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The presence of the 90-kDa ribosomal S6 protein kinase (p90(rsk)) in isolated rat pancreatic acini was demonstrated by Western blotting and immunoprecipitation with anti-p90(rsk). Cholecystokinin (CCK) activated p90(rsk) activity in a time- and dose-dependent manner and increased its phosphorylation. The threshold concentration of CCK was 10 pM and the maximal effect was seen at 1 nM. An increase in p90(rsk) was observed 1 min after 1 nM CCK stimulation, reaching a maximum at 10 min, when p90(rsk) activity was increased 5.4-fold. Carbachol and bombesin, but not vasoactive intestinal peptide, also activated p90(rsk). CCK-induced activation of p90(rsk) appears to be mediated by protein kinase C (PKC), since 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate increased p90(rsk) activity 5.3-fold. GF-109293X, a potent inhibitor of PKC, strongly inhibited CCK-evoked p90(rsk) activity. Treatment of acini with ionomycin or 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid had no effect, indicating that mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ by CCK is not important in p90(rsk) activation. Although there were some quantitative differences in the extent of inhibition, the specific inhibitors [rapamycin, wortmannin, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase inhibitor PD98059, and GF-109293X] had parallel effects on p90(rsk) and p42(mapk) activities, consistent with a model in which p90(rsk) can be regulated in acini by MAPK.
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PMID:CCK activates p90rsk in rat pancreatic acini through protein kinase C. 912 59

Quiescent Swiss 3T3 cells can be induced to re-enter the cell cycle by stimulation of a variety of growth factor-dependent signal transduction cascades. We have utilised this cell system to investigate the point of convergence of mitogenic signalling by analysing the changes that distinct mitogens induce in the components of the cell cycle regulatory machinery (the G1 cyclins, cdks and their inhibitors). In the presence of insulin, activation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase caused a dramatic post-transcriptional down-regulation of p27(Kip1), an increase in cyclin D3 but had little effect on cyclin D1 levels, whilst activation of protein kinase C had a more modest effect on cyclin D3 and p27(Kip1) but caused a striking elevation in the expression of cyclin D1. The neuropeptide bombesin, when combined with insulin, caused increased expression of cyclin D1 and down-regulation of p27(Kip1) mRNA and protein. Thus each combination of mitogenic agents had different effects on the components responsible for regulating the orderly progression of the cell cycle. This outcome is incompatible with a single route to mitogenesis and demonstrates that different mitogens remain distinct in the signalling responses they initiate, only converging at the levels of the expression of the D-type cyclins and the inhibitor p27(Kip1).
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PMID:Differential control of cyclins D1 and D3 and the cdk inhibitor p27Kip1 by diverse signalling pathways in Swiss 3T3 cells. 915 Mar 81

The amyloid beta protein (25-35) stimulated appearance of 3H-inositol phosphates from [3H]inositol-prelabeled LA-N-2 cells was investigated. This stimulation was unaltered by extra- and intracellular calcium chelators in a calcium-free medium or by several protein kinase inhibitors. This phospholipase C stimulation by amyloid beta protein appeared to be pertussis toxin sensitive. It is possible that this phospholipase C stimulation by amyloid beta protein is a receptor-mediated process. This possibility is based on two related observations. The stimulation is ablated by the presence of conventional antagonists for metabotropic, adrenergic, and bombesin agonists. The IC50 values were 12 microM for propranolol, 15 microM for AP-3, and 25 nM for [Tyr4,D-Phe12]bombesin. Additional support comes from results of desensitization and resensitization experiments. Amyloid beta protein stimulation of phospholipase C was absent from LA-N-2 cells previously treated with norepinephrine, trans-1-amino-1,3-cyclopentanedicarboxylic acid (t-ACPD), bombesin, or amyloid beta peptide. In a similar manner, LA-N-2 cells previously treated with amyloid beta protein were no longer responsive to norepinephrine, t-ACPD, or bombesin. The responsiveness to amyloid beta protein returned, subsequent to a period of resensitization for the individual agonists. It is suggested that this observed amyloid beta protein stimulation of phospholipase C may be responsible for the elevated quantity of inositol seen in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients.
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PMID:Amyloid beta protein (25-35) stimulation of phospholipase C in LA-N-2 cells. 920 17

Protein kinase D (PKD) is a serine/threonine protein kinase that is activated by phorbol esters via protein kinase C in intact cells. To assess the physiological significance of this putative pathway, we examined the regulation of PKD in living cells by mitogenic regulatory peptides and by platelet-derived growth factors (PDGF). Our results demonstrate that bombesin rapidly induces PKD activation in Swiss 3T3 cells, as shown by autophosphorylation and syntide-2 phosphorylation assays. Maximum PKD activation (14-fold above base-line levels) was obtained 90 s after bombesin stimulation. Bombesin also induced PKD activation in Rat-1 cells stably transfected with the bombesin/gastrin releasing peptide (GRP) receptor and in COS-7 cells transiently co-transfected with PKD and bombesin/GRP receptor expression constructs. No inducible kinase activity was demonstrated when COS-7 cells were transfected with a kinase-deficient PKD mutant. Bombesin-mediated PKD activation was prevented by treatment of Swiss 3T3 cells with the protein kinase C inhibitors GF 1092030X and Ro 31-8220. In contrast, these compounds did not inhibit PKD activity when added directly in vitro. Vasopressin, endothelin, and bradykinin also activated PKD in Swiss 3T3 cells through a PKC-dependent pathway. Platelet-derived growth factor-stimulated PKD activation in Swiss 3T3 cells and in porcine aortic endothelial cells stably transfected with PDGF-beta receptors. Treatment with GF 1092030X or Ro 31-8220 inhibited PKD activation induced by PDGF. Thus, our results indicate that PKD is activated by multiple signaling peptides through a protein kinase C-dependent signal transduction pathway in a variety of cell types.
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PMID:Bombesin, vasopressin, endothelin, bradykinin, and platelet-derived growth factor rapidly activate protein kinase D through a protein kinase C-dependent signal transduction pathway. 929 46

Regulation of agonist-activated Ca2+ influx by the NOS pathway through generation of cGMP is being found in an increasing number of cell types. In the present work, we examined the role of the NOS pathway in agonist-evoked [Ca2+]i oscillations and attempted to identify the NOS isoform most likely to regulate Ca2+ influx. For this, we first show that two Ca(2+)-mobilizing agonists acting on pancreatic acinar cells, bombesin (BS) and the cholecystokinin analog CCK-JMV-180 (CCKJ), evokes different type of [Ca2+]i oscillations. The BS-evoked [Ca2+]i oscillations rapidly became acutely dependent on the presence of extracellular Ca2+, whereas the CCKJ-evoked oscillations continue for long periods of time in the absence of Ca2+ influx. This differential behavior allowed us to isolate Ca2+ influx and study its regulation while controlling for non specific effects on all other Ca2+ transporting events involved in generating [Ca2+]i oscillations. Inhibitors of selective steps in the NOS pathway inhibited agonist-induced cGMP production. The inhibitors were then used to show that scavenging NO with reduced hemoglobin, inhibition of guanylyl cyclase with 1H-[1,2,4] oxadiazolo[4,3-a] quinoxaline-1-one (ODQ) and inhibition of protein kinase G with Rp-8-pCPT-cGMPS inhibited [Ca2+]i oscillations evoked by BS but not those evoked by CCKJ. These findings were extended to duct and acinar cells of the SMG. In these cells, Ca(2+)-mobilizing agonists stimulate large Ca2+ influx, which was inhibited by all inhibitors of the NOS pathway. Western blot analysis and immunolocalization revealed that the cells did not express iNOS, eNOS was expressed only in blood vessels and capillaries whereas nNOS was expressed at high levels next to the plasma membrane of all cells. Accordingly, the nNOS inhibitor 7-nitroindazole (7-NI) inhibited BS- but not CCKJ-evoked [Ca2+]i oscillations and Ca2+ influx into SMG acinar and duct cells. Thus, together, our findings favor nNOS as the isoform activated by the Ca2+ released from internal stores to generate cGMP and regulate Ca2+ influx.
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PMID:nNOS and Ca2+ influx in rat pancreatic acinar and submandibular salivary gland cells. 933 Jul 92

Gastrointestinal (GI) peptides (also referred to as neuropeptides or regulatory peptides), including the mammalian bombesin-like peptides gastrin and CCK, elicit the synthesis of classic second messengers (e.g., Ca2+, diacylglycerol, and cAMP) and the consequent stimulation of serine/threonine protein kinase cascades. An emerging theme in signal transduction is that these agonists also induce rapid and coordinate tyrosine phosphorylation of a set of focal adhesion proteins, including the nonreceptor tyrosine kinase p125fak and the adaptor proteins p130cas and paxillin. GI peptide-mediated induction of tyrosine phosphorylation of these focal adhesion proteins is critically dependent on the integrity of the actin cytoskeleton and on functional Rho. The purpose of this article is to review recent advances in unraveling this novel tyrosine kinase pathway(s), because it appears to play a fundamental role in the mediation of important biological effects induced by GI peptides, including cell migration and proliferation.
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PMID:V. Gastrointestinal peptide signaling through tyrosine phosphorylation of focal adhesion proteins. 968 42

Nerve fibers containing bombesin (BB)/gastrin-releasing polypeptide (GRP), pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP), vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), or galanin are known to innervate the mucosa of the upper small intestine. Both BB/GRP and PACAP have been shown to elicit secretin secretion in vivo. We studied whether the above-mentioned neuropeptides can act directly on secretin-producing cells, including the murine neuroendocrine cell line STC-1 and a secretin cell-enriched preparation isolated from rat upper small intestinal mucosa. Secretin release from both cell types was stimulated by various agents known to elicit secretin release and by the neuropeptides BB, GRP, and PACAP, suggesting a comparable response between the two cell preparations. The effects of neuropeptides were further studied in STC-1 cells. BB, GRP, and PACAP stimulated secretin release time and concentration dependently. VIP also stimulated secretin release concentration dependently. Stimulation by BB/GRP or PACAP was accompanied by elevation of inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) or cAMP, respectively. The stimulatory effect of PACAP on secretin release was synergistically enhanced by BB without any synergistic increase in IP3 or cAMP production, suggesting cross talk between different signal transduction pathways downstream of the production of these two second messengers. The L-type Ca2+ channel blocker diltiazem (10 microM) and the Ca2+ chelator EGTA (1 mM) significantly inhibited BB-stimulated secretin release by 64% and 59%, respectively, and inhibited PACAP-stimulated release by 75% and 55%, respectively. The protein kinase A-specific inhibitor Rp-cAMPS (100 microM) also inhibited both BB- and PACAP-stimulated secretin release by 30% and 62%, respectively. Galanin inhibited BB- and PACAP-stimulated secretin release and production of second messengers in a concentration-dependent and pertussis toxin-sensitive manner. These results suggested that the neuropeptides BB/GRP, PACAP, VIP, and galanin can modulate secretin release in secretin-producing cells and that STC-1 cells can serve as a useful model for studying the cellular mechanism of secretin secretion elicited by luminal secretagogues and neuropeptides.
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PMID:Modulation of secretin release by neuropeptides in secretin-producing cells. 968 45

Cholecystokinin (CCK) and other pancreatic secretagogues have recently been shown to activate signaling kinase cascades in pancreatic acinar cells, leading to the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases and Jun N-terminal kinases. We now show the presence of a third kinase cascade activating p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase in isolated rat pancreatic acini. CCK and osmotic stress induced by sorbitol activated p38 MAP kinase within minutes; their effects were dose-dependent, with maximal activation of 2.8- and 4.4-fold, respectively. The effects of carbachol and bombesin on p38 MAP kinase activity were similar to those of CCK, whereas phorbol ester, epidermal growth factor, and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide stimulated p38 MAP kinase by 2-fold or less. Both CCK and sorbitol also increased the tyrosyl phosphorylation of p38 MAP kinase. Using the specific inhibitor of p38 MAP kinase, SB 203580, we found that p38 MAP kinase activity was required for MAP kinase-activated protein kinase-2 activation in pancreatic acini. SB 203580 reduced the level of basal phosphorylation and blocked the increased phosphorylation of Hsp 27 after stimulation with either CCK or sorbitol. CCK treatment induced an initial rapid decrease in total F-actin content of acini, followed by an increase after 40 min. Preincubation with SB 203580 significantly inhibited these changes in F-actin content. Staining of the actin cytoskeleton with rhodamine-conjugated phalloidin and analysis by confocal fluorescence microscopy showed disruption of the actin cytoskeleton after 10 and 40 min of CCK stimulation. Pretreatment with SB 203580 reduced these changes. These findings demonstrate that the activation of p38 MAP kinase is involved not only in response to stress, but also in physiological signaling by gastrointestinal hormones such as CCK, where activation of Gq-coupled receptors stimulates a cascade in which p38 MAP kinase activates MAP kinase-activated protein kinase-2, resulting in Hsp 27 phosphorylation. Activation of p38 MAP kinase, most likely through phosphorylation of Hsp 27, plays a role in the organization of the actin cytoskeleton in pancreatic acini.
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PMID:A role for the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase/Hsp 27 pathway in cholecystokinin-induced changes in the actin cytoskeleton in rat pancreatic acini. 972 40

Protein kinase C (PKC) is implicated in the regulation of a variety of important functions in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) cell lines, but the downstream signaling targets stimulated by PKCs in these cells remain poorly characterized. Here we report that treatment of the SCLC cell lines H 69, H 345, and H 510 with phorbol-12,13-dibutyrate (PDB) led to a rapid and striking activation of protein kinase D (PKD), a novel serine/threonine protein kinase distinct from all PKC isoforms. PKD activation induced by PDB in these SCLC cell lines was completely abrogated by treatment of the cells with the PKC inhibitor GF 109203X (GF I) at concentrations (0.5-2.5 microM) that did not inhibit PKD activity when added directly to the in vitro kinase assays. Treatment with the biologically active phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate or with membrane-permeable diacylglycerols also stimulated PKD activation, which was also completely prevented by prior exposure of the cells to GF I. The PKC inhibitors Ro 31-8220 and Go 7874 also blocked PKD activation in response to PDB. Addition of the autocrine growth factor bombesin to cultures of H 345 cells induced significant PKD activation that also was prevented by GF I. Our results demonstrate, for the first time, the existence of a PKC/PKD pathway in SCLC cells and raise the possibility that PKD may be an important mediator of some of the biological responses elicited by PKC activation in SCLC cells.
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PMID:Protein kinase D in small cell lung cancer cells: rapid activation through protein kinase C. 997 2

We recently isolated and characterized 86-amino acid CCK-releasing peptide from porcine intestinal mucosa. The sequence of this peptide is identical to that of porcine diazepam-binding inhibitor (DBI). Intraduodenal administration of DBI stimulates the CCK release and elicits pancreatic secretion in rats. In this study we utilized a murine tumor cell line (STC-1 cells) that contains CCK to examine if DBI directly acts on these cells to stimulate CCK release. We investigated the cellular mechanisms responsible for this action. We showed that DBI33-50, a biologically active fragment of DBI1-86, significantly stimulated CCK secretion in STC-1 cells. This action was abolished by Ca2+-free medium. The mean basal intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) was 52 nM in fura 2-loaded STC-1 cells. DBI33-50 (1-1,000 nM) elicited Ca2+ oscillations; DBI33-50 (10 nM) increased the oscillation frequency to 5 cycles/10 min and elicited a net [Ca2+]i increase (peak - basal) to 157 nM. In contrast, bombesin and forskolin caused an initial transient [Ca2+]i followed by a small sustained [Ca2+]i plateau. Withdrawal of extracellular Ca2+ abolished Ca2+ oscillations stimulated by DBI33-50. L-type Ca2+ channel blockers nifedipine and diltiazem (3-10 microM) markedly attenuated DBI-stimulated Ca2+ oscillations. In other cell types L-type Ca2+ channels are activated by cAMP-protein kinase A. DBI33-50 failed to stimulate cAMP formation in STC-1 cells. Similarly, DBI33-50 had no effect on myo-inositol 1,4, 5-trisphosphate concentration ([IP3]), whereas bombesin caused an eightfold increase in [IP3] over basal. In addition, inhibitors of phospholipase C (U-73122), phospholipase A2 (ONO-RS-082), and protein tyrosine kinase (genistein) did not alter the Ca2+ oscillations elicited by DBI33-50. It appears that DBI33-50 acts directly on STC-1 cells to elicit Ca2+ oscillations via the voltage-dependent L-type Ca2+ channels, resulting in the secretion of CCK. Mediation of this action is by intracellular mechanisms independent of the traditional signal transduction pathways, including phospholipase C, phospholipase A2, protein tyrosine kinase, and cAMP systems.
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PMID:Diazepam-binding inhibitor33-50 elicits Ca2+ oscillation and CCK secretion in STC-1 cells via L-type Ca2+ channels. 1007 46


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