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Query: EC:1.6.3.1 (NADPH oxidase)
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Propranolol, a beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist, also inhibits phosphatidate phosphohydrolase, the enzyme that converts phosphatidic acid into diacylglycerol. This latter effect has prompted recent use of propranolol in studies examining the importance of diacylglycerol and phosphatidic acid in cellular signalling events. Here, we show that propranolol is also an inhibitor of protein kinase C. At concentrations greater than or equal to 20 microM, propranolol reduced [3H]phorbol dibutyrate binding (IC50 = 200 microM) and phorbol myristate acetate-stimulated superoxide anion release (IC50 = 130 microM) in human neutrophils. Scatchard analysis showed that propranolol lowers the number of phorbol diester binding sites without significantly affecting their affinity. In vitro kinetic analysis, performed in a mixed micellar assay with protein kinase C purified from human neutrophils, suggested a competitive inhibition of propranolol with the cofactor phosphatidylserine. Complex kinetic patterns were observed with respect to diacylglycerol and ATP, approximating competitive and noncompetitive inhibition, respectively. Taken together, these results suggest that the drug interacts at the level of the regulatory domain of the enzyme. Fifty % inhibition occurred at approximately 150 microM propranolol. Similar levels of inhibition were obtained using exogenous (histone) and endogenous (p47-phox, a NADPH oxidase component) substrates. Protein kinase C-alpha and protein kinase C-beta, two protein kinase C isozymes present in human neutrophils, were inhibited by propranolol in a comparable manner. In the range of concentrations tested (30-1000 microM), neither cAMP-dependent protein kinase nor neutrophil protein tyrosine kinases were affected. The racemic form of propranolol and the (+) and the (-) stereoisomers were equally active, and other beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists (pindolol) and agonists (isoproterenol) were inactive. This suggests that the inhibitory action of propranolol on protein kinase C is related to the amphipathic nature of the drug rather than to its beta-adrenergic receptor blocking ability. Analogs of propranolol were synthesized and found to be more potent protein kinase C inhibitors, with IC50 values in the 10-20 microM range. We conclude that the ability of propranolol to inhibit both protein kinase C and PA phosphohydrolase complicates interpretation of results when this drug is used in signal transduction studies. In addition, propranolol may be a useful prototype for the synthesis of new protein kinase C inhibitors.
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PMID:Propranolol, a phosphatidate phosphohydrolase inhibitor, also inhibits protein kinase C. 132

Okadaic acid, a potent inhibitor of protein phosphatases 1 and 2A, profoundly influenced the activity of the NADPH oxidase of human neutrophils. It strongly inhibited stimulation of superoxide generation by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and impaired translocation of protein kinase activity and of the two cytosolic components p47-phox and p67-phox to the plasma membrane. The increase in the phosphorylation of the cytochrome b-245 subunits p22-phox and gp91-phox after stimulation was also blocked. Inhibition of activity was associated with a decrease in cytosolic free Ca2+ and was reversed by the Ca2+ ionophore A23187, which also restored protein translocation and phosphorylation of the cytochrome. This effect of A23187 was itself blocked by preincubation with cyclosporin A, suggesting that calcineurin might be involved in the re-activation process. In contrast with PMA, the response to the bacterial peptide fMet-Leu-Phe was greatly prolonged after an initial decrease in the rate of onset of NADPH oxidase activity.
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PMID:Okadaic acid produces changes in phosphorylation and translocation of proteins and in intracellular calcium in human neutrophils. Relationship with the activation of the NADPH oxidase by different stimuli. 141 26

A cytosolic factor of 47 kDa required for activation of the NADPH oxidase, and referred to as p47, has been purified in its functional form from the cytosol of resting bovine neutrophils. The purification was monitored by the determination of the activating potency of p47 in a cell-free system of oxidase activation. The recovery was around 10% and the purification factor greater than 1000. P47 was phosphorylated in vitro by protein kinase A and protein kinase C. [32P] labeled p47 was resolved by isoelectric focusing into two major labeled bands of pI 7.0 and 8.5. Polyclonal antibodies were used to demonstrate that p47 is localized specifically in the cytosol of resting neutrophils, and that, upon activation of neutrophils, p47 is translocated from the cytosol to the membrane.
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PMID:Purification and properties of a functional 47-kilodalton cytosolic factor required for NADPH-oxidase activation in bovine neutrophils. 149 61

Fluoride elicited in liver macrophages a release of arachidonic acid and prostaglandins but not formation of inositol phosphates or superoxide. The effects of fluoride required extracellular calcium and were inhibited by staurosporine and by phorbol ester treatment of the cells. Furthermore, fluoride led to a translocation of protein kinase C from the cytosol to membranes. This indicates that the calcium-dependent protein kinase C is involved in the action of fluoride. Cholera toxin decreased the zymosan-induced release of arachidonic acid and prostaglandins but not of inositol phosphates or superoxide. Pertussis toxin ADP-ribosylated a 41,000 molecular weight membrane protein; enhanced specifically the zymosan-induced formation of prostaglandin(PG)E2 but did not affect the zymosan-induced release of arachidonic acid, PGD2, inositol phosphates or superoxide. These data suggest that activation of phospholipase (PL)A2, phosphoinositide (PI)-specific PLC and NADPH oxidase in liver macrophages is most probably not mediated by activation of guanine nucleotide binding (G)-proteins coupled directly to these enzymes.
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PMID:Effect of fluoride, pertussis and cholera toxin on the release of arachidonic acid and the formation of prostaglandin E2, D2, superoxide and inositol phosphates in rat liver macrophages. 166 39

Rap1A is a low molecular weight guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding protein in human neutrophil membranes whose cellular function is unknown. Rap1A was found to form stoichiometric complexes with the cytochrome b558 component of the phagocyte nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase system. The (guanosine-5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTP-gamma-S)-bound form of Rap1A bound more tightly to cytochrome b558 than did the guanosine diphosphate-bound form. No complex formation was observed between cytochrome b558 and H-Ras-GTP-gamma-S or Rap1A-GTP-gamma-S that had been heat-inactivated, nor between Rap1A-GTP-gamma-S and hydrophobic proteins serving as controls. Complex formation between Rap1A-GTP-gamma-S and cytochrome b558 was inhibited by phosphorylation of Rap1A with cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent protein kinase. These observations suggest that Rap1A may participate in the structure or regulation of the NADPH oxidase system and that this function of the Rap1A protein may be altered by phosphorylation.
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PMID:Inhibition of Rap1A binding to cytochrome b558 of NADPH oxidase by phosphorylation of Rap1A. 176 30

The effects of lidocaine, a local anesthetic, on various stimulation-coupled responses of neutrophils were studied. Superoxide generation, generation of chemiluminescence, depolarization of membrane potential and transitional increase in intracellular Ca2+ were inhibited by lidocaine in a concentration dependent manner. Lidocaine also inhibited Ca(2+)-activated phospholipid-dependent protein kinase (PKC) in the presence of various concentrations of Ca2+, phosphatidylserine and dioleoylglycerol. For the inhibition of all these stimulation-coupled responses, a similar order of the lidocaine concentration was needed. As in the case of dibucaine (Mori, T., Takai, Y., Minakuchi, R., Yu, B. and Nishizuka, Y., J. Biol. Chem. 255:8378-8380, 1980), lidocaine inhibited PKC activity in a manner competitive with phosphatidylserine. Lidocaine also inhibited the phosphorylation of 47 kDa neutrophil cytosplasmic protein, a phosphorylated protein required for NADPH oxidase activation. Thus, the cellular membrane phospholipid may be one of the target sites of lidocaine for the inhibitory action on the various stimulation-coupled responses of neutrophils, and these effects of lidocaine may correlate with its inhibitory action on PKC activity.
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PMID:Lidocaine inhibits stimulation-coupled responses of neutrophils and protein kinase C activity. 196 97

Electropermeabilization creates small pores in the plasma membrane allowing the introduction of low-molecular-weight modulatory components, such as ions and nucleotides, into the cytosol. The present study investigates fluoride-mediated stimulation of the signal transduction pathway that activates the respiratory burst in electropermeabilized neutrophils. In marked contrast to intact (i.e., non-electropermeabilized) neutrophils, cells permeabilized by this technique demonstrated an immediate and potent stimulation of the superoxide (O2-)-generating NADPH oxidase in response to the addition of fluoride. Furthermore, permeabilization of neutrophils in the presence of exogenously added ATP enhanced the rate of F(-)-mediated O2- production. Fluoride-stimulated O2- production in electropermeabilized neutrophils was antagonized by GDP beta S and dependent upon the presence of Mg2+ in the medium, but was insensitive to pertussis toxin treatment, consistent with the hypothesis that fluoride activates a G protein, probably Gp, by interacting with the nucleotide-binding site on the G alpha subunit. In addition, electropermeabilized neutrophil O2- release triggered by F- was blocked by staurosporine and H-7, indicating that this pathway proceeds largely through protein kinase C activation. However, nucleotide-enhanced O2- production was only partially blocked by these inhibitors, suggesting that under such conditions ATP either competes with the inhibitor-protein kinase interaction or affects the signaling pathway(s) in such a way that protein kinase C may no longer be necessary for the activation of NADPH oxidase.
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PMID:Fluoride-mediated activation of the respiratory burst in electropermeabilized neutrophils. 211 32

Effect of biscoclaurine alkaloids, such as cepharanthine, on active oxygen production of neutrophils was investigated. Cepharanthine inhibited both superoxide generation and luminol-dependent chemiluminescence (CL) induced by either formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine, opsonized zymosan, arachidonic acid or by phorbol myristate acetate. Ca2(+)- and phospholipid-dependent protein kinase (PKC) activity and the phosphorylation of cytoplasmic protein including 47 kDa proteins of neutrophils were also inhibited by cepharanthine; dose dependent inhibition of CL was quite similar to that of PKC. Among various biscoclaurines tested, the inhibitory effect of cepharanthine, tetrandrine and isotetrandrine was strong, but that of berbamine and cycreanine was weak; the inhibitory action of the former on lipid peroxidation and platelet aggregation were also stronger than those of the latter. These and other observations indicated that these alkaloids inhibited the active oxygen generation by way of stabilizing plasma membrane and inhibiting PKC and NADPH oxidase activation.
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PMID:Inhibition of active oxygen generation in guinea-pig neutrophils by biscoclaurine alkaloids. 215 45

Partially reduced oxygen species are toxic, yet activated sea urchin eggs produce H2O2, suggesting that the control of oxidant stress might be critical for early embryonic development. We show that the Ca2(+)-stimulated NADPH oxidase that generates H2O2 in the "respiratory burst" of fertilization is activated by a protein kinase, apparently to regulate the synthesis of this potentially lethal oxidant. The NADPH oxidase was separated into membrane and soluble fractions that were both required for H2O2 synthesis. The soluble fraction was further purified by anion exchange chromatography. The factor in the soluble fraction that activated the membrane-associated oxidase was demonstrated to be protein kinase C (PKC) by several criteria, including its Ca2+/phophatidylserine/diacyl-glycerol-stimulated histone kinase activity, its response to phorbol ester, its inhibition by a PKC pseudosubstrate peptide, and its replacement by purified mammalian PKC. Neither calmodulin-dependent kinase II, the catalytic subunit of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase, casein kinase II, nor myosin light chain kinase activated the oxidase. Although the PKC family has been ubiquitously implicated in cellular regulation, enzymes that require PKC for activation have not been identified; the respiratory burst oxidase is one such enzyme.
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PMID:A specific requirement for protein kinase C in activation of the respiratory burst oxidase of fertilization. 233 2

A specific stimulation of tubulin tyrosinolation in human neutrophils (PMNs) is induced by the synthetic peptide chemoattractant N-formylmethionylleucylphenylalanine (fMet-Leu-Phe), and this stimulation is closely associated with activation of the NADPH oxidase-mediated respiratory burst (Nath, J., and Gallin, J. I. (1983) J. Clin. Invest. 71, 1273-1281). In contrast, along with tubulin tyrosinolation, a distinctly different respiratory burst-associated random posttranslational incorporation of tyrosine into multiple PMN proteins is observed in PMNs stimulated with the phorbol ester phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) or sn-1,2-dioctanoylglycerol (DAG). In studies exploring the mechanism(s) of signal transduction for these distinct neutrophil responses, we found that the fMet-Leu-Phe-induced stimulation of tubulin tyrosinolation in PMNs and in differentiated HL-60 cells is completely blocked by pertussis toxin, while the PMA-induced random incorporation of tyrosine is not inhibited. We also found that expression of the fMet-Leu-Phe-mediated stimulation of tubulin tyrosinolation in HL-60 cells is correlated with increases in the specific activity of protein kinase C and with the acquisition of respiratory burst activity which occur during induced myeloid maturation of these cells. Furthermore, both the fMet-Leu-Phe-induced stimulation of tubulin tyrosinolation and the PMA or DAG-induced random posttranslational incorporation of tyrosine into multiple proteins in activated neutrophils, were found to be reversibly inhibited (greater than 70%) by the protein kinase inhibitors 1-(5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)piperazine (C-I) and 1-(5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine (H-7), in parallel with inhibition of superoxide (O2-) generation. In related studies, we also found that fMet-Leu-Phe-stimulated O2- production is comparably inhibited by C-I and H-7, but in a highly temperature-dependent manner. Inhibition was observed only when C-I or H-7 is added to PMNs at physiologic temperature, i.e. 37 degrees C. Interestingly, inhibition of the PMA-induced O2- generation by C-I or H-7 was not found to be similarly temperature-dependent. Considered together, these findings argue against the suggestion that there is a protein kinase C-independent pathway for activation of the respiratory burst in neutrophils stimulated with N-formyl peptides.
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PMID:Studies of signal transduction in the respiratory burst-associated stimulation of fMet-Leu-Phe-induced tubulin tyrosinolation and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-induced posttranslational incorporation of tyrosine into multiple proteins in activated neutrophils and HL-60 cells. 253 26


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