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Riasat K, Bardell D, Goljanek-Whysall K, Clegg PD, Peffers MJ. Epigenetic mechanisms in Tendon Ageing. Br Med Bull 2020; 135:90-107. [PMID: 32827252 PMCID: PMC7585832 DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldaa023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Tendon is a composite material with a well-ordered hierarchical structure exhibiting viscoelastic properties designed to transfer force. It is recognized that the incidence of tendon injury increases with age, suggesting a deterioration in homeostatic mechanisms or reparative processes. This review summarizes epigenetic mechanisms identified in ageing healthy tendon. SOURCES OF DATA We searched multiple databases to produce a systematic review on the role of epigenetic mechanisms in tendon ageing. AREAS OF AGREEMENT Epigenetic mechanisms are important in predisposing ageing tendon to injury. AREAS OF CONTROVERSY The relative importance of epigenetic mechanisms are unknown in terms of promoting healthy ageing. It is also unknown whether these changes represent protective mechanisms to function or predispose to pathology. GROWING POINT Epigenetic markers in ageing tendon, which are under-researched including genome-wide chromatin accessibility, should be investigated. AREAS TIMELY FOR DEVELOPING RESEARCH Metanalysis through integration of multiple datasets and platforms will enable a holistic understanding of the epigenome in ageing and its relevance to disease.
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- Kiran Riasat
- Department of Musculoskeletal Biology, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, William Henry Duncan Building, 6 West Derby Street, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Biology, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, William Henry Duncan Building, 6 West Derby Street, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK.,Institute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Neston, Wirral CH64 7TE, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Biology, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, William Henry Duncan Building, 6 West Derby Street, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Biology, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, William Henry Duncan Building, 6 West Derby Street, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Biology, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, William Henry Duncan Building, 6 West Derby Street, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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Yalak G, Vogel V. Extracellular phosphorylation and phosphorylated proteins: not just curiosities but physiologically important. Sci Signal 2012; 5:re7. [PMID: 23250399 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2003273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mining of the literature and high-throughput mass spectrometry data from both healthy and diseased tissues and from body fluids reveals evidence that various extracellular proteins can exist in phosphorylated states. Extracellular kinases and phosphatases (ectokinases and ectophosphatases) are active in extracellular spaces during times of sufficiently high concentrations of adenosine triphosphate. There is evidence for a role of extracellular phosphorylation in various physiological functions, including blood coagulation, immune cell activation, and the formation of neuronal networks. Ectokinase activity is increased in some diseases, including cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and some microbial infections. We summarize the literature supporting the physiological and pathological roles of extracellularly localized protein kinases, protein phosphatases, and phosphorylated proteins and provide an analysis of the available mass spectrometry data to annotate potential extracellular phosphorylated proteins.
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- Garif Yalak
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang Pauli Strasse 10, HCI F443, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Nath D, Bhoumik A, Das S, Bhattacharyya D, Dungdung SR, Majumder GC. A novel membrane protein-specific serine/threonine kinase: tissue distribution and role in sperm maturation. ISRN UROLOGY 2012; 2012:789105. [PMID: 22567425 PMCID: PMC3329733 DOI: 10.5402/2012/789105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2011] [Accepted: 12/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Our recent studies have described for the first time the purification of an ectoprotein kinase to apparent homogeneity using caprine sperm as the model. Purified ectokinase (CIK) is a novel membrane protein-specific kinase that phosphorylates serine and threonine residues of ectophosphoproteins. This study, using ELISA based on ecto-CIK antibody demonstrates that ecto-CIK level is remarkably higher in the sperm membrane than in the cytosol. The epididymal sperm maturational event as well as sperm vertical velocity is associated with a significant increase in the ecto-CIK level. Ecto-CIK, the membrane protein-specific kinase, is also present in all the tissues tested and is predominantly localized in the cell membrane. Ubiquitous localization of the novel kinase on the mammalian cell membrane suggests that the kinase may play pivotal role in gamete as well as somatic cell regulation by modulating membrane biology through serine/threonine phosphorylation of specific membrane proteins located in the ectodomains.
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- Debjani Nath
- Cell Biology & Physiology Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
- Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 743215, India
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- Cell Biology & Physiology Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
- Cryobiology Department, Centre for Rural and Cryogenic Technologies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Cell Biology & Physiology Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Cryobiology Department, Centre for Rural and Cryogenic Technologies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Cell Biology & Physiology Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Cell Biology & Physiology Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
- Cryobiology Department, Centre for Rural and Cryogenic Technologies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
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Meilanov IS, Klichkhanov NK, Djafarova AM, Tikra MH. Thermal denaturation of acetylcholinesterase of brain synaptic membranes of ground squirrels in hibernation. NEUROCHEM J+ 2010. [DOI: 10.1134/s1819712410040021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Sperm ecto-protein kinase and its protein substrate: Novel regulators of membrane fusion during acrosome reaction. J Cell Physiol 2009; 220:394-400. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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D'Arco M, Giniatullin R, Simonetti M, Fabbro A, Nair A, Nistri A, Fabbretti E. Neutralization of nerve growth factor induces plasticity of ATP-sensitive P2X3 receptors of nociceptive trigeminal ganglion neurons. J Neurosci 2007; 27:8190-201. [PMID: 17670966 PMCID: PMC6673078 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0713-07.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The molecular mechanisms of migraine pain are incompletely understood, although migraine mediators such as NGF and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) are believed to play an algogenic role. Although NGF block is proposed as a novel analgesic approach, its consequences on nociceptive purinergic P2X receptors of trigeminal ganglion neurons remain unknown. We investigated whether neutralizing NGF might change the function of P2X3 receptors natively coexpressed with NGF receptors on cultured mouse trigeminal neurons. Treatment with an NGF antibody (24 h) decreased P2X3 receptor-mediated currents and Ca2+ transients, an effect opposite to exogenously applied NGF. Recovery from receptor desensitization was delayed by anti-NGF treatment without changing desensitization onset. NGF neutralization was associated with decreased threonine phosphorylation of P2X3 subunits, presumably accounting for their reduced responses and slower recovery. Anti-NGF treatment could also increase the residual current typical of heteromeric P2X2/3 receptors, consistent with enhanced membrane location of P2X2 subunits. This possibility was confirmed with cross-linking and immunoprecipitation studies. NGF neutralization also led to increased P2X2e splicing variant at mRNA and membrane protein levels. These data suggest that NGF controlled plasticity of P2X3 subunits and their membrane assembly with P2X2 subunits. Despite anti-NGF treatment, CGRP could still enhance P2X3 receptor activity, indicating separate NGF- or CGRP-mediated mechanisms to upregulate P2X3 receptors. In an in vivo model of mouse trigeminal pain, anti-NGF pretreatment suppressed responses evoked by P2X3 receptor activation. Our findings outline the important contribution by NGF signaling to nociception of trigeminal sensory neurons, which could be counteracted by anti-NGF pretreatment.
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- Marianna D'Arco
- Neurobiology Sector, International School for Advanced Studies, 34014 Trieste, Italy
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- Neurobiology Sector, International School for Advanced Studies, 34014 Trieste, Italy
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- Neurobiology Sector, International School for Advanced Studies, 34014 Trieste, Italy
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- Neurobiology Sector, International School for Advanced Studies, 34014 Trieste, Italy
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- Neurobiology Sector, International School for Advanced Studies, 34014 Trieste, Italy
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- Neurobiology Sector, International School for Advanced Studies, 34014 Trieste, Italy
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- Neurobiology Sector, International School for Advanced Studies, 34014 Trieste, Italy
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Trachana V, Christophorides E, Kouzi-Koliakos K, Koliakos G. Laminin-1 is phosphorylated by ecto-protein kinases of monocytes. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2005; 37:478-92. [PMID: 15474991 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2004.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2004] [Revised: 07/18/2004] [Accepted: 08/04/2004] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Monocytes encounter basement membranes and interact with laminins while crossing the vascular barrier. It is known that these cells possess ecto-protein kinase activity on their surface. Several proteins of the extracellular matrix can be phosphorylated by ectokinases. Therefore, it has been hypothesized that monocyte ectokinases could phosphorylate laminins and influence their biological properties. In order to test the above hypothesis, we used intact human monocytes and adenosine triphosphate labeled with radioactive phosphate at the third phosphate ([gamma-32P]-ATP) to phosphorylate laminin-1. Autoradiography after sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamyde gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) electrophoresis indicated phosphorylation of laminin-1 on the beta and/or gamma chains. After phosphorylation, phosphoserine could be detected on Western blots by a specific monoclonal antibody. Phosphorylation was not detected when monocytes were pre-treated with trypsin and was inhibited by a specific ecto-protein kinase inhibitor (K252b). Laminin phosphorylation was also inhibited by heparin, a known inhibitor of casein kinase II and by pretreatment of monocytes by a monoclonal anti-casein kinase II antibody. Heparin binding, cell attachment and proliferation, and monocyte migration were enhanced on the phosphorylated laminin-1 as compared to the non-phosphorylated controls. These data indicate that laminin-1 can be phosphorylated by monocyte casein kinase II type ectokinase. This phosphorylation influences important functions of laminin and therefore could provide an additional means for the interaction of monocytes with basement membranes.
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- Varvara Trachana
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
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Lee YJ, Zachrisson O, Tonge DA, McNaughton PA. Upregulation of bradykinin B2 receptor expression by neurotrophic factors and nerve injury in mouse sensory neurons. Mol Cell Neurosci 2002; 19:186-200. [PMID: 11860272 DOI: 10.1006/mcne.2001.1073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Bradykinin B2 receptor mRNA was detected at low levels, both by RT-PCR and by in situ hybridization, in freshly isolated dorsal root ganglia (DRG) and in ganglia cultured in the absence of neurotrophic factors, but was strongly upregulated by culture in the presence of nerve growth factor (NGF). The effect of NGF is mediated via TrkA receptors. The related neurotrophins, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, neurotrophin-3, and neurotrophin-4, were ineffective in upregulating B2 mRNA, but a small upregulation was seen with the unrelated neurotrophin glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF). Surface membrane B2 receptor expression, detected by immunofluorescence using a B2-specific antibody, was low in outgrowing axons cultured in the absence of neurotrophic factors, but was elevated by addition of NGF or GDNF. Conditioned media prepared by incubating injured nerve, skin, or muscle had a similar effect to NGF in upregulating B2 mRNA and protein expression, and the activity was largely removed by neutralization of NGF in the conditioned medium with an anti-NGF antibody. After nerve crush injury in vivo an enhancement in B2 mRNA expression was seen, peaking after 7 days and returning to precrush levels after 14 days. In all conditions tested, the proportion of neurons expressing B2 mRNA remained the same at around 23% of small neurons, suggesting that upregulation only occurs in the B2-positive neurons. These experiments show that NGF, and to a lesser extent GDNF, upregulates the expression of bradykinin B2 mRNA and B2 receptor protein in the surface membrane of DRG neurons and that NGF is an important factor responsible for upregulating bradykinin B2 receptor expression after nerve crush injury in vivo.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Bradykinin/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Culture Media, Conditioned/pharmacology
- Female
- Ganglia, Spinal/drug effects
- Ganglia, Spinal/injuries
- Ganglia, Spinal/metabolism
- Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
- Growth Cones/drug effects
- Growth Cones/metabolism
- Hyperalgesia/metabolism
- Hyperalgesia/physiopathology
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Situ Hybridization
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Nerve Crush
- Nerve Growth Factor/antagonists & inhibitors
- Nerve Growth Factor/metabolism
- Nerve Growth Factors/metabolism
- Nerve Growth Factors/pharmacology
- Nerve Regeneration/drug effects
- Nerve Regeneration/genetics
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/pharmacology
- Neurons, Afferent/drug effects
- Neurons, Afferent/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/drug effects
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptor, Bradykinin B2
- Receptors, Bradykinin/drug effects
- Receptors, Bradykinin/genetics
- Receptors, Bradykinin/metabolism
- Receptors, Cell Surface/drug effects
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
- Up-Regulation/genetics
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- Yih-Jing Lee
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1QJ, United Kingdom
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Bültmann R, Klebroff W, Starke K. Nucleotide-evoked relaxation of rat vas deferens: possible mechanisms. Eur J Pharmacol 2002; 436:135-43. [PMID: 11834257 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(01)01620-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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ATP causes relaxation of the K(+)-contracted rat vas deferens. Possible sites of action were investigated. ATP and adenosine relaxed the vas deferens precontracted with 80 mM K(+); EC(50) values and maximal relaxations averaged, respectively, 760 microM and 56% for ATP and 74 microM and 30% for adenosine. The adenosine P1 receptor antagonist 8-(para-sulfophenyl)theophylline (8-SPT) reduced relaxations caused by adenosine and low concentrations of ATP, as did the Rp-diastereomer of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic phosphorothioate (Rp-cAMPS), an inhibitor of protein kinase A. The phosphodiesterase inhibitor 4-(3-butoxy-4-methoxybenzyl)-2-imidazolidinone (Ro 20-1724) augmented responses to adenosine and low concentrations of ATP. alpha,beta-Methylene ADP, an inhibitor of 5'-nucleotidase, reduced relaxations caused by ATP to a similar extent as did 8-SPT. In the presence of an almost saturating concentration of adenosine, ATP caused further relaxation. Conversely, in the presence of ATP, adenosine had little effect. Like ATP, UTP and other nucleoside triphosphates relaxed the vas deferens. The P2 receptor antagonists reactive blue 2, acid blue 25 and 4,4'-diisothiocyanotostilbene-2,2'-disulphonate (DIDS) attenuated the relaxation caused by ATP; suramin, pyridoxalphosphate-6-azophenyl-2',4'-disulphonate (PPADS), Evans blue, trypan blue, reactive red 2 and brilliant blue G had no effect. Three non-selective inhibitors of protein kinases, 1-(5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine (H-7), staurosporine and (8R*,9S*,11S*)-(-)-9-hydroxy-9-carboxy-8-methyl-2,3,9,10-tetrahydro-8,11-epoxy-1H,8H,11H-2,7b,11a-triazadibenzo[a,g]cycloocta[cde]trinden-1-one (K-252b), markedly reduced the relaxation caused by ATP. The results indicate that adenosine, derived from enzymatic dephosphorylation, contributes to the relaxant effect of ATP, presumably by activation of a smooth muscle adenosine receptor linked to the accumulation of cAMP and activation of protein kinase A. Yet, the main part of the response to ATP is mediated by a site distinct from the adenosine receptor. The pharmacological properties of this site differ from known P2 receptor subtypes. Possibly, the nucleotide-evoked relaxation is due to a phosphoryl transfer catalyzed by an ecto-protein kinase.
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- R Bültmann
- Pharmakologisches Institut, Albertstrasse 25, D-79104 i.Br., Freiburg, Germany.
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Pedron T, Girard R, Chaby R. Protein phosphorylation pathways involved during lipopolysaccharide-induced expression of CD14 in mouse bone marrow granulocytes. FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2000; 28:247-56. [PMID: 10865178 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2000.tb01484.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Gram-negative bacteria interacts with a CD14-independent receptor of mouse bone marrow granulocytes (BMC), and triggers in these cells the expression of CD14, an inducible type of LPS receptor (iLpsR). This particular response of BMC to LPS required the activation of protein tyrosine kinase and p38 MAP kinase. The inhibition of the LPS effect by the MEK inhibitor PD-98059 suggested that the ERK pathway was also involved. Unexpectedly, protein kinase C, myosin light chain kinase, cAMP-, cGMP-, and Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent kinases, as well as ecto-protein kinases, were not required for iLpsR expression. However, other yet unidentified serine/threonine protein kinase(s) were implied since the BMC response to LPS was markedly reduced after exposure to three inhibitors of such kinases (K-252a, H-7, and KT-5823). The atypical kinase requirements observed in this study may be due either to a novel signaling LPS receptor complex present in BMC, or to the particular events involved in CD14 biosynthesis.
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- T Pedron
- Molecular Immunophysiology Unit, URA-1961, National Center for Scientific Research, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
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D'Ambrosi N, Cavaliere F, Merlo D, Milazzo L, Mercanti D, Volonté C. Antagonists of P2 receptor prevent NGF-dependent neuritogenesis in PC12 cells. Neuropharmacology 2000; 39:1083-94. [PMID: 10727719 DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3908(99)00213-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The pheochromocytoma PC12 cell line that develops neuronal characteristics of sympathetic cells after treatment with nerve growth factor (NGF) represents a well-established cellular model system for studying NGF signalling. Interesting information on the different mechanistic pathways of NGF can be obtained by adopting the pharmacological approach of inhibiting P2 receptors, expressed in naive PC12 cells and recognised as important biological mediators of neurotransmitters and growth factors. We show here that Basilen Blue, an antagonist of P2 receptor, reversibly prevents NGF-dependent neurite outgrowth with an IC(50) in the 5-10 microM range. Suramin, oxidised-ATP and diisothiocyanatostilbene-disulfonic acid, differently from other purinoceptor ligands, are also effective in this regard. NGF-dependent regeneration and stability of neurites, selected NGF-dependent extracellular and intracellular protein phosphorylations, binding of [(3)H] ATP to PC12 cell membranes are also modulated by Basilen Blue. On the contrary, cell adhesion, cellular duplication, 5'-nucleotidase activity, NGF-induced tyrosine autophosphorylation of TrkA receptors are not affected. NGF furthermore directly modulates the extracellular release of ATP and especially the levels of P2X(2) receptor protein in PC12 cells. In addition, extracellular ATP improves the neuritogenic effect of sub-optimal concentrations of NGF. Our study identifies P2 receptor ligands, particularly Basilen Blue, as useful tools to dissect different NGF-evoked functions, suggesting a mechanistic role for P2 receptors in the signalling pathways of NGF.
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- N D'Ambrosi
- I.R.C.C.S. Santa Lucia, Via Ardeatina 306, 00179, Rome, Italy
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Scheibe RJ, Kuehl H, Krautwald S, Meissner JD, Mueller WH. Ecto-alkaline phosphatase activity identified at physiological pH range on intact P19 and HL-60 cells is induced by retinoic acid. J Cell Biochem 2000; 76:420-36. [PMID: 10649440 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4644(20000301)76:3<420::aid-jcb10>3.0.co;2-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The activity of membrane-bound alkaline phosphatase (ALP) expressed on the external surface of cultured murine P19 teratocarcinoma and human HL-60 myeloblastic leukemia cells was studied at physiological pH using p-nitrophenylphosphate (pNPP) as substrate. The rate of substrate hydrolysis catalyzed by intact viable cells remained constant for eight successive incubations of 30 min and was optimal at micromolar substrate concentrations over the pH range 7.4-8.5. The value of apparent K(m) for pNPP in P19 and HL-60 cells was 120 microM. Hydrolytic activity of the ecto-enzyme at physiological pH decreased by the addition of levamisole, a specific and noncompetitive inhibitor of ALP (K(i) P19 = 57 microM; K(i) HL-60 = 50 microM). Inhibition of hydrolysis was reversed by removal of levamisole within 30 min. Retinoic acid (RA), which promotes the differentiation of P19 and HL-60 cells, induced levamisole-sensitive ecto-phosphohydrolase activity at pH 7.4. After its autophosphorylation by ecto-kinase activity, a 98-kDa membrane protein in P19 cells was found to be sensitive to ecto-ALP, and protein dephosphorylation increased after incubation of cells with RA for 24 h and 48 h. Orthovanadate, an inhibitor of all phosphatase activities, blocked the levamisole-sensitive dephosphorylation of the membrane phosphoproteins, while (R)-(-)-epinephrine reversed the effect by complexation of the inhibitor. The results demonstrate that the levamisole-sensitive phosphohydrolase activity on the cell surface is consistent with ecto-ALP activity degrading both physiological concentrations of exogenously added substrate and endogenous surface phosphoproteins under physiological pH conditions. The dephosphorylating properties of ecto-ALP are induced by RA, suggesting a specific function in differentiating P19 teratocarcinoma and HL-60 myeloblastic leukemia cells.
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- R J Scheibe
- Zentrum Biochemie OE 4310, Medizinische Hochschule, 30623 Hannover, Germany.
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Ehrlich YH, Kornecki E. Ecto-protein kinases as mediators for the action of secreted ATP in the brain. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 1999; 120:411-26. [PMID: 10551015 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)63573-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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- Y H Ehrlich
- Department of Biology, College of Staten Island of The City University of New York 10314, USA.
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Redegeld FA, Caldwell CC, Sitkovsky MV. Ecto-protein kinases: ecto-domain phosphorylation as a novel target for pharmacological manipulation? Trends Pharmacol Sci 1999; 20:453-9. [PMID: 10542445 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-6147(99)01399-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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An increasing number of studies document the presence of protein kinases facing outwards at the cell surface of a diverse array of cells. These ecto-protein kinases phosphorylate cell-surface proteins and soluble extracellular substrates, and thus could affect many physiological processes involving cell-cell contacts, cellular differentiation and proliferation, ion fluxes and cellular activation. To date, only limited attention has been paid to exploring ecto-protein kinases as possible pharmacological targets. Here, the identification and physiological role of ecto-protein kinases in different biological systems is described; it is suggested that ecto-protein kinases are attractive and novel candidates for pharmacological manipulation under various (patho)physiological conditions.
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- F A Redegeld
- Department of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, PO BOX 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, Netherlands.
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Skladchikova G, Ronn LC, Berezin V, Bock E. Extracellular adenosine triphosphate affects neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM)-mediated cell adhesion and neurite outgrowth. J Neurosci Res 1999; 57:207-18. [PMID: 10398298 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4547(19990715)57:2<207::aid-jnr6>3.0.co;2-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) plays an important role in synaptic plasticity in embryonic and adult brain. Recently, it has been demonstrated that NCAM is capable of binding and hydrolyzing extracellular ATP. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the role of extracellular ATP in NCAM-mediated cellular adhesion and neurite outgrowth. We here show that extracellularly added adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and its structural analogues, adenosine-5'-O-(3-thiothiophosphate), beta, gamma-methylenadenosine-5'-triphosphate, beta, gamma-imidoadenosine-5-triphosphate, and UTP, in varying degrees inhibited aggregation of hippocampal neurons. Rat glial BT4Cn cells are unable to aggregate when grown on agar but acquire this capacity when transfected with NCAM. However, addition of extracellular ATP to NCAM-transfected BT4Cn cells inhibited aggregation. Furthermore, neurite outgrowth from hippocampal neurons in cultures allowing NCAM-homophilic interactions was inhibited by addition of extracellular nucleotides. These findings indicate that NCAM-mediated adhesion may be modulated by extracellular ATP. Moreover, extracellularly added ATP stimulated neurite outgrowth from hippocampal neurons under conditions non-permissive for NCAM-homophilic interactions, and neurite outgrowth stimulated by extracellular ATP could be inhibited by a synthetic peptide corresponding to the so-called cell adhesion molecule homology domain (CHD) of the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) and by FGFR antibodies binding to this domain. Antibodies against the fibronectin type-III homology modules of NCAM, in which a putative site for ATP binding and hydrolysis is located, also abolished the neurite outgrowth-promoting effect of ATP. The non-hydrolyzable analogues of ATP all strongly inhibited neurite outgrowth. Our results indicate that extracellular ATP may be involved in synaptic plasticity through a modulation of NCAM-mediated adhesion and neurite outgrowth.
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- G Skladchikova
- Protein Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Pathology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Ehrlich YH, Hogan MV, Pawlowska Z, Wieraszko A, Katz E, Sobocki T, Babinska A, Kornecki E. Surface Protein Phosphorylation by Ecto-Protein Kinases. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1998. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-4869-0_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Redegeld FA, Smith P, Apasov S, Sitkovsky MV. Phosphorylation of T-lymphocyte plasma membrane-associated proteins by ectoprotein kinases: implications for a possible role for ectophosphorylation in T-cell effector functions. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1997; 1328:151-65. [PMID: 9315612 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2736(97)00082-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Extracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATPo) has been suggested to play a role in lymphocyte effector functions. Recently, it has been suggested that MgATP2- may be the molecular species which is involved in modulating the lytic interaction between cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL) and their target cells. In this study, we provide evidence that ATPo mediates the phosphorylation of extracellular proteins on T-lymphocytes through the action of ectoprotein kinases. The ectophosphorylation is temperature-dependent, supported by Mg2+ and Mn2+, and both ATP and GTP, whereas kinase activity and/or substrates were removed by pretreatment of intact lymphocytes with trypsin. We show the presence of extracellular ATP/GTP-binding sites, indicating the presence of ectoenzymes on intact lymphocytes. The major ectoprotein kinase was identified as a casein kinase II-like protein kinase and could be inhibited by heparin, whereas its activity was enhanced by spermine. The ectoprotein kinase showed remarkable substrate specificity, phosphorylating the serum protein vitronectin, but not fibronectin. In experiments with the cell-impermeable protein kinase inhibitor K-252b, we demonstrate the possible functional importance of ectoprotein kinase in CTL-mediated cytotoxicity, i.e., target cell death was completely blocked by K-252b without affecting intracellular phosphorylation. These results suggest that ectoprotein phosphorylation may possibly be an important event in immunologically relevant cell-cell interactions.
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- F A Redegeld
- Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Zhu X, Luo C, Ferrier JM, Sodek J. Evidence of ectokinase-mediated phosphorylation of osteopontin and bone sialoprotein by osteoblasts during bone formation in vitro. Biochem J 1997; 323 ( Pt 3):637-43. [PMID: 9169595 PMCID: PMC1218365 DOI: 10.1042/bj3230637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Osteopontin (OPN) and bone sialoprotein (BSP) are phosphorylated glycoproteins that, together with osteonectin/secreted protein, acidic, rich in cysteine (SPARC) and osteocalcin, comprise the major non-collagen proteins of bone. Although phosphorylation of OPN and BSP, which is known to influence the biological properties of these proteins, has been shown to occur intracellularly, recent studies have demonstrated ectokinase activity in bone cell populations [Mikuni-Takagaki, Kakai, Satoyoshi, Kawano, Suzuki, Kawase and Saito (1995) J. Bone Miner. Res. 10, 231-241]. To determine whether OPN and BSP are phosphorylated by ectokinase activity we have used [gamma-32P]ATP and [gamma-32P]GTP as cell-impenetrable phosphate donors to analyse for ectokinase activity in osteoblastic UMR106.06 cells and fetal rat calvarial cells (FRCCs). By pulse-labelling confluent cells with radiolabelled nucleotides, the phosphorylation of endogenous and exogenously added OPN and BSP was demonstrated together with the labelling of a number of cell surface proteins. These phosphorylation reactions were inhibited by a cell-impermeable ectokinase inhibitor, K252b, and cell surface phosphorylation was also inhibited by exogenously added OPN and BSP substrates, indicating competition for the ectokinase enzyme. However, phosphorylation of OPN and BSP, both of which can mediate cell attachment through Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) motifs, was not inhibited by an RGD peptide, suggesting that binding of OPN and BSP to cell surface integrins is not required. In similar experiments, ectokinase-mediated phosphorylation of OPN and BSP was demonstrated during mineralized tissue formation by FRCCs in vitro. These studies demonstrate that OPN and BSP secreted by bone cells are phosphorylated by a casein kinase II-like ectokinase present on the surface of osteoblastic cells.
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- X Zhu
- Medical Research Council Group in Periodontal Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, 4384 Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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Walter J, Capell A, Hung AY, Langen H, Schnölzer M, Thinakaran G, Sisodia SS, Selkoe DJ, Haass C. Ectodomain phosphorylation of beta-amyloid precursor protein at two distinct cellular locations. J Biol Chem 1997; 272:1896-903. [PMID: 8999878 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.3.1896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The beta-amyloid precursor protein (betaAPP) is a transmembrane protein that is exclusively phosphorylated on serine residues within its ectodomain. To identify the cellular site of betaAPP phosphorylation, we took advantage of an antibody that specifically detects the free C terminus of beta-secretase-cleaved betaAPP containing the Swedish missense mutation (APPssw-beta). This antibody previously established the cellular location of the beta-secretase cleavage of Swedish betaAPP as a post-Golgi secretory compartment (Haass, C., Lemere, C., Capell, A., Citron, M., Seubert, P., Schenk, D., Lannfelt, L., and Selkoe, D. J. (1995) Nature Med. 1, 1291-1296). We have now localized the selective ectodomain phosphorylation of betaAPP to the same compartment. Moreover, the phosphorylation sites of betaAPP were identified at Ser198 and Ser206 of betaAPP695 by tryptic peptide mapping, mass spectrometry, and site-directed mutagenesis. Intracellular phosphorylation of betaAPP was inhibited by Brefeldin A and by incubating cells at 20 degrees C, thus excluding phosphorylation in the endoplasmic reticulum or trans-Golgi network. Ectodomain phosphorylation within a post-Golgi compartment occurred not only with mutant Swedish betaAPP, but also with wild type betaAPP. In addition to phosphorylation within a post-Golgi compartment, betaAPP was also found to undergo phosphorylation at the cell surface by an ectoprotein kinase. Therefore, this study revealed two distinct cellular locations for betaAPP phosphorylation.
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- J Walter
- Central Institute of Mental Health, Department of Molecular Biology, J5, 68159 Mannheim, Germany
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Dunigan CD, Shamoo AE. Cation requirements of basal and ATP-regulated dopamine transport in rat pheochromocytoma cells. Neuroscience 1996; 74:275-82. [PMID: 8843092 DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(96)00105-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The transport of dopamine into presynaptic nerve terminals is the primary mechanism for the termination of dopaminergic neurotransmission. This transport process has recently been found to be composed of two components, a basal dopamine transport pathway which exists in the absence of extracellular ATP and an ATP-regulated moiety which comprises approximately 66% of the total transport system [Cao C. J. et al. (1990) Biochem. Pharmac. 39, R9-R14; Cao C. J. et al. (1989) Biochemistry 8, 207-220; Dunigan C. D. and Shamoo A. E. (1995) Neuroscience 65, 1-4; Eshleman A. et al. (1995) Life Sci. 56, 1613-1621]. Using a rat pheochromocytoma cell line and a Krebs bicarbonate buffering system, the present study examined the effect of several cations on both basal and ATP-regulated dopamine transport. In the absence of extracellular ATP, dopamine transport had an absolute dependence on the presence of Na+, but exhibited no requirement for Mg2+. Kinetically, the addition of 120 mM NaCl increased the Vmax of basal dopamine transport by approximately 150%. In contrast, the ATP-regulated dopamine transport pathway displayed a different sensitivity to Na+ and was completely dependent upon the presence of Mg2+. The addition of 1.2 mM MgSO4 increased the Vmax of transport in the presence of 0.7 mM extracellular ATP by 222%. Both basal and ATP-regulated transport were unaffected by the removal of either Ca2+ or K+ from the assay buffer. When the effects of ouabain, a potent inhibitor of Na+, K(+)-ATPase, were tested in the rat pheochromocytoma cell model, it was found that concentrations of ouabain as high as 1 mM were ineffective at inhibiting either the basal or ATP-regulated dopamine transport components. These results imply that the Na+ gradient supplied by Na+, K(+)-ATPase is not the sole provider of energy needed to drive either transport process. The ionic requirements of the basal and ATP-regulated dopamine transport pathways demonstrate the distinction between the two transport processes. In addition, the ionic dependency profile of the ATP-regulated moiety has provided some mechanistic insights into ATP-regulated catecholamine uptake, as the absolute Mg2+ requirement and the ineffectiveness of Ca2+ argues against the involvement of either purinergic receptors or a Ca(2+)-dependent, Mg(2+)-independent ectokinase in the ATP-regulated transport system.
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- C D Dunigan
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Maryland at Baltimore, School of Medicine 21201, USA
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Kornecki E, Wieraszko A, Chan J, Ehrlich YH. Platelet activating factor (PAF) in memory formation: role as a retrograde messenger in long-term potentiation. JOURNAL OF LIPID MEDIATORS AND CELL SIGNALLING 1996; 14:115-26. [PMID: 8906554 DOI: 10.1016/0929-7855(96)01517-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Long-term potentiation (LTP) is a neurophysiological process that has been implicated in memory formation. The elevation of intracellular Ca2+ levels in postsynaptic neurons, an essential step in the induction of LTP in the hippocampus, can lead to activation of the enzyme acetyl-CoA:lyso-PAF acetyltransferase that is required for PAF synthesis in neurons. Thus, during the induction of LTP, stimulation of Ca2+ influx by glutamate receptors would lead to a postsynaptic increase in PAF biosynthesis. A main target for PAF action in neurons is the stimulation of neurotransmitter release via Ca(2+)-dependent vesicular exocytosis, a process that occurs presynaptically. In this article we describe the evidence obtained to-date for the pre- and postsynaptic events outlined, above, and demonstrate for the first time that during the induction of LTP by high-frequency stimulation (HFS) a 9-fold increase in PAF release to the extracellular environment occurs within 60 min following HFS. This finding provides the evidence that PAF can diffuse from postsynaptic sites of synthesis to presynaptic sites of action, and thus function as a retrograde messenger in the induction of LTP. Based on these data, we present a scheme in which postsynaptic glutamate receptors cooperate with presynaptic PAF receptors in a reverberating cycle that can amplify the transmission in a Hebbian synapse.
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- E Kornecki
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn 11203, USA
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Chen W, Wieraszko A, Hogan MV, Yang HA, Kornecki E, Ehrlich YH. Surface protein phosphorylation by ecto-protein kinase is required for the maintenance of hippocampal long-term potentiation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996; 93:8688-93. [PMID: 8710932 PMCID: PMC38734 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.16.8688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [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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During the induction of long-term potentiation (LTP) in hippocampal slices adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is secreted into the synaptic cleft, and a 48 kDa/50 kDa protein duplex becomes phosphorylated by extracellular ATP. All the criteria required as evidence that these two proteins serve as principal substrates of ecto-protein kinase activity on the surface of hippocampal pyramidal neurons have been fulfilled. This phosphorylation activity was detected on the surface of pyramidal neurons assayed after synaptogenesis, but not in immature neurons nor in glial cells. Addition to the extracellular medium of a monoclonal antibody termed mAb 1.9, directed to the catalytic domain of protein kinase C (PKC), inhibited selectively this surface protein phosphorylation activity and blocked the stabilization of LTP induced by high frequency stimulation (HFS) in hippocampal slices. This antibody did not interfere with routine synaptic transmission nor prevent the initial enhancement of synaptic responses observed during the 1-5 min period immediately after the application of HFS (the induction phase of LTP). However, the initial increase in the slope of excitatory postsynaptic potentials, as well as the elevated amplitude of the population spike induced by HFS, both declined gradually and returned to prestimulus values within 30-40 min after HFS was applied in the presence of mAb 1.9. A control antibody that binds to PKC but does not inhibit its activity had no effect on LTP. The selective inhibitory effects observed with mAb 1.9 provide the first direct evidence of a causal role for ecto-PK in the maintenance of stable LTP, an event implicated in the process of learning and the formation of memory in the brain.
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- W Chen
- College of Staten Island/Institute for Basic Research Center for Developmental Neuroscience, City University of New York 10314, USA
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Geberhiwot T, Skoglund G. Ectoprotein kinase activities on non-differentiated and differentiated U-937 cells. Cell Signal 1995; 7:423-9. [PMID: 8527311 DOI: 10.1016/0898-6568(94)00093-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Incubation of intact U-937 cells with 1 micron [gamma-32P] ATP resulted in rapid (10 min) incorporation of radioactivity into phosvitin, kemptide and protein kinase C (PKC)-peptide. The amount of incorporation was dependent on substrate type and concentration, and on incubation time. Staurosporine, H-7 and Mg(2+)-exclusion abolished phosphorylation of kemptide and PKC-peptide but not phosvitin. Cyclic AMP and phorbol ester enhanced kemptide and PKC-peptide phosphorylation. Protein kinase inhibitor (PKI) inhibits only kemptide phosphorylation. Cell differentiation enhanced 2-fold the phosphorylation of phosvitin and PKC-peptide without significant effect on kemptide phosphorylation. ATP concentrations sufficient to trigger changes in intracellular Ca2+ were sufficient to support extracellular phosphorylation reactions. The results suggest the presence of at least three ectokinase activities on U-937 cells that may play important roles in regulating membrane associated specific functions of developing and mature monocytes.
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- T Geberhiwot
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Cheng Y, Chen M, Wixom P, Sun AY. Extracellular ATP may induce neuronal degeneration by a free-radical mechanism. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1994; 738:431-5. [PMID: 7832452 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1994.tb21834.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Y Cheng
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Missouri, Columbia 65212
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Strong evidence has been provided that ATP can act as a transmitter not only in smooth muscle but also in peripheral ganglia and in brain. The cloning and molecular identification of two putative ATP receptors supports the previously established pharmacological receptor classifications. This review places into perspective the evidence for ATP as a neural signalling substance by examining sites of storage, release and hydrolysis, as well as potential actions and targets. The action of ATP is related to that of the nucleoside adenosine, and the potential of additional nucleotides to function as neural messenger is examined briefly.
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- H Zimmermann
- Biozentrum, J.W. Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Edbladh M, Tonge D, Golding J, Ekström AR, Edström A. Early regeneration in vitro of adult mouse sciatic axons is dependent on local protein synthesis but may not involve neurotrophins. Neurosci Lett 1994; 168:37-40. [PMID: 7518065 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(94)90410-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The sensory axons of the adult mouse sciatic nerve were shown to regenerate after a local test crush lesion in vitro in a serum-free medium. The average outgrowth distance of the leading axons after culturing for 3 days was 2.8 +/- 0.1 mm, which was shorter than in vivo (3.8 +/- 0.2 mm). With the use of a compartmentalised culture system we could show that regeneration was partially dependent on local protein synthesis in the injury region. The initial stages of regeneration did not seem to involve neurotrophins since both K252a and K252b, selective and nontoxic inhibitors of the neurotrophin actions, failed to inhibit axonal growth. The present in vitro model system offers favourable conditions to investigate the early events of the regeneration process in an adult mammalian peripheral nerve.
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- M Edbladh
- Department of Animal Physiology, University of Lund, Sweden
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