10.1210/mend.13.2.0230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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We identified Ark, the mouse homolog of the receptor tyrosine kinase Axl (Ufo, Tyro7), in a screen for novel factors involved in GnRH neuronal migration by using differential-display PCR on cell lines derived at two windows during GnRH neuronal development. Ark is expressed in Gn10 GnRH cells, developed from a tumor in the olfactory area when GnRH neurons are migrating, but not in GT1-7 cells, derived from a tumor in the forebrain when GnRH neurons are postmigratory. Since Ark (Ax1) signaling protects from programmed cell death in fibroblasts, we hypothesized that it may play an antiapoptotic role in GnRH neurons. Gn10 (Ark positive) GnRH cells were more resistant to serum withdrawal-induced apoptosis than GT1-7 (Ark negative) cells, and this effect was augmented with the addition of Gas6, the Ark (Ax1) ligand. Gas6/Ark stimulated the extracellular signal-regulated kinase, ERK, and the serine-threonine kinase, Akt, a downstream component of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3-K) pathway. To determine whether ERK or Akt activation is required for the antiapoptotic effects of Gas6/Ark in GnRH neurons, cells were serum starved in the absence or presence of Gas6, with or without inhibitors of ERK and PI3-K signaling cascades. Gas6 rescued Gn10 cells from apoptosis, and this effect was blocked by coincubation of the cells with the mitogen-activated protein/ERK kinase (MEK) inhibitor, PD98059, or wortmannin (but not rapamycin). These data support an important role for Gas6/Ark signaling via the ERK and PI3-K (via Akt) pathways in the protection of GnRH neurons from programmed cell death across neuronal migration.
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- M P Allen
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver 80220, USA
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Sorisky A. From preadipocyte to adipocyte: differentiation-directed signals of insulin from the cell surface to the nucleus. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 1999; 36:1-34. [PMID: 10094092 DOI: 10.1080/10408369991239169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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An alarming rise in obesity, and the accompanying threat of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease, have attracted worldwide attention. The pathogenic mechanism(s) underlying obesity remains obscure. However, new cellular and molecular insights about the development of adipose tissue, with respect to adipocyte number (hyperplasia) and size (hypertrophy), are occurring at a rapid pace. Specialized fibroblasts (preadipocytes) committed to the adipocyte lineage are present throughout life. Primary cell culture systems and immortalized cell line models of preadipocytes have advanced the study of adipocyte differentiation (adipogenesis). Differentiation-inducing cues are able to trigger a complex network of intracellular signaling pathways in the preadipocyte, allowing signals from cell-surface receptors to reach nuclear transcription factors that regulate the genetic program of adipocyte differentiation. The extracellular matrix environment of the preadipocyte, known to modulate adipogenesis, may act by altering some of these signaling events.
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- A Sorisky
- Department of Medicine and Biochemistry, Loeb Research Institute, Ottawa Civic Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Shima H, Pende M, Chen Y, Fumagalli S, Thomas G, Kozma SC. Disruption of the p70(s6k)/p85(s6k) gene reveals a small mouse phenotype and a new functional S6 kinase. EMBO J 1998; 17:6649-59. [PMID: 9822608 PMCID: PMC1171010 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.22.6649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 533] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Recent studies have shown that the p70(s6k)/p85(s6k) signaling pathway plays a critical role in cell growth by modulating the translation of a family of mRNAs termed 5'TOPs, which encode components of the protein synthetic apparatus. Here we demonstrate that homozygous disruption of the p70(s6k)/p85(s6k) gene does not affect viability or fertility of mice, but that it has a significant effect on animal growth, especially during embryogenesis. Surprisingly, S6 phosphorylation in liver or in fibroblasts from p70(s6k)/p85(s6k)-deficient mice proceeds normally in response to mitogen stimulation. Furthermore, serum-induced S6 phosphorylation and translational up-regulation of 5'TOP mRNAs were equally sensitive to the inhibitory effects of rapamycin in mouse embryo fibroblasts derived from p70(s6k)/p85(s6k)-deficient and wild-type mice. A search of public databases identified a novel p70(s6k)/p85(s6k) homolog which contains the same regulatory motifs and phosphorylation sites known to control kinase activity. This newly identified gene product, termed S6K2, is ubiquitously expressed and displays both mitogen-dependent and rapamycin-sensitive S6 kinase activity. More striking, in p70(s6k)/p85(s6k)-deficient mice, the S6K2 gene is up-regulated in all tissues examined, especially in thymus, a main target of rapamycin action. The finding of a new S6 kinase gene, which can partly compensate for p70(s6k)/p85(s6k) function, underscores the importance of S6K function in cell growth.
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- H Shima
- Friedrich Miescher Institute, Maulbeerstrasse 66, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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Perrotti D, Bonatti S, Trotta R, Martinez R, Skorski T, Salomoni P, Grassilli E, Lozzo RV, Cooper DR, Calabretta B. TLS/FUS, a pro-oncogene involved in multiple chromosomal translocations, is a novel regulator of BCR/ABL-mediated leukemogenesis. EMBO J 1998; 17:4442-55. [PMID: 9687511 PMCID: PMC1170776 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.15.4442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The leukemogenic potential of BCR/ABL oncoproteins depends on their tyrosine kinase activity and involves the activation of several downstream effectors, some of which are essential for cell transformation. Using electrophoretic mobility shift assays and Southwestern blot analyses with a double-stranded oligonucleotide containing a zinc finger consensus sequence, we identified a 68 kDa DNA-binding protein specifically induced by BCR/ABL. The peptide sequence of the affinity-purified protein was identical to that of the RNA-binding protein FUS (also called TLS). Binding activity of FUS required a functional BCR/ABL tyrosine kinase necessary to induce PKCbetaII-dependent FUS phosphorylation. Moreover, suppression of PKCbetaII activity in BCR/ABL-expressing cells by treatment with the PKCbetaII inhibitor CGP53353, or by expression of a dominant-negative PKCbetaII, markedly impaired the ability of FUS to bind DNA. Suppression of FUS expression in myeloid precursor 32Dcl3 cells transfected with a FUS antisense construct was associated with upregulation of the granulocyte-colony stimulating factor receptor (G-CSFR) and downregulation of interleukin-3 receptor (IL-3R) beta-chain expression, and accelerated G-CSF-stimulated differentiation. Downregulation of FUS expression in BCR/ABL-expressing 32Dcl3 cells was associated with suppression of growth factor-independent colony formation, restoration of G-CSF-induced granulocytic differentiation and reduced tumorigenic potential in vivo. Together, these results suggest that FUS might function as a regulator of BCR/ABL leukemogenesis, promoting growth factor independence and preventing differentiation via modulation of cytokine receptor expression.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Division
- DNA-Binding Proteins/chemistry
- DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/biosynthesis
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/genetics
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/physiology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Growth Substances/physiology
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells/cytology
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells/metabolism
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells/pathology
- Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins
- Humans
- Leukemia, Myeloid/enzymology
- Leukemia, Myeloid/etiology
- Leukemia, Myeloid/genetics
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred ICR
- Mice, SCID
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phosphorylation
- Protein Kinase C/physiology
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/biosynthesis
- Proto-Oncogenes/physiology
- RNA-Binding Protein FUS
- Ribonucleoproteins/biosynthesis
- Ribonucleoproteins/genetics
- Ribonucleoproteins/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Translocation, Genetic
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- D Perrotti
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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Nagel W, Zeitlmann L, Schilcher P, Geiger C, Kolanus J, Kolanus W. Phosphoinositide 3-OH kinase activates the beta2 integrin adhesion pathway and induces membrane recruitment of cytohesin-1. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:14853-61. [PMID: 9614087 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.24.14853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Signal transduction through phosphoinositide 3-OH kinase (PI 3-kinase) has been implicated in the regulation of lymphocyte adhesion mediated by integrin receptors. Cellular phosphorylation products of PI 3-kinases interact with a subset of pleckstrin homology (PH) domains, a module that has been shown to recruit proteins to cellular membranes. We have recently identified cytohesin-1, a cytoplasmic regulator of beta2 integrin adhesion to intercellular adhesion molecule 1. We describe here that expression of a constitutively active PI 3-kinase is sufficient for the activation of Jurkat cell adhesion to intercellular adhesion molecule 1, and for enhanced membrane association of cytohesin-1. Up-regulation of cell adhesion by PI 3-kinase and membrane association of endogenous cytohesin-1 is abrogated by overexpression of the isolated cytohesin-1 PH domain, but not by a mutant of the PH domain which fails to associate with the plasma membrane. The PH domain of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk), although strongly associated with the plasma membrane, had no effect on either membrane recruitment of cytohesin-1 or on induction of adhesion by PI 3-kinase. Having delineated the critical steps of the beta2 integrin activation pathway by biochemical and functional analyses, we conclude that PI 3-kinase activates inside-out signaling of beta2 integrins at least partially through cytohesin-1.
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- W Nagel
- Laboratorium für Molekulare Biologie, Genzentrum der Universität München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, 81377 München, Germany
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Pearson RB, Thomas G. Regulation of p70s6k/p85s6k and its role in the cell cycle. PROGRESS IN CELL CYCLE RESEARCH 1998; 1:21-32. [PMID: 9552351 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1809-9_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Two to three-fold increases in the rate of protein synthesis are required both to enter the G1 phase of the cell cycle from G0 and to proceed to S phase in response to growth factors and mitogens. This increase is in part regulated via multiple phosphorylation of the 40S ribosomal protein S6 by the mitogen-stimulated p70s6k/p85s6k. At the protein synthesis level this event appears to be involved in specifically increasing the efficiency of translation of a family of essential mRNAs containing a polypyrimidine tract at their 5' transcriptional start site. The activation of p70s6k/p85s6k and maintenance of its activity throughout G1 is controlled via multiple phosphorylation events mediated by a complex signalling network acting on distinct sets of phosphorylation sites.
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- R B Pearson
- Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel, Switzerland
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Eves EM, Xiong W, Bellacosa A, Kennedy SG, Tsichlis PN, Rosner MR, Hay N. Akt, a target of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, inhibits apoptosis in a differentiating neuronal cell line. Mol Cell Biol 1998; 18:2143-52. [PMID: 9528786 PMCID: PMC121450 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.18.4.2143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/1997] [Accepted: 12/27/1997] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase has been suggested to mediate cell survival. Consistent with this possibility, apoptosis of conditionally (simian virus 40 Tts) immortalized rat hippocampal H19-7 neuronal cells was increased in response to wortmannin, an inhibitor of PI 3-kinase. Downstream effectors of PI 3-kinase include Rac1, protein kinase C, and the serine-threonine kinase Akt (protein kinase B). Here, we show that activation of Akt is one mechanism by which PI 3-kinase can mediate survival of H19-7 cells during serum deprivation or differentiation. While ectopic expression of wild-type Akt (c-Akt) does not significantly enhance survival in H19-7 cells, expression of activated forms of Akt (v-Akt or myristoylated Akt) results in enhanced survival which can be comparable to that conferred by Bcl-2. Conversely, expression of a dominant-negative mutant of Akt accelerates cell death upon serum deprivation or differentiation. Finally, the results indicate that Akt can transduce a survival signal for differentiating neuronal cells through a mechanism that is independent of induction of Bcl-2 or Bcl-XL or inhibition of Jun kinase activity.
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- E M Eves
- Ben May Institute for Cancer Research and Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
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Patti ME, Brambilla E, Luzi L, Landaker EJ, Kahn CR. Bidirectional modulation of insulin action by amino acids. J Clin Invest 1998; 101:1519-29. [PMID: 9525995 PMCID: PMC508730 DOI: 10.1172/jci1326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 372] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Amino acids have been shown to stimulate protein synthesis, inhibit proteolysis, and decrease whole-body and forearm glucose disposal. Using cultured hepatoma and myotube cells, we demonstrate that amino acids act as novel signaling elements in insulin target tissues. Exposure of cells to high physiologic concentrations of amino acids activates intermediates important in the initiation of protein synthesis, including p70 S6 kinase and PHAS-I, in synergy with insulin. This stimulatory effect is largely due to branched chain amino acids, particularly leucine, and can be reproduced by its transamination product, ketoisocaproic acid. Concurrently, amino acids inhibit early steps in insulin action critical for glucose transport and inhibition of gluconeogenesis, including decreased insulin-stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-1 and IRS-2, decreased binding of grb 2 and the p85 subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase to IRS-1 and IRS-2, and a marked inhibition of insulin-stimulated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. Taken together, these data support the hypothesis that amino acids act as specific positive signals for maintenance of protein stores, while inhibiting other actions of insulin at multiple levels. This bidirectional modulation of insulin action indicates crosstalk between hormonal and nutritional signals and demonstrates a novel mechanism by which nutritional factors contribute to insulin resistance.
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- M E Patti
- Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Kimura M, Ogihara M. Proliferation of adult rat hepatocytes in primary cultures induced by platelet-derived growth factor is potentiated by phenylephrine. JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY 1998; 76:165-74. [PMID: 9541279 DOI: 10.1254/jjp.76.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We investigated whether or not proliferation of adult rat hepatocytes induced by platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is affected by alpha1-adrenoceptor agonists such as phenylephrine during the early and late phases of primary culture. Adult rat hepatocytes underwent significant DNA synthesis after culture with 10 ng/ml of PDGF for 2 hr at a low cell density (3.3 x 10(4) cells/cm2). Under these culture conditions, the number of nuclei increased significantly during the 3.5-hr culture period. Hepatocyte DNA synthesis and proliferation induced by 10 ng/ml of PDGF decreased slightly as a result of increasing the initial plating density. An alpha1-adrenoceptor agonist, phenylephrine (10(-6) and 10(-5) M), alone did not affect hepatocyte DNA synthesis and proliferation, but markedly potentiated PDGF-induced hepatocyte DNA synthesis and proliferation. The phenylephrine effect was mimicked by phorbol myristate acetate (10(-7) M), but not by ionomycin (10(-5) M). The mitogenic effects of PDGF were almost completely blocked by treating hepatocytes with genistein (5 x 10(-6) M), U-73122 (3 x 10(-6) M), sphingosine (10(-5) M), wortmannin (10(-7) M) and rapamycin (10 ng/ml). These results demonstrate that PDGF can induce the proliferation of adult rat hepatocytes rapidly in primary culture, regardless of the initial plating density. The present results also suggest that following stimulation with PDGF, activation of tyrosine kinase, phospholipase C, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, protein kinase C (PKC) and p70 ribosomal protein S6 kinase is essential for the proliferation of adult rat hepatocytes. The co-mitogenic effects of phenylephrine may involve PKC activation.
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- M Kimura
- Biochemical Pharmacology Group, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, Japan
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An immunosuppressant Rapamycin (Rap) has been reported to cause G1 arrest by inhibiting p70 S6 kinase and G1 cyclin/cdks kinase activities when added to quiescent cells with mitogens. However, antiproliferative effects of Rap on exponentially growing cells have been poorly investigated. We examined the intracellular events after the treatment of Rap in exponentially growing T cells and found that Rap upregulated a cdks inhibitor, p27Kip1 at both mRNA and protein levels in Rap-sensitive cells. Antiproliferative effect of Rap was mainly ascribed to the inhibition of cyclin E/cdk2 kinase activity through the formation of cyclin E/cdk2-p27Kip1 complex rather than inhibition of p70 S6 kinase activity. Furthermore, we showed that Rap-sensitive cells with elevated p27Kip1 expression lost sensitivity to Rap when antisense p27Kip1 was introduced, which indicates that the basal level of p27Kip1 is one of the limiting factors that determine the sensitivity to Rap in already cycling cells. These data suggest the presence of a putative threshold level of p27Kip1 at late G1 phase in already cycling cells. Rap may cause G1 arrest by upregulating the amount of p27Kip1 beyond the threshold in some Rap-sensitive cells that are exponentially growing.
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The Upregulation of p27Kip1 by Rapamycin Results in G1 Arrest in Exponentially Growing T-Cell Lines. Blood 1998. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.v91.2.561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractAn immunosuppressant Rapamycin (Rap) has been reported to cause G1 arrest by inhibiting p70 S6 kinase and G1 cyclin/cdks kinase activities when added to quiescent cells with mitogens. However, antiproliferative effects of Rap on exponentially growing cells have been poorly investigated. We examined the intracellular events after the treatment of Rap in exponentially growing T cells and found that Rap upregulated a cdks inhibitor, p27Kip1 at both mRNA and protein levels in Rap-sensitive cells. Antiproliferative effect of Rap was mainly ascribed to the inhibition of cyclin E/cdk2 kinase activity through the formation of cyclin E/cdk2-p27Kip1 complex rather than inhibition of p70 S6 kinase activity. Furthermore, we showed that Rap-sensitive cells with elevated p27Kip1 expression lost sensitivity to Rap when antisense p27Kip1 was introduced, which indicates that the basal level of p27Kip1 is one of the limiting factors that determine the sensitivity to Rap in already cycling cells. These data suggest the presence of a putative threshold level of p27Kip1 at late G1 phase in already cycling cells. Rap may cause G1 arrest by upregulating the amount of p27Kip1 beyond the threshold in some Rap-sensitive cells that are exponentially growing.
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Lin RZ, Hu ZW, Chin JH, Hoffman BB. Heat shock activates c-Src tyrosine kinases and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in NIH3T3 fibroblasts. J Biol Chem 1997; 272:31196-202. [PMID: 9388274 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.49.31196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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There is increasing evidence that cellular responses to stress are in part regulated by protein kinases, although specific mechanisms are not well defined. The purpose of these experiments was to investigate potential upstream signaling events activated during heat shock in NIH3T3 fibroblasts. Experiments were designed to ask whether heat shock activates p60 c-Src tyrosine kinase or phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase). Using in vitro protein kinase activity assays, it was demonstrated that heat shock stimulates c-Src and PI 3-kinase activity in a time-dependent manner. Also, there was increased PI 3-kinase activity in anti-phosphotyrosine and anti-c-Src immunoprecipitated immunocomplexes from heated cells. Heat shock activated mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and p70 S6 kinase (S6K) in these cells. The role of PI 3-kinase in regulating heat shock activation of MAPK and p70 S6K was investigated using wortmannin, a specific pharmacological inhibitor of PI 3-kinase. The results demonstrated that wortmannin inhibited heat shock activation of p70 S6K but only partially inhibited heat activation of MAPK. A dominant negative Raf mutant inhibited activation of MAPK by heat shock but did not inhibit heat shock stimulation of p70 S6K. Genistein, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, and suramin, a growth factor receptor inhibitor, both inhibited heat shock stimulation of MAPK activity and tyrosine phosphorylation of MAPK. Furthermore, a selective epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, tryphostin AG1478, and a dominant negative EGFR mutant also inhibited heat shock activation of MAPK. Heat shock induced EGFR phosphorylation. These results suggest that early upstream signaling events in response to heat stress may involve activation of PI 3-kinase and tyrosine kinases, such as c-Src, and a growth factor receptor, such as EGFR; activation of important downstream pathways, such as MAPK and p70 S6K, occur by divergent signaling mechanisms similar to growth factor stimulation.
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- R Z Lin
- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA
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Philpott KL, McCarthy MJ, Klippel A, Rubin LL. Activated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and Akt kinase promote survival of superior cervical neurons. J Biophys Biochem Cytol 1997; 139:809-15. [PMID: 9348296 PMCID: PMC2141707 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.139.3.809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 215] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The signaling pathways that mediate the ability of NGF to support survival of dependent neurons are not yet completely clear. However previous work has shown that the c-Jun pathway is activated after NGF withdrawal, and blocking this pathway blocks neuronal cell death. In this paper we show that over-expression in sympathetic neurons of phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase or its downstream effector Akt kinase blocks cell death after NGF withdrawal, in spite of the fact that the c-Jun pathway is activated. Yet, neither the PI 3-kinase inhibitor LY294002 nor a dominant negative PI 3-kinase cause sympathetic neurons to die if they are maintained in NGF. Thus, although NGF may regulate multiple pathways involved in neuronal survival, stimulation of the PI 3-kinase pathway is sufficient to allow cells to survive in the absence of this factor.
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- K L Philpott
- Eisai London Research Laboratories Ltd., Bernard Katz Building, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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Skorski T, Bellacosa A, Nieborowska-Skorska M, Majewski M, Martinez R, Choi JK, Trotta R, Wlodarski P, Perrotti D, Chan TO, Wasik MA, Tsichlis PN, Calabretta B. Transformation of hematopoietic cells by BCR/ABL requires activation of a PI-3k/Akt-dependent pathway. EMBO J 1997; 16:6151-61. [PMID: 9321394 PMCID: PMC1326299 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.20.6151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 428] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The BCR/ABL oncogenic tyrosine kinase activates phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI-3k) by a mechanism that requires binding of BCR/ABL to p85, the regulatory subunit of PI-3k, and an intact BCR/ABL SH2 domain. SH2 domain BCR/ABL mutants deficient in PI-3k activation failed to stimulate Akt kinase, a recently identified PI-3k downstream effector with oncogenic potential, but did activate p21 RAS and p70 S6 kinase. The PI-3k/Akt pathway is essential for BCR/ABL leukemogenesis as indicated by experiments demonstrating that wortmannin, a PI-3k specific inhibitor at low concentrations, suppressed BCR/ABL-dependent colony formation of murine marrow cells, and that a kinase-deficient Akt mutant with dominant-negative activity inhibited BCR/ABL-dependent transformation of murine bone marrow cells in vitro and suppressed leukemia development in SCID mice. In complementation assays using mouse marrow progenitor cells, the ability of transformation-defective SH2 domain BCR/ABL mutants to induce growth factor-independent colony formation and leukemia in SCID mice was markedly enhanced by expression of constitutively active Akt. In retrovirally infected mouse marrow cells, the BCR/ABL mutant lacking the SH2 domain was unable to upregulate the expression of c-Myc and Bcl-2; in contrast, expression of a constitutively active Akt mutant induced Bcl-2 and c-Myc expression, and stimulated the transcription activation function of c-Myc. Together, these data demonstrate the requirement for the BCR/ABL SH2 domain in PI-3k activation and document the essential role of the PI-3k/Akt pathway in BCR/ABL leukemogenesis.
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- T Skorski
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Weisman R, Choder M, Koltin Y. Rapamycin specifically interferes with the developmental response of fission yeast to starvation. J Bacteriol 1997; 179:6325-34. [PMID: 9335279 PMCID: PMC179546 DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.20.6325-6334.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Rapamycin is a microbial macrolide which belongs to a family of immunosuppressive drugs that suppress the immune system by blocking stages of signal transduction in T lymphocytes. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells, as in T lymphocytes, rapamycin inhibits growth and cells become arrested at the G1 stage of the cell cycle. Rapamycin is also an effective antifungal agent, affecting the growth of yeast and filamentous fungi. Unexpectedly, we observed that rapamycin has no apparent effect on the vegetative growth of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Instead, the drug becomes effective only when cells experience starvation. Under such conditions, homothallic wild-type cells will normally mate and undergo sporulation. In the presence of rapamycin, this sexual development process is strongly inhibited and cells adopt an alternative physiological option and enter stationary phase. Rapamycin strongly inhibits sexual development of haploid cells prior to the stage of sexual conjugation. In contrast, the drug has only a slight inhibitory effect on the sporulation of diploid cells. A genetic approach was applied to identify the signal transduction pathway that is inhibited by rapamycin. The results indicate that either rapamycin did not suppress the derepression of sexual development of strains in which adenylate cyclase was deleted or the cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase encoded by pka1 was mutated. Nor did rapamycin inhibit the unscheduled meiosis observed in pat1-114 mutants. Overexpression of ras1+, an essential gene for sexual development, did not rescue the sterility of rapamycin-treated cells. However, expression of the activated allele, ras1Val17, antagonized the effect of rapamycin and restored the ability of the cells to respond to mating signals in the presence of the drug. We discuss possible mechanisms for the inhibitory effect of rapamycin on sexual development in S. pombe.
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- R Weisman
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
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Goruppi S, Ruaro E, Varnum B, Schneider C. Requirement of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent pathway and Src for Gas6-Axl mitogenic and survival activities in NIH 3T3 fibroblasts. Mol Cell Biol 1997; 17:4442-53. [PMID: 9234702 PMCID: PMC232298 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.17.8.4442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Gas6 is a secreted protein previously identified as the ligand of the Axl receptor tyrosine kinase. We have shown that Gas6 is able to induce cell cycle reentry of serum-starved NIH 3T3 cells and to efficiently prevent apoptosis after complete growth factor removal, a survival effect uncoupled from Gas6-induced mitogenesis. Here we report that the mitogenic effect of Gas6 requires phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) activity since it is abrogated both by the specific inhibitor wortmannin and by overexpression of the dominant negative P13K p85 subunit. Consistently, Gas6 activates the P13K downstream targets S6K and Akt, whose activation is abrogated by addition of wortmannin. Moreover, rapamycin treatment blocks Gas6-induced entry into the S phase of serum-starved NIH 3T3 cells. We also demonstrate the requirement of Src tyrosine kinase for Gas6 signalling since stable or transient expression of a catalytically inactive form of Src significantly inhibited Gas6-stimulated entry into the S phase. Accordingly, Gas6 addition to serum-starved NIH 3T3 cells causes activation of the intrinsic Src kinase activity. When specifically analyzed in a survival assay, these elements were found to be required for the survival effect of Gas6. Taken together, the evidence presented here identifies elements involved in the Gas6 transduction pathway that are responsible for its antiapoptotic effect and suggests that Src is involved in the events regulating cell survival.
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- S Goruppi
- Laboratorio Nazionale Consorzio Interuniversitario Biotecnologie, Padriciano, Trieste, Italy
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Brunn GJ, Hudson CC, Sekulić A, Williams JM, Hosoi H, Houghton PJ, Lawrence JC, Abraham RT. Phosphorylation of the translational repressor PHAS-I by the mammalian target of rapamycin. Science 1997; 277:99-101. [PMID: 9204908 DOI: 10.1126/science.277.5322.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 765] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The immunosuppressant rapamycin interferes with G1-phase progression in lymphoid and other cell types by inhibiting the function of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). mTOR was determined to be a terminal kinase in a signaling pathway that couples mitogenic stimulation to the phosphorylation of the eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF)-4E-binding protein, PHAS-I. The rapamycin-sensitive protein kinase activity of mTOR was required for phosphorylation of PHAS-I in insulin-stimulated human embryonic kidney cells. mTOR phosphorylated PHAS-I on serine and threonine residues in vitro, and these modifications inhibited the binding of PHAS-I to eIF-4E. These studies define a role for mTOR in translational control and offer further insights into the mechanism whereby rapamycin inhibits G1-phase progression in mammalian cells.
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- G J Brunn
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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Kimura M, Ogihara M. Proliferation of adult rat hepatocytes in primary culture induced by insulin is potentiated by cAMP-elevating agents. Eur J Pharmacol 1997; 327:87-95. [PMID: 9185840 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(97)89682-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We investigated whether or not insulin and cAMP-elevating agents induce the proliferation of adult rat hepatocytes during the early and late phases of primary culture. Adult rat hepatocytes synthesized a significant amount of DNA when cultured in the presence of 10(-7) M insulin for 3 h. Under these conditions, the number of nuclei increased within 4 h. Hepatocyte DNA synthesis and proliferation were not essentially affected by the initial plating densities. Other cAMP-elevating agents, such as glucagon, forskolin and dibutyryl cAMP, as well as beta-adrenoceptor agonists (i.e., metaproterenol and isoproterenol) alone had no effect on either hepatocyte DNA synthesis or proliferation in primary culture. In contrast, these agents potentiated both processes at concentrations as low as 10(-7) M when cultured in combination with 10(-7) M insulin. The stimulatory effects of beta-adrenoceptor agonists and other cAMP-elevating agents were significantly blocked by the cAMP-dependent protein kinase inhibitor, H-89 (N-[2-(p-(bromocinnamylamino)ethyl]-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide dihydrochloride; 10(-7) M). The mitogenic effect of insulin upon hepatocytes was almost completely suppressed by genistein (5 x 10(-6) M), wortmannin (10(-7) M) and by rapamycin (10 ng/ml). These results show that insulin rapidly induced the proliferation of adult rat hepatocytes in primary culture. The mitogenic effects of insulin were potentiated by beta-adrenoceptor agonists and cAMP-elevating agents. The effects of beta-adrenoceptor agonists and cAMP-elevating agents may be mediated through cAMP-dependent protein kinase. In addition, the activation of receptor tyrosine kinase, phosphoinositide 3-kinase and p70 ribosomal protein S6 kinase may be involved in the insulin signal transduction pathway.
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- M Kimura
- Biochemical Pharmacology Group, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Keyakidai Sakado, Saitama, Japan
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Kimura M, Ogihara M. Density-dependent proliferation of adult rat hepatocytes in primary culture induced by epidermal growth factor is potentiated by cAMP-elevating agents. Eur J Pharmacol 1997; 324:267-76. [PMID: 9145782 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(97)00078-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We investigated whether or not epidermal growth factor (EGF) and cAMP-elevating agents induce the proliferation of adult rat hepatocytes during the early (4 h after adding EGF) and late phases (21 h after adding EGF) of primary cultures. Adult rat hepatocytes did not significantly proliferate after culture with 20 ng/ml EGF for 4 h at a density of 1 X 10(5) cells/cm2. In contrast, when the density was decreased by about one-third to 3.3 X 10(4) cells/cm2, the number of nuclei increased about 1.2-fold after culture with 10-20 ng/ml EGF for 4 h. Under these culture conditions, DNA synthesis began within 2-4 h of exposure to 20 ng/ml of EGF, although at the high cell density, DNA was not synthesized during this period. The beta-adrenoceptor agonists, metaproterenol and isoproterenol, and other cAMP-elevating agents, such as glucagon, forskolin, and dibutyryl cAMP, potentiated both hepatocyte DNA synthesis and proliferation about 1.4-fold when cultured in combination with 20 ng/ml EGF. The stimulatory effects of metaproterenol and other cAMP-elevating agents were specifically blocked by the cAMP-dependent protein kinase inhibitor, H-89 (10(-7) M). The effect of EGF was almost completely suppressed by genistein (5 X 10(-6) M) and rapamycin (10 ng/ml), but it was unaffected by wortmannin (10(-7) M). These results demonstrate that mature rat hepatocytes can proliferate very rapidly in low-density cultures with EGF, the effects of which were potentiated by beta-adrenoceptor agonists and cAMP-elevating agents. In addition, the activation of receptor tyrosine kinase and p70 ribosomal protein S6 kinase may be involved in EGF-induced hepatocyte DNA synthesis and proliferation.
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- M Kimura
- Biochemical Pharmacology Group, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, Japan
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Jaster R, Bittorf T, Brock J. Involvement of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in the mediation of erythropoietin-induced activation of p70S6k. Cell Signal 1997; 9:175-9. [PMID: 9113417 DOI: 10.1016/s0898-6568(96)00138-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We have previously shown that, in HCD-57 cells, erythropoietin (EPO) induces a biphasic activation of the ribosomal S6 kinase p70S6k, an enzyme playing a key role in the regulation of cell cycle progression. Here we present evidence that p70S6k is activated through both phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase-dependent and independent pathways: whereas the early phase of EPO-dependent stimulation of p70S6k activity was strongly suppressed by the potent PI 3-kinase inhibitor wortmannin, late phase was much less affected. The dose-dependent inhibition of cell growth by wortmannin indicates an important role of PI 3-kinase in the mediation of EPO-induced cell proliferation. Furthermore, our data suggest that the EPO-receptor-associated tyrosine kinase JAK2 is not essentially involved in the mediation of EPO-induced p70S6k activation.
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- R Jaster
- Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Medical Faculty of the University Rostock, Germany
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The development of a normal cell into a tumor cell appears to depend in part on mutations in genes that normally control cell cycle and cell death, thereby resulting in inappropriate cellular survival and tumorigenesis. ATM ("mutated in ataxia-telangiectasia") and p53 are two gene products that are believed to play a major role in maintaining the integrity of the genome such that alterations in these gene products may contribute to increased incidence of genomic changes such as deletions, translocations, and amplifications, which are common during oncogenesis. p53 is a critical participant in a signal transduction pathway that mediates either a G1 arrest or apoptosis in response to DNA damage. In addition, p53 is believed to be involved in the mitotic spindle checkpoint and in the regulation of centrosome function. Following certain cytotoxic stresses, normal ATM function is required for p53-mediated G1 arrest. ATM is also involved in other cellular processes such as S phase and G2-M phase arrest and in radiosensitivity. The understanding of the roles that both p53 and ATM play in cell cycle progression and cell death in response to DNA damage may provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms of cellular transformation and may help identify potential targets for improved cancer therapies.
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- S E Morgan
- Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Choi JH, O'Connor TP, Kang S, Voorhees JJ, Fisher GJ. Activation of ribosomal protein S6 kinase in psoriatic lesions and cultured human keratinocytes by epidermal growth factor receptor ligands. J Invest Dermatol 1997; 108:98-102. [PMID: 8980296 DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12285647] [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: 02/03/2023]
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p70 Ribosomal protein S6 kinase is a critical down-stream effector of a mitogen-stimulated signaling pathway that is selectively inhibited by the immunosuppressant rapamycin. The purpose of this study was to quantify S6 kinase expression in psoriatic involved, uninvolved, and normal epidermis and to characterize regulation of S6 kinase activity in cultured normal human keratinocytes. S6 kinase activity was increased 4-fold in psoriatic lesions (1.63 +/- 0.25 pmol per min per mg, n = 6), compared to nonlesional (0.44 +/- 0.12 pmol per min per mg, n = 6, p < 0.01), and normal (0.35 +/- 0.14 pmol per min per mg, n = 7, p < 0.01) epidermis. In contrast, S6 kinase mRNA and protein levels were not significantly different among psoriatic lesional, nonlesional, and normal epidermis. In keratinocytes, S6 kinase activity was stimulated 3-fold by mitogenic epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor ligands, EGF and transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-alpha), but not by cytokines interleukin-1alpha, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interferon-gamma, or transforming growth factor-beta1. TGF-alpha stimulation of S6 kinase activity was inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner by rapamycin (IC50 < 0.2 nM) and the specific EGF receptor antagonist PD153035 (IC50 = 20 nM). Rapamycin also inhibited EGF-stimulated proliferation of keratinocytes (IC50 = 0.2 ng per ml) with a potency similar to that reported for inhibition of T-cell proliferation. We conclude: (i) the mitogenic signaling pathway(s) regulating S6 kinase is activated in psoriatic lesions, thus accounting for increased S6 kinase activity in the absence of increased S6 kinase gene or protein expression; (ii) S6 kinase activation in lesional keratinocytes likely occurs in response to EGF receptor stimulation by TGF-alpha and/or amphiregulin, which are known to be elevated in psoriatic lesions; and (iii) keratinocyte as well as T-cell mitogenic signaling pathways are susceptible to inhibition by rapamycin, suggesting that rapamycin may be of therapeutic benefit in the treatment of psoriasis.
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- J H Choi
- Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109-0528, USA
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Obata T, Kashiwagi A, Maegawa H, Nishio Y, Ugi S, Hidaka H, Kikkawa R. Insulin signaling and its regulation of system A amino acid uptake in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells. Circ Res 1996; 79:1167-76. [PMID: 8943955 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.79.6.1167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Hyperinsulinemia has been recognized as an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis. However, its exact mechanisms are still unclear. In our previous work, we showed that 10 nmol/L insulin stimulated neither mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase) activity nor [3H]thymidine incorporation but did stimulated S6 kinase through the specific insulin receptors in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). In this study, we observed that > or = 1 nmol/L insulin stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) and activated IRS-1-dependent phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase (PI 3'-kinase) and p70 S6 kinase (p70S6K) but not MAP kinase (extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2) and p90 S6 kinase (p90RSK). However, 10 nmol/L insulin-like growth factor I stimulated all these pathways. Finally, 10 nmol/L insulin stimulated alpha-amino-isobutyric acid (AIB) uptake, and wortmannin (100 nmol/L) completely inhibited insulin-stimulated AIB uptake, whereas rapamycin (20 nmol/L) had no such effect. Furthermore, cycloheximide (10 micrograms/mL) completely inhibited insulin-stimulated AIB uptake, but actinomycin D (5 micrograms/mL) failed to inhibit this. Thus, we reached the following conclusions: (1) Insulin (1 nmol/L) induced phosphorylation of IRS-1 and activated the PI 3'-kinase and p70S6K pathways in VSMCs, even though 10 nmol/L insulin did not significantly stimulate MAP kinase or p90RSK. (2) Stimulation of AIB uptake by insulin was regulated at the translational level via wortmannin-sensitive pathways but not p70S6K pathways.
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- T Obata
- Third Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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Dennis PB, Pullen N, Kozma SC, Thomas G. The principal rapamycin-sensitive p70(s6k) phosphorylation sites, T-229 and T-389, are differentially regulated by rapamycin-insensitive kinase kinases. Mol Cell Biol 1996; 16:6242-51. [PMID: 8887654 PMCID: PMC231627 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.16.11.6242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Mitogen-induced activation of p70(s6k) is associated with the phosphorylation of specific sites which are negatively affected by the immunosuppressant rapamycin, the fungal metabolite wortmannin, and the methylxanthine SQ20006. Recent reports have focused on the role of the amino terminus of the p85(s6k) isoform in mediating kinase activity, with the observation that amino-terminal truncation mutants are activated in the presence of rapamycin while retaining their sensitivity to wortmannin. Here we show that the effects of previously described amino- and carboxy-terminal truncations on kinase activity are ultimately reflected in the phosphorylation state of the enzyme. Mutation of the principal rapamycin-targeted phosphorylation site, T-389, to an acidic residue generates a form of the kinase which is as resistant to wortmannin or SQ20006 as it is to rapamycin, consistent with the previous observation that T-389 was a common target of all three inhibitors. Truncation of the first 54 residues of the amino terminus blocks the serum-induced phosphorylation of three rapamycin-sensitive sites, T-229 in the activation loop and T-389 and S-404 in the linker region. This correlates with a severe reduction in the ability of the kinase to be activated by serum. However, loss of mitogen activation conferred by the removal of the amino terminus is reversed by additional truncation of the carboxy-terminal domain, with the resulting mutant demonstrating phosphorylation of the remaining two rapamycin-sensitive sites, T-229 and T-389. In this double-truncation mutant, phosphorylation of T-229 occurs in the basal state, whereas mitogen stimulation is required to induce acute upregulation of T-389 phosphorylation. The phosphorylation of both sites proceeds unimpaired in the presence of rapamycin, indicating that the kinases responsible for the phosphorylation of these sites are not inhibited by the macrolide. In contrast, activation of the double-truncation mutant is blocked in the presence of wortmannin or SQ20006, and these agents completely block the phosphorylation of T-389 while having only a marginal effect on T-229 phosphorylation. When the T-389 site is mutated to an acidic residue in the double-truncation background, the activation of the resulting mutant is insensitive to the wortmannin and SQ20006 block, but interestingly, the mutant is activated to a significantly greater level than a control in the presence of rapamycin. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that T-389 is the principal regulatory phosphorylation site, which, in combination with hyperphosphorylation of the autoinhibitory domain S/TP sites, is acutely regulated by external effectors, whereas T-229 phosphorylation is regulated primarily by internal mechanisms.
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- P B Dennis
- Friedrich Miescher-Institut, Basel, Switzerland
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Tolan D, Conway AM, Steele L, Pyne S, Pyne NJ. The identification of DL-threo dihydrosphingosine and sphingosine as novel inhibitors of extracellular signal-regulated kinase signalling in airway smooth muscle. Br J Pharmacol 1996; 119:185-6. [PMID: 8886394 PMCID: PMC1915874 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15967.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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We present entirely novel evidence that DL-threo dihydrosphingosine and sphingosine are inhibitors of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signalling cassette in mammalian cells. We show that DL-threo dihydrosphingosine is effective against both growth factor- and G-protein-dependent activation of ERK. We conclude that DL-threo dihydrosphingosine may represent an important pharmacological cell-permeable agent that may be usefully employed to block smooth muscle cell proliferation.
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- D Tolan
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
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CD28 and the related molecule cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated molecule-4 (CTLA-4), together with their natural ligands B7.1 and B7.2, have been implicated in the differential regulation of several immune responses. CD28 provides signals during T cell activation which are required for the production of interleukin 2 and other cytokines and chemokines, and it has also been implicated in the regulation of T cell anergy and programmed T cell death. The biochemical signals provided by CD28 are cyclosporin A-resistant and complement those provided by the T cell antigen receptor to allow full activation of T cells. Multiple signalling cascades which may be independent of, or dependent on, protein tyrosine kinase activation have been demonstrated to be activated by CD28, including activation of phospholipase C, p21ran, phosphoinositide 3-kinase, sphingomyelinase/ceramide and 5-lipoxygenase. The relative contributions of these cascades to overall CD28 signalling are still unknown, but probably depend on the state of activation of the T cell and the level of CD28 activation. The importance of these signalling cascades (in particular the phosphoinositide 3-kinase-mediated cascade) to functional indications of CD28 activation, such as interleukin 2 gene regulation, has been investigated using pharmacological and genetic manipulations. These approaches have demonstrated that CD28-activated signalling cascades regulate several transcription factors involved in interleukin 2 transcriptional activation. This review describes in detail the structure and expression of the CD28 and B7 families, the functional outcomes of CD28 ligation and the signalling events that are thought to mediate these functions.
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- S G Ward
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, U.K
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Ohta Y, Hartwig JH. Phosphorylation of actin-binding protein 280 by growth factors is mediated by p90 ribosomal protein S6 kinase. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:11858-64. [PMID: 8662682 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.20.11858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Although Ras-related small GTPases are believed to control cell proliferation and motility through activation of protein kinase cascades, little is known about the intracellular protein targets of activated kinases. Here we show that the p90 ribosomal S6 kinase 2 (RSK2) phosphorylates actin-binding protein (ABP-280) in intact rat 3Y1 fibroblasts. Growth factors such as fetal calf serum, epidermal growth factor, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, and lysophosphatidic acid stimulate the phosphorylation of serine residues in ABP-280 in quiescent 3Y1 cells. Extracts from 3Y1 cells prepared after stimulation by lysophosphatidic acid, fetal calf serum, and epidermal growth factor retain activated protein kinase activity(s) toward ABP-280 in vitro. ABP kinase activities in lysates from lysophosphatidic acid-stimulated 3Y1 cells can be fractionated by MonoQ anion exchange column chromatography into three peaks having ABP kinase activities. One (ABP kinase peak 1) coelutes with the peak of RSK2 as judged by immunoblotting and S6 peptide kinase assays. Two-dimensional phosphopeptide maps show RSK2 phosphorylated ABP-280 to be phosphorylated at the same site(s) as those stimulated by growth factors in vivo. Incubation of ABP kinase peak 1 fractionated from unstimulated cells with activated ERK2 activates latent ABP kinase activity. These results show RSK2 to phosphorylate ABP-280 in vivo.
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- Y Ohta
- Division of Experimental Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Pyne S, Chapman J, Steele L, Pyne NJ. Sphingomyelin-derived lipids differentially regulate the extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 (ERK-2) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signal cascades in airway smooth muscle. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1996; 237:819-26. [PMID: 8647130 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0819p.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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In ASM cells platelet-derived growth factor stimulates rapid transient sphingosine phosphate formation, the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 (ERK-2), the phosphorylation of p70(56K), and a ninefold increase in DNA synthesis. In contrast, this growth factor fails to activate c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK). Based upon these findings, we have tested whether the sphingomyelin-derived sphingolipids play a role in growth factor signalling by assessing their effect on ERK-2, JNK, and p70(56K). We demonstrate that sphingosine phosphate induces the activation of ERK-2, is ineffective against JNK, and fails to induce the phosphorylation of p70(56K). The latter may explain why it is a poor mitogen when added directly to ASM cells. In contrast, sphingosine and cell-permeable ceramides elicit the prominent tyrosyl phosphorylation and activation of JNK, are poor stimulators of ERK-2, and do not induce the phosphorylation of p70(56K). Therefore, the specificity of signalling through either ERK-2 or JNK cascades may be determined by the rapid agonist-dependent interconversion of these sphingomyelin-derived lipids. This may also provide a dynamic mechanism that enables growth factors and cytokines to elicit pleiotropic cell responses, such as proliferation and cell survival. For instance, both ceramide and sphingosine will elicit growth arrest via activation of JNK, whereas sphingosine phosphate will potentiate growth-factor-stimulated DNA synthesis, a consequence of the activation of ERK-2, Furthermore, under certain conditions, sphingosine and ceramide stimulate cAMP formation, a negative modulator of cell growth, whereas sphingosine phosphate depresses cAMP, thereby enhancing its own growth-promoting properties. From these studies, it is evident that sphingosine phosphate displays a signalling profile that is consistent with it mediating part of the action of platelet-derived growth factor.
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- S Pyne
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
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Ward SG, June CH, Olive D. PI 3-kinase: a pivotal pathway in T-cell activation? IMMUNOLOGY TODAY 1996; 17:187-97. [PMID: 8871351 DOI: 10.1016/0167-5699(96)80618-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- S G Ward
- Dept. of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Claverton Down, UK.
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PDGF and FGF receptors in health and disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s1874-5687(96)80009-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Barbet NC, Schneider U, Helliwell SB, Stansfield I, Tuite MF, Hall MN. TOR controls translation initiation and early G1 progression in yeast. Mol Biol Cell 1996; 7:25-42. [PMID: 8741837 PMCID: PMC278610 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.7.1.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 580] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells treated with the immunosuppressant rapamycin or depleted for the targets of rapamycin TOR1 and TOR2 arrest growth in the early G1 phase of the cell cycle. Loss of TOR function also causes an early inhibition of translation initiation and induces several other physiological changes characteristic of starved cells entering stationary phase (G0). A G1 cyclin mRNA whose translational control is altered by substitution of the UBI4 5' leader region (UBI4 is normally translated under starvation conditions) suppresses the rapamycin-induced G1 arrest and confers starvation sensitivity. These results suggest that the block in translation initiation is a direct consequence of loss of TOR function and the cause of the G1 arrest. We propose that the TORs, two related phosphatidylinositol kinase homologues, are part of a novel signaling pathway that activates eIF-4E-dependent protein synthesis and, thereby, G1 progression in response to nutrient availability. Such a pathway may constitute a checkpoint that prevents early G1 progression and growth in the absence of nutrients.
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- N C Barbet
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Basel, Switzerland
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Bogoyevitch MA, Sugden PH. The role of protein kinases in adaptational growth of the heart. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 1996; 28:1-12. [PMID: 8624839 DOI: 10.1016/1357-2725(95)00142-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The ventricular myocyte is a terminally-differentiated cell that can no longer undergo cell division. In response to a variety of stimuli, including exposure to endothelin-1, phenylephrine or mechanical stretch, the myocyte increases its size and its complement of organized myofibrils. These adaptational changes during myocyte hypertrophy are accompanied by distinct changes in gene expression. The signalling cascades that initiate these changes are currently under intensive investigation. Many hypertrophic agonists activate protein kinase C (PKC). Transfection of ventricular myocytes with constitutively-active PKC isoforms initiates the changes in gene expression typical of the hypertrophic response. Similarly, the Ras/Raf/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway can be activated by a variety of hypertrophic agents. Transfection of ventricular myocytes with components of this pathway has demonstrated that MAPK is essential for the changes in gene expression associated with the development of hypertrophy. However a Ras-dependent, but Raf-independent, pathway may regulate the organization of the contractile apparatus. Other protein kinases, such as ribosomal S6 kinases, p90RSK or p70/p85S6K, which are poorly characterized in the ventricular myocyte, may also regulate changes in gene expression. Further research is required to investigate cross-talk between these signal transduction pathways so that the spatial and temporal relationships that integrate the multiple signaling events leading to the adaptational growth of the ventricular myocyte may be understood.
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- M A Bogoyevitch
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK
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Morley SJ, Pain VM. Translational regulation during activation of porcine peripheral blood lymphocytes: association and phosphorylation of the alpha and gamma subunits of the initiation factor complex eIF-4F. Biochem J 1995; 312 ( Pt 2):627-35. [PMID: 8526879 PMCID: PMC1136307 DOI: 10.1042/bj3120627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Mature peripheral blood lymphocytes exist in a resting state both in vivo and when maintained in culture, exhibiting low translation rates consistent with their non-proliferative state. Previously we have shown that activation of these quiescent cells with either phorbol ester or concanavalin A leads to a rapid increase in the rate of protein synthesis and phosphate-labelling of initiation factor eIF-4 alpha [Morley, Rau, Kay and Pain (1993) Eur. J. Biochem. 218, 39-48]. We now show that neither the early enhanced translation rate nor the early increased phosphate-labelling of eIF-4 alpha requires the activity of the 70 kDa form of ribosomal protein S6 kinase. In addition, we demonstrate that eIF-4 gamma is phosphorylated in response to cell activation, an event which is correlated with phosphorylation of eIF-4 alpha and enhanced eIF-4F complex formation. In these studies, isoelectric focusing and immunoblot analysis of eIF-4 alpha indicate that phosphate-labelling of eIF-4 alpha following cell activation reflects a modest increase in steady-state phosphorylation, mediated by the enhanced activity of eIF-4 alpha kinase(s) and inhibition of eIF-4 alpha phosphatase activity. In the resting cell, eIF-4 alpha is associated with heat- and acid-stable insulin-responsive protein (PHAS-I; 4E-BP1); following acute stimulation with phorbol ester, there is a 40% decrease in the amount of PHAS-I associated with eIF-4 alpha. Incubation of anti-PHAS-I immunoprecipitates with extracts containing activated or immunprecipitated mitogen-activated protein kinase resulted in a small increase in phosphorylation of recovered PHAS-I and a modest release of eIF-4 alpha from the PHAS-I-eIF-4 alpha complex. These data suggest a possible role for PHAS-I in the regulation of eIF-4F complex formation and the rate of translation in primary cells.
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- S J Morley
- Biochemistry Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, U.K
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MacDougall LK, Domin J, Waterfield MD. A family of phosphoinositide 3-kinases in Drosophila identifies a new mediator of signal transduction. Curr Biol 1995; 5:1404-15. [PMID: 8749393 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(95)00278-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mammalian phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI 3-kinases) are involved in receptor-mediated signal transduction and have been implicated in processes such as transformation and mitogenesis through their role in elevating cellular phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate. Additionally, a PI 3-kinase activity which generates phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate has been shown to be required for protein trafficking in yeast. RESULTS We have identified a family of three distinct PI 3-kinases in Drosophila, using an approach based on the polymerase chain reaction to amplify a region corresponding to the conserved catalytic domain of PI 3-kinases. One of these family members, PI3K_92D, is closely related to the prototypical PI 3-kinase, p110 alpha; PI3K_59F is homologous to Vps34p, whereas the third, PI3K_68D, is a novel PI 3-kinase which is widely expressed throughout the Drosophila life cycle. The PI3K_68D cDNA encodes a protein of 210 kDa, which lacks sequences implicated in linking p110 PI 3-kinases to p85 adaptor proteins, but contains an amino-terminal proline-rich sequence, which could bind to SH3 domains, and a carboxy-terminal C2 domain. Biochemical analyses demonstrate that PI3K_68D has a novel substrate specificity in vitro, restricted to phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate, and is unable to phosphorylate phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate, the implied in vivo substrate for p110. CONCLUSIONS A family of PI 3-kinases in Drosophila, including a novel class represented by PI3K_68D, is described. PI3K_68D has the potential to bind to signalling molecules containing SH3 domains, lacks p85-adaptor-binding sequences, has a Ca(2+)-independent phospholipid-binding domain and displays a restricted in vitro substrate specificity, so it could define a novel signal transduction pathway.
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- L K MacDougall
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University College Branch, London, UK
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Marcusohn J, Isakoff SJ, Rose E, Symons M, Skolnik EY. The GTP-binding protein Rac does not couple PI 3-kinase to insulin-stimulated glucose transport in adipocytes. Curr Biol 1995; 5:1296-302. [PMID: 8574587 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(95)00256-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND In insulin-sensitive cells, such as adipocytes and skeletal muscle, the activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) is thought to be critical in allowing insulin to stimulate both the uptake of glucose and the translocation of a specialized glucose transporter, GLUT4, to the plasma membrane. However, the downstream mediators that couple PI 3-kinase to GLUT4 translocation are still not known. Recent studies have shown that the GTP-binding protein Rac mediates some of the biological effects of PI 3-kinase, and these findings have led to the suggestion that Rac may be a common mediator for a variety of responses mediated by PI 3-kinase. To determine whether Rac couples PI 3-kinase to glucose uptake in adipocytes, we produced 3T3-L1 cells expressing either a constitutively active Rac1 (V12 Rac1, containing a valine residue at position 12) or a dominant-inhibitory Rac1 (N17 Rac1, containing an asparagine residue at position 17). RESULTS The stable expression of both V12 Rac1 and N17 Rac1 led to observable phenotypes in 3T3-L1 cells; expression of V12 Rac1 resulted in constitutive formation of lamellipodia and constitutive activation of the cJun-N-terminal kinase (JNK), whereas expression of N17 Rac1 inhibited the insulin-stimulated formation of lamellipodia. However, neither basal glucose uptake nor insulin-stimulated glucose uptake was affected by the expression of either mutant Rac protein. In addition, expression of V12 Rac1 did not reverse the inhibition of insulin-stimulated glucose uptake caused by the PI 3-kinase inhibitor wortmannin. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide direct evidence that PI 3-kinase does not use Rac to couple the insulin receptor to glucose uptake in adipocytes. Furthermore, the finding that Rac does not mediate glucose uptake in response to insulin is consistent with the idea that PI 3-kinase couples to a variety of different effector molecules in cells, and suggests that some of the specificity in the biological responses elicited by PI 3-kinase may be mediated by the activation of different effector molecules.
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- J Marcusohn
- NYU Medical Center, Department of Pharmacology and Nephrology, Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine, New York 10016, USA
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Isakoff SJ, Taha C, Rose E, Marcusohn J, Klip A, Skolnik EY. The inability of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activation to stimulate GLUT4 translocation indicates additional signaling pathways are required for insulin-stimulated glucose uptake. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1995; 92:10247-51. [PMID: 7479761 PMCID: PMC40773 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.22.10247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Recent experimental evidence has focused attention to the role of two molecules, insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-kinase), in linking the insulin receptor to glucose uptake; IRS-1 knockout mice are insulin resistant, and pharmacological inhibitors of PI3-kinase block insulin-stimulated glucose uptake. To investigate the role of PI3-kinase and IRS-1 in insulin-stimulated glucose uptake we examined whether stimulation of insulin-sensitive cells with platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) or with interleukin 4 (IL-4) stimulates glucose uptake; the activated PDGF receptor (PDGFR) directly binds and activates PI3-kinase, whereas the IL-4 receptor (IL-4R) activates PI3-kinase via IRS-1 or the IRS-1-related molecule 4PS. We found that stimulation of 3T3-L1 adipocytes with PDGF resulted in tyrosine phosphorylation of the PDGFR and activation of PI3-kinase in these cells. To examine whether IL-4 stimulates glucose uptake, L6 myoblasts were engineered to overexpress GLUT4 as well as both chains of the IL-4R (L6/IL-4R/GLUT4); when these L6/IL-4R/GLUT4 myoblasts were stimulated with IL-4, IRS-1 became tyrosine phosphorylated and associated with PI3-kinase. Although PDGF and IL-4 can activate PI3-kinase in the respective cell lines, they do not possess insulin's ability to stimulate glucose uptake and GLUT4 translocation to the plasma membrane. These findings indicate that activation of PI3-kinase is not sufficient to stimulate GLUT4 translocation to the plasma membrane. We postulate that activation of a second signaling pathway by insulin, distinct from PI3-kinase, is necessary for the stimulation of glucose uptake in insulin-sensitive cells.
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- S J Isakoff
- Department of Pharmacology, Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016, USA
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Damen JE, Cutler RL, Jiao H, Yi T, Krystal G. Phosphorylation of tyrosine 503 in the erythropoietin receptor (EpR) is essential for binding the P85 subunit of phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase and for EpR-associated PI 3-kinase activity. J Biol Chem 1995; 270:23402-8. [PMID: 7559499 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.40.23402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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We recently reported that phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase becomes associated with the activated erythropoietin receptor (EpR), most likely through the Src homology 2 (SH2) domains within the p85 subunit of PI-3 kinase and one or more phosphorylated tyrosines within the EpR. We have now investigated this interaction in more detail and have found, based on both blotting studies with glutathione S-transferase-p85-SH2 fusion proteins and binding of these fusion proteins to SDS-denatured EpRs, that this binding is direct. Moreover, both in vitro competition studies, involving phosphorylated peptides corresponding to the amino acid sequences flanking the eight tyrosines within the intracellular domain of the EpR, and in vivo studies with mutant EpRs bearing tyrosine to phenylalanine substitutions, indicate that phosphorylation of Tyr503 within the EpR is essential for the binding of PI 3-kinase. The presence of PI 3-kinase activity in EpR immunoprecipitates from DA-3 cells infected with wild-type but not Y503F EpRs confirms this finding. Our results demonstrate that the SH2 domains of p85 can bind, in addition to their well established Tyr-Met/Val-X-Met consensus binding sequence, a Tyr-Val-Ala-Cys motif that is present in the EpR. A comparison of erythropoietin-induced tyrosine phosphorylations and proliferation of wild-type and Y503F EpR-infected DA-3 cells revealed no differences. However, the PI-3 kinase inhibitor, wortmannin, markedly inhibited the erythropoietin-induced proliferation of both cell types, suggesting that PI 3-kinase is activated in Y503F EpR expressing cells. This was confirmed by carrying out PI 3-kinase assays with anti-phosphotyrosine immunoprecipitates from erythropoietin-stimulated Y503F EpR-infected DA-3 cells and suggested that PI 3-kinase has a role in regulating erythropoietin-induced proliferation, but at a site distinct from the EpR.
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- J E Damen
- Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver, Canada
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Jones AT, Clague MJ. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity is required for early endosome fusion. Biochem J 1995; 311 ( Pt 1):31-4. [PMID: 7575470 PMCID: PMC1136114 DOI: 10.1042/bj3110031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The homotypic fusion between early endosomes from baby-hamster kidney cells is blocked by addition of the fungal metabolite wortmannin with an IC50 of approx. 15 nM. Over this concentration range, wortmannin has been regarded as a specific inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase. Further confirmation of the participation of a PI 3-kinase in the fusion reaction has been obtained by demonstrating a sensitivity to an additional, structurally unrelated, PI 3-kinase inhibitor, LY294002 [2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one]. Assays constructed such that only the membranous component has been incubated with wortmannin show in vitro fusion to be sensitive to treatment with the drug. Assays in which only the cytosolic component has been treated with wortmannin also showed inhibition of in vitro fusion, but to a lesser extent. PI 3-kinase action almost certainly involves direct regulation of membrane fusion, as no vesicular intermediate has been identified, despite previous extensive morphological examination of in vitro endosome fusions.
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- A T Jones
- Physiological Laboratory, University of Liverpool, U.K
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Yang SH, Dickson AJ. Inhibitors of signalling identify differential control processes responsible for selective effects of insulin on the expression of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and gene 33 in rat H4 hepatoma cells. Biochem J 1995; 310 ( Pt 2):375-8. [PMID: 7654170 PMCID: PMC1135904 DOI: 10.1042/bj3100375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Gene 33 and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) present excellent model systems for the analysis of the differential control of hepatic gene expression by the insulin-regulated signal-transduction pathway(s). We have analysed the importance of specific components in the insulin-regulated transduction pathway(s) towards enhanced gene expression (gene 33) and inhibited gene expression (PEPCK) by examination of the influence of selective inhibitors. Rapamycin, which inhibits the 70 kDa S6 kinase (p70rsk) does not influence the actions of insulin on gene 33 or PEPCK; thus the kinase p70rsk appears to play no direct role in the regulation of expression of these two hepatic genes. Wortmannin, an inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, differentiates between processes involved in insulin regulation of gene 33 and PEPCK mRNA expression. Although the actions of insulin on gene 33 expression are abolished by wortmannin, the actions of insulin on PEPCK expression are insensitive to wortmannin. The existence of wortmannin-sensitive and rapamycin/wortmannin-insensitive pathways for transducing insulin signals to factors controlling gene expression, and the differential actions on specific genes, presents an initial step towards deciphering the linkage between signalling components and selective control of gene expression.
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- S H Yang
- Biochemistry Research Division, 2.205 School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, U.K
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