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The Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Kinases II and IV as Therapeutic Targets in Neurodegenerative and Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22094307. [PMID: 33919163 PMCID: PMC8122486 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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CaMKII and CaMKIV are calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinases playing a rudimentary role in many regulatory processes in the organism. These kinases attract increasing interest due to their involvement primarily in memory and plasticity and various cellular functions. Although CaMKII and CaMKIV are mostly recognized as the important cogs in a memory machine, little is known about their effect on mood and role in neuropsychiatric diseases etiology. Here, we aimed to review the structure and functions of CaMKII and CaMKIV, as well as how these kinases modulate the animals’ behavior to promote antidepressant-like, anxiolytic-like, and procognitive effects. The review will help in the understanding of the roles of the above kinases in the selected neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders, and this knowledge can be used in future drug design.
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Takata T, Araki S, Tsuchiya Y, Watanabe Y. Persulfide Signaling in Stress-Initiated Calmodulin Kinase Response. Antioxid Redox Signal 2020; 33:1308-1319. [PMID: 32460522 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2020.8138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Significance: Calcium ion (Ca2+)/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinases (CaMKs) are activated by phosphorylation of a crucial threonine residue either by itself (CaMKII) or by upstream kinases, CaMK kinases (CaMKKs) (CaMKI and CaMKIV). CaMKs, present in most mammalian tissues, can phosphorylate many downstream targets, thereby regulating numerous cellular functions. Recent Advances: Aside from canonical post-translational modifications, cysteine-based redox switches in CaMKs affect their enzyme activities. In addition to reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS), reactive sulfur species (RSS) are also recognized as key signaling molecules, regulating protein function through polysulfidation, formation of polysulfides [-S-(S)n-H] on their reactive cysteine residues. To comprehend the biological significance of RSS signaling-related CaMK regulation, here we introduce a novel concept defining CaMKs as RSS targets in stress responses. The stress responses include an irreversible electrophile attack for CaMKI, inflammation for CaMKII, and endoplasmic reticulum stress for CaMKIV. Critical Issues: Development of various human diseases is associated with increased ROS, RNS, and RSS generation. Therefore, depending on specific pathophysiology, RSS could have very particular effects on CaMK functions. Future Directions: How multiple sources and mutual reactions of ROS, RNS, and RSS are coordinated is obscure. Elucidating the mechanisms through applications of enzymology, chemical biology, and mass spectrometry enables to uncover the complexities of redox regulation of CaMK cascades.
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- Tsuyoshi Takata
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Environmental Medicine and Molecular Toxicology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Regulation of Multifunctional Calcium/Calmodulin Stimulated Protein Kinases by Molecular Targeting. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1131:649-679. [PMID: 31646529 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-12457-1_26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Multifunctional calcium/calmodulin-stimulated protein kinases control a broad range of cellular functions in a multitude of cell types. This family of kinases contain several structural similarities and all are regulated by phosphorylation, which either activates, inhibits or modulates their kinase activity. As these protein kinases are widely or ubiquitously expressed, and yet regulate a broad range of different cellular functions, additional levels of regulation exist that control these cell-specific functions. Of particular importance for this specificity of function for multifunctional kinases is the expression of specific binding proteins that mediate molecular targeting. These molecular targeting mechanisms allow pools of kinase in different cells, or parts of a cell, to respond differently to activation and produce different functional outcomes.
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The Immunomodulatory Effect of Alpha-Lipoic Acid in Autoimmune Diseases. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 2019:8086257. [PMID: 31016198 PMCID: PMC6446120 DOI: 10.1155/2019/8086257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Αlpha-lipoic acid is a naturally occurring antioxidant in human body and has been widely used as an antioxidant clinically. Accumulating evidences suggested that α-lipoic acid might have immunomodulatory effects on both adaptive and innate immune systems. This review focuses on the evidences and potential targets involved in the immunomodulatory effects of α-lipoic acid. It highlights the fact that α-lipoic acid may have beneficial effects in autoimmune diseases once the immunomodulatory effects can be confirmed by further investigation.
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Brzozowski JS, Skelding KA. The Multi-Functional Calcium/Calmodulin Stimulated Protein Kinase (CaMK) Family: Emerging Targets for Anti-Cancer Therapeutic Intervention. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2019; 12:ph12010008. [PMID: 30621060 PMCID: PMC6469190 DOI: 10.3390/ph12010008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The importance of Ca2+ signalling in key events of cancer cell function and tumour progression, such as proliferation, migration, invasion and survival, has recently begun to be appreciated. Many cellular Ca2+-stimulated signalling cascades utilise the intermediate, calmodulin (CaM). The Ca2+/CaM complex binds and activates a variety of enzymes, including members of the multifunctional Ca2+/calmodulin-stimulated protein kinase (CaMK) family. These enzymes control a broad range of cancer-related functions in a multitude of tumour types. Herein, we explore the cancer-related functions of these kinases and discuss their potential as targets for therapeutic intervention.
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- Joshua S Brzozowski
- Priority Research Centre for Cancer Research, Innovation and Translation, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
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- Priority Research Centre for Cancer Research, Innovation and Translation, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
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Jayachandran R, Gumienny A, Bolinger B, Ruehl S, Lang MJ, Fucile G, Mazumder S, Tchang V, Woischnig AK, Stiess M, Kunz G, Claudi B, Schmaler M, Siegmund K, Li J, Dertschnig S, Holländer G, Medina E, Karrer U, Moshous D, Bumann D, Khanna N, Rossi SW, Pieters J. Disruption of Coronin 1 Signaling in T Cells Promotes Allograft Tolerance while Maintaining Anti-Pathogen Immunity. Immunity 2019; 50:152-165.e8. [PMID: 30611611 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2018.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Revised: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The ability of the immune system to discriminate self from non-self is essential for eradicating microbial pathogens but is also responsible for allograft rejection. Whether it is possible to selectively suppress alloresponses while maintaining anti-pathogen immunity remains unknown. We found that mice deficient in coronin 1, a regulator of naive T cell homeostasis, fully retained allografts while maintaining T cell-specific responses against microbial pathogens. Mechanistically, coronin 1-deficiency increased cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) concentrations to suppress allo-specific T cell responses. Costimulation induced on microbe-infected antigen presenting cells was able to overcome cAMP-mediated immunosuppression to maintain anti-pathogen immunity. In vivo pharmacological modulation of this pathway or a prior transfer of coronin 1-deficient T cells actively suppressed allograft rejection. These results define a coronin 1-dependent regulatory axis in T cells important for allograft rejection and suggest that modulation of this pathway may be a promising approach to achieve long-term acceptance of mismatched allografts.
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- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, sciCORE Computing Center, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University and University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University and University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University and University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University and University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medicine, Cantonal Hospital of Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Paris, France and APHP Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Unité d'Immunologie-Hématologie et Rhumatologie Pédiatrique, Paris, France
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University and University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Division of Infectious Diseases, University and University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University and University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Takata T, Kimura J, Ihara H, Hatano N, Tsuchiya Y, Watanabe Y. Redox regulation of Ca 2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV via oxidation of its active-site cysteine residue. Free Radic Biol Med 2019; 130:99-106. [PMID: 30394289 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.10.440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2018] [Revised: 09/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We have recently reported that Ca2+/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV) is inactivated by reactive sulfur species via polysulfidation of the active-site Cys residue. Here, we show that hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) limit CaMKIV activity at the same active-site Cys residue through oxidation and downstream signaling in cells. CaMKIV is phosphorylated at Thr196 by its upstream CaMK kinase (CaMKK), which induces its full activity. In vitro incubation of CaMKIV with H2O2 resulted in reversible inhibition of CaMKK-induced phospho-Thr196 and the consequent inactivation of CaMKIV. In contrast, mutated CaMKIV (C198V) was refractory to the H2O2-induced enzyme inhibition. In transfected cells expressing CaMKIV, Ca2+ ionophore-induced CaMKIV phosphorylation at Thr196 was decreased upon treatment with H2O2, whereas cells expressing mutant CaMKIV (C198V) were resistant to H2O2 treatment. Modification of free thiol with N-ethylmaleimide revealed that Cys198 in CaMKIV is a target for S-oxidation. Additionally, the Ca2+ influx-induced phospho-Thr196 of endogenous CaMKIV was also inhibited upon treatment with H2O2 in Jurkat T-lymphocytes and cerebellar granule cells. Phosphorylation of cyclic AMP response element-binding protein (CREB) at Ser133, which is downstream of CaMKIV, was also decreased upon treatment with H2O2. Thus, our results indicate that oxidation stress regulates cellular function by decreasing the activity of CaMKIV through Cys198 oxidation.
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- Tsuyoshi Takata
- Department of Pharmacology, High Technology Research Center, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, High Technology Research Center, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai 599-8531, Osaka, Japan
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- The Integrated Center for Mass Spectrometry, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, High Technology Research Center, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, High Technology Research Center, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan.
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Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV: A multifunctional enzyme and potential therapeutic target. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 121:54-65. [PMID: 26773169 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2015.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Revised: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CAMKIV) belongs to the serine/threonine protein kinase family, and is primarily involved in transcriptional regulation in lymphocytes, neurons and male germ cells. CAMKIV operates the signaling cascade and regulates activity of several transcription activators by phosphorylation, which in turn plays pivotal roles in immune response, inflammation and memory consolidation. In this review, we tried to focus on different aspects of CAMKIV to understand the significance of this protein in the biological system. This enzyme is associated with varieties of disorders such as cerebral hypoxia, azoospermia, endometrial and ovarian cancer, systemic lupus, etc., and hence it is considered as a potential therapeutic target. Structure of CAMKIV is comprised of five distinct domains in which kinase domain is responsible for enzyme activity. CAMKIV is involved in varieties of cellular functions such as regulation of gene expression, T-cell maturation, regulation of survival phase of dendritic cells, bone growth and metabolism, memory consolidation, sperm motility, regulation of microtubule dynamics, cell-cycle progression and apoptosis. In this review, we performed an extensive analysis on structure, function and regulation of CAMKIV and associated diseases.
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Pritchard ZJ, Cary RL, Yang C, Novack DV, Voor MJ, Sankar U. Inhibition of CaMKK2 reverses age-associated decline in bone mass. Bone 2015; 75:120-7. [PMID: 25724145 PMCID: PMC4737584 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2014] [Revised: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Decline in bone formation is a major contributing factor to the loss of bone mass associated with aging. We previously showed that the genetic ablation of the tissue-restricted and multifunctional Ca(2+)/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CaMKK2) stimulates trabecular bone mass accrual, mainly by promoting anabolic pathways and inhibiting catabolic pathways of bone remodeling. In this study, we investigated whether inhibition of this kinase using its selective cell-permeable inhibitor STO-609 will stimulate bone formation in 32 week old male WT mice and reverse age-associated of decline in bone volume and strength. Tri-weekly intraperitoneal injections of saline or STO-609 (10 μM) were performed for six weeks followed by metabolic labeling with calcein and alizarin red. New bone formation was assessed by dynamic histomorphometry whereas micro-computed tomography was employed to measure trabecular bone volume, microarchitecture and femoral mid-shaft geometry. Cortical and trabecular bone biomechanical properties were assessed using three-point bending and punch compression methods respectively. Our results reveal that as they progress from 12 to 32 weeks of age, WT mice sustain a significant decline in trabecular bone volume, microarchitecture and strength as well as cortical bone strength. However, treatment of the 32 week old WT mice with STO-609 stimulated apposition of new bone and completely reversed the age-associated decrease in bone volume, quality, as well as trabecular and cortical bone strength. We also observed that regardless of age, male Camkk2(-/-) mice possessed significantly elevated trabecular bone volume, microarchitecture and compressive strength as well as cortical bone strength compared to age-matched WT mice, implying that the chronic loss of this kinase attenuates age-associated decline in bone mass. Further, whereas STO-609 treatment and/or the absence of CaMKK2 significantly enhanced the femoral mid-shaft geometry, the mid-shaft cortical wall thickness and material bending stress remained similar among the cohorts, implying that regardless of treatment, the material properties of the bone remain similar. Thus, our cumulative results provide evidence for the pharmacological inhibition of CaMKK2 as a bone anabolic strategy in combating age-associated osteoporosis.
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- Zachary J Pritchard
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering, Louisville, KY, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA; James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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Salinthone S, Kerns AR, Tsang V, Carr DW. α-Tocopherol (vitamin E) stimulates cyclic AMP production in human peripheral mononuclear cells and alters immune function. Mol Immunol 2012; 53:173-8. [PMID: 22947771 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2012.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Revised: 07/27/2012] [Accepted: 08/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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α-Tocopherol, the most biologically active member of the vitamin E family of fat soluble compounds, exhibits both antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. However, its mechanisms of action are not fully understood. Here, we show that, unlike other antioxidants, α-tocopherol stimulates the production of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). Inhibitor studies demonstrate that the prostaglandin EP2 and EP4 receptors and adenylyl cyclases mediate the effects of α-tocopherol on cAMP production. Additionally, we show that α-tocopherol attenuates pro-inflammatory cytokine and chemokine production. This study provides novel evidence that α-tocopherol stimulates cAMP signaling, suggesting a mechanism of action for the immunomodulatory effects of vitamin E.
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- Sonemany Salinthone
- Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, VA Medical Center, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Guan Y, Chen Q, Yang X, Haines P, Pei M, Terek R, Wei X, Zhao T, Wei L. Subcellular relocation of histone deacetylase 4 regulates growth plate chondrocyte differentiation through Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase IV. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2012; 303:C33-40. [PMID: 22442139 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00348.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Regulatory mechanisms of chondrocyte differentiation in the growth plate are incompletely understood. Here, we find that histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4) is located in the nucleus of chondrocytes in the proliferation zone and relocates to the cytoplasm of chondrocytes in the prehypertrophic zone in vivo. This suggests that the relocation of HDAC4 from the nucleus to the cytoplasm may play a role during chondrocyte differentiation. Expression of active CaMKIV in chondrocytes promotes HDAC4 relocation into cytoplasm in primary chondrocytes. Conversely, HDAC4 relocation is blocked by a Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent kinase IV (CaMKIV) inhibitor. This indicates that CaMKIV signaling plays an important role in regulating HDAC4 relocation. In addition, CaMKIV is required for HDAC4 phosphorylation, which is required for HDAC4 association with the cytoplasmic protein 14-3-3. Active CaMKIV also stimulates runt-related transcription factor-2 (RunX2) and type X collagen (Col X) promoter activities and overcomes repression of these promoter activities by HDAC4. Furthermore, CaMKIV increases gene expression of the chondrocyte differentiation markers Ihh and Col X. Our results demonstrate that CaMKIV induces chondrocyte differentiation through regulation of HDAC4 subcellular relocation, from the nucleus to the cytoplasm, which results in increased activity of RunX2 and transition of chondrocytes from the proliferative to the prehypertrophic stage. Thus, CaMKIV plays an important regulatory role during chondrocyte differentiation.
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- Yingjie Guan
- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
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Teng EC, Racioppi L, Means AR. A cell-intrinsic role for CaMKK2 in granulocyte lineage commitment and differentiation. J Leukoc Biol 2011; 90:897-909. [PMID: 21816924 PMCID: PMC3206468 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0311152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2011] [Revised: 06/28/2011] [Accepted: 07/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Granulocytes serve a critical function in host organisms by recognizing and destroying invading microbes, as well as propagating and maintaining inflammation at sites of infection. However, the molecular pathways underpinning the development of granulocytes are poorly understood. Here, we identify a role for CaMKK2 in the restriction of granulocytic fate commitment and differentiation of myeloid progenitor cells. Following BMT, engraftment by Camkk2(-/-) donor cells resulted in the increased production of mature granulocytes in the BM and peripheral blood. Similarly, Camkk2(-/-) mice possessed elevated numbers of CMP cells and exhibited an accelerated granulopoietic phenotype in the BM. Camkk2(-/-) myeloid progenitors expressed increased levels of C/EBPα and PU.1 and preferentially differentiated into Gr1(+)Mac1(+) granulocytes and CFU-G in vitro. During normal granulopoiesis in vivo or G-CSF-induced differentiation of 32D myeloblast cells in vitro, CaMKK2 mRNA and protein were decreased as a function of time and were undetectable in mature granulocytes. Expression of ectopic CaMKK2 in Camkk2(-/-) CMPs was sufficient to rescue aberrant granulocyte differentiation and when overexpressed in 32D cells, was also sufficient to impede granulocyte differentiation in a kinase activity-dependent manner. Collectively, our results reveal a novel role for CaMKK2 as an inhibitor of granulocytic fate commitment and differentiation in early myeloid progenitors.
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- Ellen C. Teng
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA; and
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA; and
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Pathology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA; and
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Nuclear Calcium-VEGFD Signaling Controls Maintenance of Dendrite Arborization Necessary for Memory Formation. Neuron 2011; 71:117-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/09/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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A signaling cascade of nuclear calcium-CREB-ATF3 activated by synaptic NMDA receptors defines a gene repression module that protects against extrasynaptic NMDA receptor-induced neuronal cell death and ischemic brain damage. J Neurosci 2011; 31:4978-90. [PMID: 21451036 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2672-10.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Synapse-to-nucleus signaling triggered by synaptic NMDA receptors can lead to the buildup of a neuroprotective shield. Nuclear calcium activating the cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) plays a key role in neuroprotection acquired by synaptic activity. Here we show that in mouse hippocampal neurons, the transcription factor Atf3 (activating transcription factor 3) is a direct target of CREB. Induction of ATF3 expression by CREB in hippocampal neurons was initiated by calcium entry through synaptic NMDA receptors and required nuclear calcium transients and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV activity. Acting as a transcriptional repressor, ATF3 protects cultured hippocampal neurons from apoptosis and extrasynaptic NMDA receptor-induced cell death triggered by bath application of NMDA or oxygen-glucose deprivation. Expression of ATF3 in vivo using stereotaxic delivery of recombinant adeno-associated virus reduces brain damage following a cerebral ischemic insult in mice. Conversion of ATF3 to a transcriptional activator transforms ATF3 into a potent prodeath protein that kills neurons in cell culture and, when expressed in vivo in the hippocampus, ablates the neuronal cell layer. These results link nuclear calcium-CREB signaling to an ATF3-mediated neuroprotective gene repression program, indicating that activity-dependent shutoff of genes is an important process for survival. ATF3 supplementation may counteract age- and disease-related neuronal cell loss caused by a reduction in synaptic activity, malfunctioning of calcium signaling toward and within the nucleus ("nuclear calciopathy"), or increases in death signaling by extrasynaptic NMDA receptors.
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Dick O, Bading H. Synaptic activity and nuclear calcium signaling protect hippocampal neurons from death signal-associated nuclear translocation of FoxO3a induced by extrasynaptic N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:19354-61. [PMID: 20404335 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.127654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Synaptic activity and the generation of nuclear calcium signals promote neuronal survival through a transcription-dependent process that is not fully understood. Here we show that one mechanism of activity-induced acquired neuroprotection involves the Forkhead transcription factor, FoxO3a, which is known to induce genomic death responses upon translocation from the cytosol to the nucleus. Depletion of endogenous FoxO3a using RNA interference renders hippocampal neurons more resistant to excitotoxic cell death. Using a FoxO3a-green fluorescent protein (GFP) fusion protein to monitor in real time the localization of FoxO3a in hippocampal neurons, we found that several cell death inducing stimuli, including the stimulation of extrasynaptic N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors, growth factor withdrawal, and oxygen-glucose deprivation, caused a swift translocation of FoxO3a-GFP from the cytosol to the cell nucleus. This translocation was inhibited in hippocampal neurons that had undergone prolonged periods of synaptic activity before exposure to cell death-inducing conditions. The activity-dependent protection from death signal-induced FoxO3a-GFP nuclear translocation required synaptic N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor activation and was dependent on nuclear calcium signaling and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV. The modulation of nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttling of FoxO3a may represent one mechanism through which nuclear calcium-induced genomic responses affect cell death processes.
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- Oliver Dick
- Department of Neurobiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences IZN, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Nuclear calcium signaling controls expression of a large gene pool: identification of a gene program for acquired neuroprotection induced by synaptic activity. PLoS Genet 2009; 5:e1000604. [PMID: 19680447 PMCID: PMC2718706 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2008] [Accepted: 07/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Synaptic activity can boost neuroprotection through a mechanism that requires synapse-to-nucleus communication and calcium signals in the cell nucleus. Here we show that in hippocampal neurons nuclear calcium is one of the most potent signals in neuronal gene expression. The induction or repression of 185 neuronal activity-regulated genes is dependent upon nuclear calcium signaling. The nuclear calcium-regulated gene pool contains a genomic program that mediates synaptic activity-induced, acquired neuroprotection. The core set of neuroprotective genes consists of 9 principal components, termed Activity-regulated Inhibitor of Death (AID) genes, and includes Atf3, Btg2, GADD45β, GADD45γ, Inhibin β-A, Interferon activated gene 202B, Npas4, Nr4a1, and Serpinb2, which strongly promote survival of cultured hippocampal neurons. Several AID genes provide neuroprotection through a common process that renders mitochondria more resistant to cellular stress and toxic insults. Stereotaxic delivery of AID gene-expressing recombinant adeno-associated viruses to the hippocampus confers protection in vivo against seizure-induced brain damage. Thus, treatments that enhance nuclear calcium signaling or supplement AID genes represent novel therapies to combat neurodegenerative conditions and neuronal cell loss caused by synaptic dysfunction, which may be accompanied by a deregulation of calcium signal initiation and/or propagation to the cell nucleus. The dialogue between the synapse and the nucleus plays an important role in the physiology of neurons because it links brief changes in the membrane potential to the transcriptional regulation of genes critical for neuronal survival and long-term memory. The propagation of activity-induced calcium signals to the cell nucleus represents a major route for synapse-to-nucleus communication. Here we identified nuclear calcium-regulated genes that are responsible for a neuroprotective shield that neurons build up upon synaptic activity. We found that among the 185 genes controlled by nuclear calcium signaling, a set of 9 genes had strong survival promoting activity both in cell culture and in an animal model of neurodegeneration. The mechanism through which several genes prevent cell death involves the strengthening of mitochondria against cellular stress and toxic insults. The discovery of an activity-induced neuroprotective gene program suggest that impairments of synaptic activity and synapse-to-nucleus signaling, for example due to expression of Alzheimer's disease protein or in aging, may comprise the cells' own neuroprotective system eventually leading to cell death. Thus, malfunctioning of nuclear calcium signaling could be a key etiological factor common to many neuropathological conditions, providing a simple and unifying concept to explain disease- and aging-related cell loss.
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Feliciano DM, Edelman AM. Repression of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV signaling accelerates retinoic acid-induced differentiation of human neuroblastoma cells. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:26466-81. [PMID: 19633294 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.027680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Neuroblastoma cells having stem cell-like qualities are widely employed models for the study of neural stem/progenitor cell proliferation and differentiation. We find that human BE(2)C neuroblastoma cells possess a signaling cascade initiated by Ca(2+) influx via voltage-dependent calcium channels and the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor and culminating in nuclear calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV)-mediated phosphorylation and activation of the transcription factors Ca(2+)/cyclic AMP-response element-binding protein (CREB) and ATF1 (activating transcription factor-1). This pathway functions to maintain BE(2)C cells in an undifferentiated, proliferative state. Parallel to this Ca(2+)-dependent pathway is a hormone-responsive program by which retinoic acid (RA) initiates the differentiation of BE(2)C cells toward a neuronal lineage. This is evidenced by RA-dependent induction of the cell cycle inhibitor p21/Cip1 (Cdk-interacting protein 1) and cell cycle arrest, induction of the neuroblastic marker doublecortin and of the neuron-specific intermediate filament protein, peripherin, and by RA-stimulated extension of neuritic processes. During neuronal differentiation there is a complex antagonistic interplay between these two major signaling pathways. RA down-regulates expression of CaMKIV and one of its upstream activators, CaMKK1 (calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 1). This is accompanied by RA-induced suppression of activating phosphorylation of CREB with a time course paralleling that of CaMKIV down-regulation. RA-induced repression of the Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase/CaMKIV/CREB pathway appears to be involved in regulating the timing of neuronal differentiation, as shown by the effect of RNA interference of CaMKIV to markedly accelerate RA-dependent up-regulation of p21/Cip1 and doublecortin expression and RA-promoted neurite outgrowth. RA-induced repression of the CaMKIV signaling pathway may represent an early event in retinoid-dependent neuronal differentiation.
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- David M Feliciano
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
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Reece KM, Mazalouskas MD, Wadzinski BE. The Balpha and Bdelta regulatory subunits of PP2A are necessary for assembly of the CaMKIV.PP2A signaling complex. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 386:582-7. [PMID: 19538941 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.06.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2009] [Accepted: 06/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV) is a serine/threonine kinase that is important in synaptic plasticity and T cell maturation. Activation of CaMKIV requires calcium/calmodulin binding and phosphorylation at T200 by CaMK kinase. Our previous work has shown that protein serine/threonine phosphatase 2A (PP2A) forms a complex with CaMKIV and negatively regulates its activity. Here we demonstrate that PP2A tightly regulates T200 phosphorylation of endogenous CaMKIV, but has little effect on the phosphorylation of the ectopically-expressed kinase. This differential regulation of endogenous versus exogenous CaMKIV is due to differences in their ability to associate with PP2A, as exogenous CaMKIV associates poorly with PP2A in comparison to endogenous CaMKIV. The inability of exogenous CaMKIV to associate with PP2A appears to be due to limiting amounts of endogenous PP2A regulatory B subunits, since coexpression of Balpha or Bdelta causes the recruitment of PP2Ac to ectopic CaMKIV, leading to formation of a CaMKIV.PP2A complex. Together, these data indicate that the B subunits are essential for the interaction of PP2A with CaMKIV.
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- Kelie M Reece
- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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The second messenger calcium plays an essential role in mediating the T-cell receptor (TCR) signaling pathway leading to cytokine production and T-cell clonal expansion. The immunosuppressive drugs cyclosporine A and FK506 have served both as therapeutic agents and as molecular probes for unraveling the protein phosphatase calcineurin as a rate-limiting enzyme involved in the transmission of calcium signal from the cytosol into the nucleus to reprogram gene expression. The use of mouse knockout models has helped to verify and further elucidate the functions of different isoforms of calcineurin in both helper T-cell activation and thymocyte development. In addition to calcineurin, three other classes of calmodulin-binding proteins have also been shown to play important roles in calcium signaling in T cells. Thus, Cabin1 and class II histone deacetylases have been found to constitute a novel calcium-signaling module in conjunction with the transcription factor myocyte enhance factor family and the transcriptional coactivator p300 to suppress and activate cytokine gene transcription in a calcium-dependent manner. The calmodulin-dependent protein kinases II and IV were also shown to play negative and positive regulatory functions, respectively, in TCR-mediated cytokine production. The crosstalks among these and other signal transducers in T cells form an extensive nonlinear signaling network that dictates the final outcome of the TCR signaling pathway.
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- Jun O Liu
- Department of Pharmacology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Salinthone S, Schillace RV, Marracci GH, Bourdette DN, Carr DW. Lipoic acid stimulates cAMP production via the EP2 and EP4 prostanoid receptors and inhibits IFN gamma synthesis and cellular cytotoxicity in NK cells. J Neuroimmunol 2008; 199:46-55. [PMID: 18562016 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2007] [Revised: 03/18/2008] [Accepted: 05/09/2008] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The antioxidant lipoic acid (LA) treats and prevents the animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS), experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). In an effort to understand the therapeutic potential of LA in MS, we sought to define the cellular mechanisms that mediate the effects of LA on human natural killer (NK) cells, which are important in innate immunity as the first line of defense against invading pathogens and tumor cells. We discovered that LA stimulates cAMP production in NK cells in a dose-dependent manner. Studies using pharmacological inhibitors and receptor transfection experiments indicate that LA stimulates cAMP production via activation of the EP2 and EP4 prostanoid receptors and adenylyl cyclase. In addition, LA suppressed interleukin (IL)-12/IL-18 induced IFNgamma secretion and cytotoxicity in NK cells. These novel findings suggest that LA may inhibit NK cell function via the cAMP signaling pathway.
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- Sonemany Salinthone
- Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Schneider M, Spanagel R, Zhang SJ, Bading H, Klugmann M. Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated suppression of Ca2+/calmodulin kinase IV activity in the nucleus accumbens modulates emotional behaviour in mice. BMC Neurosci 2007; 8:105. [PMID: 18053176 PMCID: PMC2219998 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-8-105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2007] [Accepted: 12/03/2007] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV) controls activity-dependent gene transcription by regulating the activity of the cyclic AMP response element binding protein (CREB). This signaling pathway is involved in gating emotional responses in the CNS but previous studies did not address the potential roles of CaMKIV in discrete brain regions. In the present study, we aimed at specifically dissecting the role of CaMKIV in the nucleus accumbens of adult mice. Results We used recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV)-mediated gene transfer of a dominant-negative CaMKIV variant (rAAV-dnCaMKIV) to inhibit endogenous CaMKIV in the nucleus accumbens. rAAV-dnCaMKIV treated animals were subjected to a battery of tests including, prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle response, open field, social interaction and anxiety-related behaviour. We found that basal locomotor activity in the open field, and prepulse inhibition or startle performance were unaltered in mice infected with rAAV-dnCaMKIV in the nucleus accumbens. However, anxiogenic effects were revealed in social interaction testing and the light/dark emergence test. Conclusion Our findings suggest a modulatory role of CaMKIV in the nucleus accumbens in anxiety-like behaviour but not sensorimotor gating.
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- Miriam Schneider
- Central Institute of Mental Health (ZI), Department of Psychopharmacology, J5, 68159 Mannheim, Germany.
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Illario M, Giardino-Torchia ML, Sankar U, Ribar TJ, Galgani M, Vitiello L, Masci AM, Bertani FR, Ciaglia E, Astone D, Maulucci G, Cavallo A, Vitale M, Cimini V, Pastore L, Means AR, Rossi G, Racioppi L. Calmodulin-dependent kinase IV links Toll-like receptor 4 signaling with survival pathway of activated dendritic cells. Blood 2007; 111:723-31. [PMID: 17909078 PMCID: PMC2200860 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-05-091173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Microbial products, including lipopolysaccharide (LPS), an agonist of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), regulate the lifespan of dendritic cells (DCs) by largely undefined mechanisms. Here, we identify a role for calcium-calmodulin-dependent kinase IV (CaMKIV) in this survival program. The pharmacologic inhibition of CaMKs as well as ectopic expression of kinase-inactive CaMKIV decrease the viability of monocyte-derived DCs exposed to bacterial LPS. The defect in TLR4 signaling includes a failure to accumulate the phosphorylated form of the cAMP response element-binding protein (pCREB), Bcl-2, and Bcl-xL. CaMKIV null mice have a decreased number of DCs in lymphoid tissues and fail to accumulate mature DCs in spleen on in vivo exposure to LPS. Although isolated Camk4-/- DCs are able to acquire the phenotype typical of mature cells and release normal amounts of cytokines in response to LPS, they fail to accumulate pCREB, Bcl-2, and Bcl-xL and therefore do not survive. The transgenic expression of Bcl-2 in CaMKIV null mice results in full recovery of DC survival in response to LPS. These results reveal a novel link between TLR4 and a calcium-dependent signaling cascade comprising CaMKIV-CREB-Bcl-2 that is essential for DC survival.
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- Maddalena Illario
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Pathology, Federico II University of Naples, Italy
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Kitsos CM, Sankar U, Illario M, Colomer-Font JM, Duncan AW, Ribar TJ, Reya T, Means AR. Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV regulates hematopoietic stem cell maintenance. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:33101-8. [PMID: 16020540 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m505208200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) gives rise to all mature, terminally differentiated cells of the blood. Here we show that calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV) is present in c-Kit+ ScaI+ Lin(-/low) hematopoietic progenitor cells (KLS cells) and that its absence results in hematopoietic failure, characterized by a diminished KLS cell population and by an inability of these cells to reconstitute blood cells upon serial transplantation. KLS cell failure in the absence of CaMKIV is correlated with increased apoptosis and proliferation of these cells in vivo and in vitro. In turn, these cell biological defects are correlated with decreases in CREB-serine 133 phosphorylation as well as in CREB-binding protein (CBP) and Bcl-2 levels. Re-expression of CaMKIV in Camk4-/- KLS cells results in the rescue of the proliferation defects in vitro as well as in the restoration of CBP and Bcl-2 to wild type levels. These studies show that CaMKIV is a regulator of HSC homeostasis and suggest that its effects may be in part mediated via regulation of CBP and Bcl-2.
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- Christine M Kitsos
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27715, USA
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Pan F, Means AR, Liu JO. Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV regulates nuclear export of Cabin1 during T-cell activation. EMBO J 2005; 24:2104-13. [PMID: 15902271 PMCID: PMC1150881 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2005] [Accepted: 04/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Calcium signaling is critical for activation of T lymphocytes and has been proposed to be transduced through multiple calmodulin target proteins. Whereas the calcineurin-NFAT signaling module is critical for all mammalian T cells, the role of calmodulin-dependent kinase IV (CaMKIV) in mouse naïve CD4+ T-cell activation remains enigmatic. We have applied lentivius-mediated RNA interference of CaMKIV to human T cells and found that knockdown of CaMKIV abrogates T-cell receptor-mediated transcription of the IL-2 gene. We demonstrate that CaMKIV directly phosphorylates Cabin1, a transcriptional corepressor for myocyte enhancer factor 2, creating a docking site for 14-3-3, which causes its nuclear export. CaMKIV-mediated nuclear export of Cabin1 is likely to account for a significant part of the requirement of CaMKIV during human T-cell activation.
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- Fan Pan
- Department of Pharmacology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolf Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Tel.: +1 410 955 4619; Fax: +1 410 955 4620; E-mail:
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Anderson KA, Noeldner PK, Reece K, Wadzinski BE, Means AR. Regulation and function of the calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV/protein serine/threonine phosphatase 2A signaling complex. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:31708-16. [PMID: 15143065 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m404523200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV) is a member of the broad substrate specificity class of Ca(2+)/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinases and functions as a potent stimulator of Ca(2+)-dependent gene expression. Activation of CaMKIV is a transient, tightly regulated event requiring both Ca(2+)/CaM binding and phosphorylation of the kinase on T200 by an upstream CaMK kinase (CaMKK). Previously, CaMKIV was shown to stably associate with protein serine/threonine phosphatase 2A (PP2A), which was proposed to play a role in negatively regulating the kinase. Here we report that the Ca(2+)/CaM binding-autoinhibitory domain of CaMKIV is required for association of the kinase with PP2A and that binding of PP2A and Ca(2+)/CaM appears to be mutually exclusive. We demonstrate that inhibition of the CaMKIV/PP2A association in cells results in enhanced CaMKIV-mediated gene transcription that is independent of Ca(2+)/CaM. The enhanced transcriptional activity correlates with the elevated level of phospho-T200 that accumulates when CaMKIV is prevented from interacting with PP2A. Collectively, these data suggest a molecular basis for the sequential activation and inactivation of CaMKIV. First, in response to an increase in intracellular Ca(2+), CaMKIV binds Ca(2+)/CaM and becomes phosphorylated on T200 by CaMKK. These events result in the generation of autonomous activity required for CaMKIV-mediated transcriptional regulation. The CaMKIV-associated PP2A then dephosphorylates CaMKIV T200, thereby terminating autonomous activity and CaMKIV-mediated gene transcription.
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- Kristin A Anderson
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Ishida A, Shigeri Y, Taniguchi T, Kameshita I. Protein phosphatases that regulate multifunctional Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases: from biochemistry to pharmacology. Pharmacol Ther 2004; 100:291-305. [PMID: 14652114 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2003.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Multifunctional Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases (CaMKs) play pivotal roles in Ca(2+) signaling pathways, such as the regulation of the neuronal functions of learning, memory, and neuronal cell death. The activities of the kinases are strictly regulated by protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation. Although the activation mechanisms for multifunctional CaMKs through phosphorylation, which correspond to "switch on," have been extensively studied, the negative regulatory mechanisms through dephosphorylation, which correspond to "switch off," have not. In this review, we focused on the regulation of multifunctional CaMKs by the protein phosphatases responsible. We first summarized the current understanding of negative regulation of CaMKs by known protein phosphatases and their physiological significance. We then discussed newly developed methods for detection of protein phosphatases involved in the regulation of CaMKs. We also summarized the biochemical properties of a novel protein phosphatase, which we isolated with the new methods and designated as CaMK phosphatase (CaMKP), and its homologue. Pharmacological implications for neuronal functions including memory and neuronal cell death are discussed from the viewpoint that regulation of protein kinase activity can be elucidated by focusing on protein phosphatases involved in its "switch off" mechanism.
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- Atsuhiko Ishida
- Department of Biochemistry, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan.
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Yamada T, Suzuki M, Satoh H, Kihara-Negishi F, Nakano H, Oikawa T. Effects of PU.1-induced mouse calcium–calmodulin-dependent kinase I-like kinase (CKLiK) on apoptosis of murine erythroleukemia cells. Exp Cell Res 2004; 294:39-50. [PMID: 14980499 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2003.10.023] [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] [Received: 05/13/2003] [Revised: 09/16/2003] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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PU.1, a hematopoietic cell-specific Ets family transcription factor, is involved in the generation of murine erythroleukemia (MEL). To identify the target gene(s) of PU.1 in MEL cells, we carried out differential display (DD) analysis and isolated a novel gene whose expression was up-regulated after overexpression of PU.1 in MEL cells. Because the gene exhibited about 90% homology with the human calcium-calmodulin-dependent kinase I-like kinase (CKLiK) gene, it was identified as a mouse homologue of human CKLiK. The mCKLiK gene was mapped to the mouse chromosome 2A1-A3 region and shown to be expressed predominantly in T cells lymphoma and embryonal carcinoma cell lines and primary thymus and brain. Two types of transcripts were present showing a difference in the 3' portion of the coding region and CREB-activating ability. Overexpression of each isoform of mCKLiK in MEL cells revealed that one of them induces, while the other inhibits apoptosis under low serum condition. Differentiation inhibition and lineage switch to myelomonocytes, which were previously observed in MEL cells overexpressing PU.1, were not provoked in the cells overexpressing mCKLiK. These results suggest that mCKLiK is up-regulated by PU.1 in MEL cells and involved in apoptosis of the cells.
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- Toshiyuki Yamada
- Department of Cell Genetics, Sasaki Institute, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan.
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Lemrow SM, Anderson KA, Joseph JD, Ribar TJ, Noeldner PK, Means AR. Catalytic activity is required for calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV to enter the nucleus. J Biol Chem 2003; 279:11664-71. [PMID: 14701808 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m312613200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV) is a nuclear protein kinase that responds to acute rises in intracellular calcium by phosphorylating and activating proteins involved in transcription. Consistent with these roles, CaMKIV is found predominantly in the nucleus of cells in which it is expressed. Here we evaluate nuclear entry of CaMKIV and demonstrate that the protein kinase homology domain is both necessary and sufficient for nuclear localization. Unexpectedly, although catalytic activity is required for nuclear translocation, it is not required for CaMKIV to interact with the nuclear adaptor protein, importin-alpha. Because the catalytically inactive molecules remain in the cytoplasm, these data suggest that this interaction is not sufficient for nuclear entry. We evaluated a role for other proteins known to interact with CaMKIV in regulation of its nuclear entry. Although our data do not support a role for calmodulin or protein phosphatase 2A, the catalytically inactive CaMKIV proteins interact more avidly with CaM-dependent protein kinase kinase (CaMKK), which is restricted to the cytoplasm. We find that the catalytically inactive proteins do not inhibit nuclear entry of wild-type CaMKIV but do inhibit the ability of the wild-type protein kinase to stimulate cyclic AMP response element-binding protein-mediated transcription. Because activation loop phosphorylation is required for the transcriptional roles of CaMKIV, these data suggest that CaMKK phosphorylation of CaMKIV may occur in the cytoplasm. We propose that sequestration of CaMKK may be the molecular mechanism by which catalytically inactive mutants of CaMKIV exert their "dominant-negative" functions within the cell.
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- Shannon M Lemrow
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Bae JS, Jang MK, Hong S, An WG, Choi YH, Kim HD, Cheong J. Phosphorylation of NF-kappa B by calmodulin-dependent kinase IV activates anti-apoptotic gene expression. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 305:1094-8. [PMID: 12767944 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)00869-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We previously presented that calmodulin-dependent kinase IV (CaMKIV) mutually interacts with NF-kappa B and phosphorylates it directly, inducing the increased transcriptional regulation dependent on NF-kappa B target genes [J. Biol. Chem. 276 (2001) 20005]. Here, we show that Ser(535) residue is phosphorylated by CaMKIV. S535A mutant of p65 was specifically defective in transactivation of NF-kappa B target gene expression induced by CaMKIV. While coexpression of active CaMKIV with wild-type p65 led to a recovery from etoposide-induced apoptosis and an increase of Bcl-2 protein in cells, cells expressing S535A mutant did not. Taken together these results suggest that phosphorylated NF-kappa B p65 on Ser(535) by CaMKIV increases NF-kappa B target gene expression, including anti-apoptotic gene, hence leading to inhibition of apoptosis.
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- Jeum Soon Bae
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Pusan 609-735, Republic of Korea
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Mishima Y, Terui Y, Mishima Y, Katsuyama M, Mori M, Tomizuka H, Takizawa T, Miyazato A, Ueda M, Yamada M, Hayasawa H, Mizunuma N, Ishizaka Y, Ikeda K, Kato T, Ozawa K, Hatake K. New human myelodysplastic cell line, TER-3: G-CSF specific downregulation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV. J Cell Physiol 2002; 191:183-90. [PMID: 12064461 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.10095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We have established a new hematopoietic cell line from a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), which was refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB). This cell line, designated TER-3, depends on several cytokines for long-term survival and growth, and requires interleukin-3 (IL-3) for continuous growth. Cytochemical analysis revealed that TER-3 cells are weakly dianisidine positive and nonspecific esterase positive, but peroxidase negative. The surface marker profile shows that the TER-3 cells are strongly positive for myeloid, lymphoid, and megakaryocytic antigens such as CD15, CD19, and CD61, and negative for some common multilineage antigens such as CD13, CD33, and CD34. Thus, this cell line has a multilineage phenotype, suggesting that the transformation event occurred in multipotent stem cells. Dianisidine- and nonspecific esterase-positive TER-3 cells increase with granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) rather than with IL-3. These results suggest that the cell line is useful for understanding the mechanism underlying G-CSF-associated hematopoietic cell differentiation and activation in the patient with MDS.
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- Yuji Mishima
- Biochemical Research Laboratory, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., Zama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Tremper-Wells B, Mathur A, Beaman-Hall CM, Vallano ML. Trophic agents that prevent neuronal apoptosis activate calpain and down-regulate CaMKIV. J Neurochem 2002; 81:314-24. [PMID: 12064479 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.00829.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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CaMKIV is enriched in neuronal nuclei and mediates Ca2+-dependent survival via transcription factor phosphorylation. Cultured cerebellar granule neurons were used to examine whether distinct modes of Ca2+ signaling differentially modulate CaMKIV expression and function. For long-term survival, these neurons require 25 mm KCl or NMDA, which stimulates Ca2+ entry through voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channels or NMDA receptors (NRs). Lower levels of Ca2+ entry through NRs support survival of a neuronal subpopulation grown in 5 mm KCl media. Several effects were demonstrated: (i) sustained exposure to 25 mM KCl or 140 microM NMDA produced CaMKIV down-regulation, compared to 5 mM KCl cultures; (ii) CaMKIV down-regulation was attenuated by nifedipine, APV and CaM kinase inhibitors, indicating that it is Ca2+ dependent and reversible; (iii) down-regulation was both selective for nuclear substrates and calpain-mediated; (iv) proteolysis was exacerbated by leptomycin B, a nuclear export inhibitor. Although CaMKIV proteolysis by trophic agents seems paradoxical in light of evidence supporting its critical role in survival, the CaMKIV/CREB signal transduction pathway was preserved, as assessed by CaM kinase-mediated CREB phosphorylation, and the ability of CaM kinase inhibitors to interfere with KCl-mediated survival. We hypothesize that limited calpain-mediated proteolysis of CaMKIV is a negative feedback response to the sustained activation of a Ca2+ and CaMKIV signaling pathway by these agents.
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- Barbara Tremper-Wells
- Department of Pharmacology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA
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Anderson KA, Means AR. Defective signaling in a subpopulation of CD4(+) T cells in the absence of Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV. Mol Cell Biol 2002; 22:23-9. [PMID: 11739719 PMCID: PMC134209 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.22.1.23-29.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV-deficient (CaMKIV(-/-)) mice have been used to investigate the role of this enzyme in CD4(+) T cells. We identify a functional defect in a subpopulation of CD4(+) T cells, characterized by a cell surface marker profile usually found on memory phenotype CD4(+) T cells. Upon T-cell receptor engagement, the mutant cells produce diminished levels of interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-4, and gamma interferon protein and mRNA. The defect is secondary to an inability to phosphorylate CREB and to induce CREB-dependent immediate-early genes, including c-jun, fosB, fra2, and junB, which are required for cytokine gene induction. In contrast, stimulated naive CD4(+) T cells from CaMKIV(-/-) mice show normal CREB phosphorylation, induction of immediate-early genes, and cytokine production. Thus, in addition to defining an important signaling role for CaMKIV in a subpopulation of T cells, we identify differential signaling requirements for cytokine production between naive T cells and T cells that express cell surface markers characteristic of the memory phenotype.
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- Kristin A Anderson
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 22710, USA
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Bostik P, Wu P, Dodd GL, Villinger F, Mayne AE, Bostik V, Grimm BD, Robinson D, Kung HJ, Ansari AA. Identification of protein kinases dysregulated in CD4(+) T cells in pathogenic versus apathogenic simian immunodeficiency virus infection. J Virol 2001; 75:11298-306. [PMID: 11689610 PMCID: PMC114715 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.75.23.11298-11306.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Human immunodeficiency virus infection in humans and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection in rhesus macaques (RM) leads to a generalized loss of immune responses involving perturbations in T-cell receptor (TCR) signaling. In contrast, naturally SIV-infected sooty mangabeys (SM) remain asymptomatic and retain immune responses despite relatively high viral loads. However, SIV infection in both RM and SM led to similar decreases in TCR-induced Lck phosphorylation. In this study, a protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) differential display method was utilized to characterize the effects of in vivo SIV infection on key signaling molecules of the CD4(+) T-cell signaling pathways. The CD4(+) T cells from SIV-infected RM, but not SIV-infected SM, showed chronic downregulation of baseline expression of MLK3, PRK, and GSK3, and symptomatically SIV-infected RM showed similar downregulation of MKK3. In vitro TCR stimulation with or without CD28 costimulation of CD4(+) T cells did not lead to the enhancement of gene transcription of these PTKs. While the CD4(+) T cells from SIV-infected RM showed a significant increase of the baseline and anti-TCR-mediated ROR2 transcription, SIV infection in SM led to substantially decreased anti-TCR-stimulated ROR2 transcription. TCR stimulation of CD4(+) T cells from SIV-infected RM (but not SIV-infected SM) led to the repression of CaMKKbeta and the induction of gene transcription of MLK2. Studies of the function of these molecules in T-cell signaling may lead to the identification of potential targets for specific intervention, leading to the restoration of T-cell responses.
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- P Bostik
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
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Kruidering M, Schouten T, Evan GI, Vreugdenhil E. Caspase-mediated cleavage of the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase-like kinase facilitates neuronal apoptosis. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:38417-25. [PMID: 11479289 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m103471200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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This study was designed to identify the role of a recently identified Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaMK)-like kinase (CaMKLK) in neuronal apoptosis. For this purpose, we studied proteolytic cleavage of CaMKLK by caspases in vitro and in neuronal NG108 cells. In addition, we have investigated the effect of overexpression of wild type and mutant CaMKLK proteins on staurosporine- and serum deprivation-induced apoptosis of NG108 cells. We found that CaMKLK is a substrate for caspase-3 and -8, both in vitro and in NG108 cells during staurosporine- and serum withdrawal-induced apoptosis. Substitution of an aspartic acid residue at position 62 in an asparagine residue within a putative caspase cleavage site completely blocked cleavage of CaMKLK, strongly indicating that (59)DEND(62) is the caspase recognition site. Overexpression of an Asp(62) --> Asn CaMKLK mutant protected NG108 cells from staurosporine-induced apoptosis to a similar extent as Bcl-x(L). In contrast, overexpression of wild type CaMKLK did not lead to protection. Moreover, microinjection of Asp(62) --> Asn CaMKLK protected NG108 cells from serum deprivation-induced apoptosis, while overexpression of a caspase-generated noncatalytic N-terminal CaMKLK fragment exacerbated apoptosis. Together, our data suggest that cleavage of CaMKLK and generation of the noncatalytic N-terminal domain of CaMKLK facilitate neuronal apoptosis.
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- M Kruidering
- Division of Medical Pharmacology, Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research/Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9503, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Sée V, Loeffler JP. Oxidative stress induces neuronal death by recruiting a protease and phosphatase-gated mechanism. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:35049-59. [PMID: 11443132 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m104988200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) cause death of cerebellar granule neurons. Here, a 15-min pulse of H(2)O(2) (100 microm) induced an active process of neuronal death distinct from apoptosis. Oxidative stress activated a caspase-independent but calpain-dependent decline of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV and cAMP- responsive element-binding protein (CREB). Calpain inhibitors restored calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV and CREB but did not influence phosphorylated CREB levels or survival, indicating recruitment of an additional dephosphorylation process. Co-treatment with calpain and serine/threonine phosphatase inhibitors restored pCREB levels and rescued neurons. This phosphatase-activated signaling pathway was shown to be dependent on de novo protein synthesis. Further, gene transfer studies revealed that CREB is a common final effector of both apoptosis and ROS-induced death. Our data indicate that dephosphorylation and proteolytic signaling mechanisms underlie ROS-induced programmed cell death.
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- V Sée
- Université Louis Pasteur, Faculty of Medicine, E. A. Molecular Signaling and Neurodegeneration, 11 rue Humann, Strasbourg 67000, France
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Jang MK, Goo YH, Sohn YC, Kim YS, Lee SK, Kang H, Cheong J, Lee JW. Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV stimulates nuclear factor-kappa B transactivation via phosphorylation of the p65 subunit. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:20005-10. [PMID: 11274168 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m010211200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV) is a key mediator of Ca(2+)-induced gene expression. In this study, CaMKIV was found to directly associate with and phosphorylate the nuclear factor-kappaB (NFkappaB) component p65 both in vitro and in vivo. The phosphorylation of p65 by CaMKIV resulted in recruitment of transcription coactivator cAMP-response element-binding protein-binding protein and concomitant release of corepressor silencing mediator for retinoid and thyroid hormone receptors, as demonstrated by the glutathione S-transferase pull down and mammalian two hybrid assays. In addition, cotransfection of CaMKIV resulted in cytosolic translocation of the silencing mediator for retinoid and thyroid hormone receptors. Consistent with these results, cotransfected CaMKIV dramatically stimulated the NFkappaB transactivation in mammalian cells. From these results, NFkappaB is suggested to be a novel downstream effector molecule of CaMKIV.
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- M K Jang
- Center for Ligand and Transcription, Chonnam National University, Kwangju 500-757, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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Corcoran EE, Means AR. Defining Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase cascades in transcriptional regulation. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:2975-8. [PMID: 11096122 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r000027200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- E E Corcoran
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Sée V, Boutillier AL, Bito H, Loeffler JP. Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type IV (CaMKIV) inhibits apoptosis induced by potassium deprivation in cerebellar granule neurons. FASEB J 2001; 15:134-144. [PMID: 11149901 DOI: 10.1096/fj.00-0106com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The neuroprotective mechanisms of the Ca2+/calmodulin kinase (CaMK) signaling pathway were studied in primary cerebellar neurons in vitro. When switched from depolarizing culture conditions HK (extracellular K+ 30 mM) to LK (K+ 5 mM), these neurons rapidly undergo nuclear fragmentation, a typical feature of apoptosis. We present evidence that blockade of L-type Ca2+ channels (nifedipine sensitive) but not N/P/Q-type Ca2+ channels (omega-conotoxin MVIIC sensitive) triggered apoptosis and CPP32/caspase-3-like activity. The entry into apoptosis was associated with a progressive caspase-3-dependent cleavage of CaMKIV, but not of CaMKII. CaMKIV function in neuronal apoptosis was further investigated by overexpression of CaMKIV mutants by gene transfer. A dominant-active CaMKIV mutant inhibited LK-induced apoptosis whereas a dominant-negative form induced apoptosis in HK, suggesting that CaMKIV exerts neuroprotective effects. The transcription factor CREB is a well-described nuclear target of CaMKIV in neurons. When switched to LK, the level of phosphorylation of CREB, after an initial drop, further declined progressively with kinetics comparable to those of CaMKIV degradation. This decrease was abolished by caspase-3 inhibitor. These data are compatible with a model where Ca2+ influx via L-type Ca2+ channels prevents caspase-dependent cleavage of CaMKIV and promotes neuronal survival by maintaining a constitutive level of CaMKIV/CREB-dependent gene expression.
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- V Sée
- Université Louis Pasteur, UMR 7519 CNRS, IPCB, 67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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Wu JY, Gonzalez-Robayna IJ, Richards JS, Means AR. Female fertility is reduced in mice lacking Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV. Endocrinology 2000; 141:4777-83. [PMID: 11108293 DOI: 10.1210/endo.141.12.7826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV) is a serine/threonine protein kinase with limited tissue distribution. CaMKIV is highly expressed in the testis, where it is found in transcriptionally inactive elongating spermatids. We have recently generated mice deficient in CaMKIV. In the absence of CaMKIV, the exchange of sperm nuclear basic proteins in male spermatids is impaired, resulting in male infertility secondary to defective spermiogenesis. The involvement of CaMKIV in female fertility has not been addressed. Here we report that female fertility is markedly reduced in CaMKIV-deficient mice due to impaired follicular development and ovulation. CaMKIV is expressed in the ovary, where it is localized in granulosa cells. We further find that in cultured granulosa cells, CaMKIV expression and subcellular localization are hormonally regulated. As granulosa cells differentiate, CaMKIV levels decrease and the kinase translocates from the nucleus into the cytoplasm. Our results demonstrate a critical role for CaMKIV in female reproduction and point to a potential function in granulosa cell differentiation.
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- J Y Wu
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Wayman GA, Walters MJ, Kolibaba K, Soderling TR, Christian JL. CaM kinase IV regulates lineage commitment and survival of erythroid progenitors in a non-cell-autonomous manner. J Cell Biol 2000; 151:811-24. [PMID: 11076966 PMCID: PMC2169444 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.151.4.811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Developmental functions of calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaM KIV) have not been previously investigated. Here, we show that CaM KIV transcripts are widely distributed during embryogenesis and that strict regulation of CaM KIV activity is essential for normal primitive erythropoiesis. Xenopus embryos in which CaM KIV activity is either upregulated or inhibited show that hematopoietic precursors are properly specified, but few mature erythrocytes are generated. Distinct cellular defects underlie this loss of erythrocytes: inhibition of CaM KIV activity causes commitment of hematopoietic precursors to myeloid differentiation at the expense of erythroid differentiation, on the other hand, constitutive activation of CaM KIV induces erythroid precursors to undergo apoptotic cell death. These blood defects are observed even when CaM KIV activity is misregulated only in cells that do not contribute to the erythroid lineage. Thus, proper regulation of CaM KIV activity in nonhematopoietic tissues is essential for the generation of extrinsic signals that enable hematopoietic stem cell commitment to erythroid differentiation and that support the survival of erythroid precursors.
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- G A Wayman
- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon 97201-3098, USA
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Wu JY, Ribar TJ, Cummings DE, Burton KA, McKnight GS, Means AR. Spermiogenesis and exchange of basic nuclear proteins are impaired in male germ cells lacking Camk4. Nat Genet 2000; 25:448-52. [PMID: 10932193 DOI: 10.1038/78153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (Camk4; also known as CaMKIV), a multifunctional serine/threonine protein kinase with limited tissue distribution, has been implicated in transcriptional regulation in lymphocytes, neurons and male germ cells. In the mouse testis, however, Camk4 is expressed in spermatids and associated with chromatin and nuclear matrix. Elongating spermatids are not transcriptionally active, raising the possibility that Camk4 has a novel function in male germ cells. To investigate the role of Camk4 in spermatogenesis, we have generated mice with a targeted deletion of the gene Camk4. Male Camk4-/- mice are infertile with impairment of spermiogenesis in late elongating spermatids. The sequential deposition of sperm basic nuclear proteins on chromatin is disrupted, with a specific loss of protamine-2 and prolonged retention of transition protein-2 (Tnp2) in step-15 spermatids. Protamine-2 is phosphorylated by Camk4 in vitro, implicating a connection between Camk4 signalling and the exchange of basic nuclear proteins in mammalian male germ cells. Defects in protamine-2 have been identified in sperm of infertile men, suggesting that our results may have clinical implications for the understanding of human male infertility.
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- J Y Wu
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Lu J, McKinsey TA, Zhang CL, Olson EN. Regulation of skeletal myogenesis by association of the MEF2 transcription factor with class II histone deacetylases. Mol Cell 2000; 6:233-44. [PMID: 10983972 DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(00)00025-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 424] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Skeletal muscle differentiation is controlled by associations between myogenic basic-helix-loop-helix and MEF2 transcription factors. We show that chromatin associated with muscle genes regulated by these transcription factors becomes acetylated during myogenesis and that class II histone deacetylases (HDACs), which interact with MEF2, specifically suppress myoblast differentiation. These HDACs do not interact directly with MyoD, yet they suppress its myogenic activity through association with MEF2. Elevating the level of MyoD can override the repression imposed by HDACs on muscle genes. HDAC-mediated repression of myogenesis also can be overcome by CaM kinase and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling. These findings reveal central roles for HDACs in chromatin remodeling during myogenesis and as intranuclear targets for signaling pathways controlled by IGF and CaM kinase.
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- J Lu
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 75235, USA
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Wu JY, Means AR. Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV is expressed in spermatids and targeted to chromatin and the nuclear matrix. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:7994-9. [PMID: 10713118 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.11.7994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV and calspermin are two proteins encoded by the Camk4 gene. Both are highly expressed in the testis, where in situ hybridization studies in rat testes have demonstrated that CaMKIV mRNA is localized to pachytene spermatocytes, while calspermin mRNA is restricted to spermatids. We have examined the expression patterns of both CaMKIV and calspermin in mouse testis and unexpectedly find that CaMKIV is expressed in spermatogonia and spermatids but excluded from spermatocytes, while calspermin is found only in spermatids. CaMKIV and calspermin expression in the testis are stage-dependent and appear to be coordinately regulated. In germ cells, we find that CaMKIV is associated with the chromatin. We further demonstrate that a fraction of CaMKIV in spermatids is hyperphosphorylated and specifically localized to the nuclear matrix. These novel findings may implicate CaMKIV in chromatin remodeling during nuclear condensation of spermatids.
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- J Y Wu
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Kane CD, Means AR. Activation of orphan receptor-mediated transcription by Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV. EMBO J 2000; 19:691-701. [PMID: 10675338 PMCID: PMC305607 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.4.691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/1999] [Revised: 11/17/1999] [Accepted: 12/07/1999] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Retinoid-related receptor alpha (RORalpha) is an orphan nuclear receptor that constitutively activates transcription from its cognate response element. We show that RORalpha is Ca(2+ )responsive, and a Ca(2+)/calmodulin-independent form of Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV) potentiates RORalpha-dependent transcription 20- to 30-fold. Other orphan receptors including RORalpha2, RORgamma and COUP-TFI are also potentiated by CaMKIV. Transcriptional activation by CaMKIV is orphan receptor selective and does not occur with either the thyroid hormone or estrogen receptor. CaMKIV does not phosphorylate RORalpha or its ligand-binding domain (LBD) in vitro, although the LBD is essential for transactivation. Therefore, the RORalpha LBD was used in the mammalian two-hybrid assay to identify a single class of small peptide molecules containing LXXLL motifs that interacted with greater affinity in the presence of CaMKIV. This class of peptides antagonized activation of orphan receptor-mediated transcription by CaMKIV. These studies demonstrate a pivotal role for CaMKIV in the regulation of orphan receptor-mediated transcription.
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- C D Kane
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, PO Box 3813, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Pahlavani MA, Vargas DM. Age-related decline in activation of calcium/calmodulin-dependent phosphatase calcineurin and kinase CaMK-IV in rat T cells. Mech Ageing Dev 1999; 112:59-74. [PMID: 10656183 DOI: 10.1016/s0047-6374(99)00077-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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We have previously shown that the DNA binding activity of the transcription factor NFAT which plays a predominant role in IL-2 transcription decreases with age. Because the transactivation (dephosphorylation and nuclear translocation) of the NFAT-c (cytoplasmic component of the NFAT complex) is mediated by the calcium/calmodulin-dependent phosphatase, calcineurin (CaN), and because Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinases (CaMK-II and IV/Gr) have been shown to play a critical role in calcium signaling in T cells, it was of interest to determine what effect aging has on the activation and the levels of these calcium regulating enzymes. The induction of calcineurin phosphatase activity, and CaMK-II and IV/Gr activities, were studied in splenic T cells isolated from Fischer 344 rats at 6, 15, and 24 months of age. In addition, the changes in the protein levels of these enzymes were measured by Western blot. The calcineurin phosphatase activity and CaMK-II and IV kinase activities were at a maximum after the cells were incubated with anti-CD3 antibody for 5-10 minutes. The induction of calcineurin activity by anti-CD3 and by calcium ionophore (A23187) declined 65 and 55%, respectively, between 6 and 24 months of age. The induction of CaMK-IV activity, but not CaMK-II activity by anti-CD3, was significantly less (by 54%) in T cells from old rats compared to T cells from young rats. The decline in the activation of these enzymes with age was not associated with changes in their corresponding protein levels. These results demonstrate that alterations in calcineurin phosphatase activity and CaMK-IV activity may contribute to the well-documented age-related decline in T cell function.
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- M A Pahlavani
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Veterans Hospital, San Antonio 78284, USA.
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Eto K, Takahashi N, Kimura Y, Masuho Y, Arai K, Muramatsu MA, Tokumitsu H. Ca(2+)/Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase cascade in Caenorhabditis elegans. Implication in transcriptional activation. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:22556-62. [PMID: 10428833 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.32.22556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We have recently demonstrated that Caenorhabditis elegans Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase (CeCaM-KK) can activate mammalian CaM-kinase IV in vitro (Tokumitsu, H., Takahashi, N., Eto, K., Yano, S., Soderling, T.R., and Muramatsu, M. (1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274, 15803-15810). In the present study, we have identified and cloned a target CaM-kinase for CaM-KK in C. elegans, CeCaM-kinase I (CeCaM-KI), which has approximately 60% identity to mammalian CaM-KI. CeCaM-KI has 348 amino acid residues with an apparent molecular mass of 40 kDa, which is activated by CeCaM-KK through phosphorylation of Thr(179) in a Ca(2+)/CaM-dependent manner, resulting in a 30-fold decrease in the K(m) of CeCaM-KI for its peptide substrate. Unlike mammalian CaM-KI, CeCaM-KI is mainly localized in the nucleus of transfected cells because the NH(2)-terminal six residues ((2)PLFKRR(7)) contain a functional nuclear localization signal. We have also demonstrated that CeCaM-KK and CeCaM-KI reconstituted a signaling pathway that mediates Ca(2+)-dependent phosphorylation of cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) and CRE-dependent transcriptional activation in transfected cells, consistent with nuclear localization of CeCaM-KI. These results suggest that the CaM-KK/CaM-KI cascade is conserved in C. elegans and is functionally operated both in vitro and in intact cells, and it may be involved in Ca(2+)-dependent nuclear events such as transcriptional activation through phosphorylation of CREB.
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- K Eto
- Helix Research Institute, Inc., 1532-3 Yana, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba 292-0812, Japan
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Hardingham GE, Chawla S, Cruzalegui FH, Bading H. Control of recruitment and transcription-activating function of CBP determines gene regulation by NMDA receptors and L-type calcium channels. Neuron 1999; 22:789-98. [PMID: 10230798 DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80737-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Recruitment of the coactivator CBP by signal-regulated transcription factors and stimulation of CBP activity are key regulatory events in the induction of gene transcription following Ca2+ flux through ligand- and/or voltage-gated ion channels in hippocampal neurons. The mode of Ca2+ entry (L-type Ca2+ channels versus NMDA receptors) differentially controls the CBP recruitment step to CREB, providing a molecular basis for the observed Ca2+ channel type-dependent differences in gene expression. In contrast, activation of CBP is triggered irrespective of the route of Ca2+ entry, as is activation of c-Jun, that recruits CBP independently of phosphorylation at major regulatory c-Jun phosphorylation sites, serines 63 and 73. This control of CBP recruitment and activation is likely relevant to other CBP-interacting transcription factors and represents a general mechanism through which Ca2+ signals associated with electrical activity may regulate the expression of many genes.
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- G E Hardingham
- Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Krebs J. Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV: regulation of function and expression. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1998; 1448:183-9. [PMID: 9920409 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4889(98)00142-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV) is a key mediator of Ca2+-induced gene expression. This serine/threonine kinase is itself activated by a calmodulin kinase kinase. In the present contribution the gene structure, regulation of activity, the role in Ca2+-dependent gene expression, and the hormonal induction and controlled expression of CaMKIV during tissue development are reviewed.
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- J Krebs
- Institute of Biochemistry III, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich.
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Anderson KA, Means RL, Huang QH, Kemp BE, Goldstein EG, Selbert MA, Edelman AM, Fremeau RT, Means AR. Components of a calmodulin-dependent protein kinase cascade. Molecular cloning, functional characterization and cellular localization of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase beta. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:31880-9. [PMID: 9822657 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.48.31880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases I and IV (CaMKI and CaMKIV, respectively) require phosphorylation on an equivalent single Thr in the activation loop of subdomain VIII for maximal activity. Two distinct CaMKI/IV kinases, CaMKKalpha and CaMKKbeta, were purified from rat brain and partially sequenced (Edelman, A. M., Mitchelhill, K., Selbert, M. A., Anderson, K. A., Hook, S. S., Stapleton, D., Goldstein, E. G., Means, A. R., and Kemp, B. E. (1996) J. Biol. Chem. 271, 10806-10810). We report here the cloning and sequencing of cDNAs for human and rat CaMKKbeta, tissue and regional brain localization of CaMKKbeta protein, and mRNA and functional characterization of recombinant CaMKKbeta in vitro and in Jurkat T cells. The sequences of human and rat CaMKKbeta demonstrate 65% identity and 80% similarity with CaMKKalpha and 30-40% identity with CaMKI and CaMKIV themselves. CaMKKbeta is broadly distributed among rat tissues with highest levels in CaMKIV-expressing tissues such as brain, thymus, spleen, and testis. In brain, CaMKKbeta tracks more closely with CaMKIV than does CaMKKalpha. Bacterially expressed CaMKKbeta undergoes intramolecular autophosphorylation, is regulated by Ca2+/CaM, and phosphorylates CaMKI and CaMKIV on Thr177 and Thr200, respectively. CaMKKbeta activates both CaMKI and CaMKIV when coexpressed in Jurkat T cells as judged by phosphorylated cAMP response element-binding protein-dependent reporter gene expression. CaMKKbeta activity is enhanced by elevation of intracellular Ca2+, although substantial activity is observed at the resting Ca2+ concentration. The strict Ca2+ requirement of CaMKIV-dependent phosphorylation of cAMP response element-binding protein, is therefore controlled at the level of CaMKIV rather than CaMKK.
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- K A Anderson
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Chawla S, Hardingham GE, Quinn DR, Bading H. CBP: a signal-regulated transcriptional coactivator controlled by nuclear calcium and CaM kinase IV. Science 1998; 281:1505-9. [PMID: 9727976 DOI: 10.1126/science.281.5382.1505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 337] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Recruitment of the coactivator, CREB binding protein (CBP), by signal-regulated transcription factors, such as CREB [adenosine 3', 5'-monophosphate (cAMP) response element binding protein], is critical for stimulation of gene expression. The mouse pituitary cell line AtT20 was used to show that the CBP recruitment step (CREB phosphorylation on serine-133) can be uncoupled from CREB/CBP-activated transcription. CBP was found to contain a signal-regulated transcriptional activation domain that is controlled by nuclear calcium and calcium/calmodulin-dependent (CaM) protein kinase IV and by cAMP. Cytoplasmic calcium signals that stimulate the Ras mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling cascade or expression of the activated form of Ras provided the CBP recruitment signal but did not increase CBP activity and failed to activate CREB- and CBP-mediated transcription. These results identify CBP as a signal-regulated transcriptional coactivator and define a regulatory role for nuclear calcium and cAMP in CBP-dependent gene expression.
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- S Chawla
- Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QH, UK
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