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Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is implicated causally in the development of several human malignancies, including primary effusion lymphoma (PEL). PEL cells serve as tools for KSHV research, as most of them are latently infected and allow lytic virus replication in response to various stimuli. 12-O-Tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) is the most potent inducer of lytic KSHV reactivation; nevertheless, the exact mechanism by which it induces reactivation remains unknown. It has previously been reported by our group that the protein kinase C (PKC) delta isoform plays a crucial role in TPA-mediated KSHV reactivation. Here, the activation pathway was dissected and it was demonstrated that TPA induces KSHV reactivation via stimulation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway. Western blot analysis revealed a rapid phosphorylation of ERK1/2. Cells treated with MAPK/ERK inhibitors before TPA addition demonstrated repression of ERK1/2 phosphorylation, which was associated with a block of KSHV lytic-gene expression. This inhibition prevented c-Fos accumulation, yet increased c-Jun phosphorylation. Similar results were obtained in response to rottlerin, a selective PKCdelta inhibitor. Notably, the PKC inhibitor GF 109203X reduced ERK1/2 phosphorylation, c-Fos accumulation, c-Jun phosphorylation and KSHV reactivation. It is proposed that TPA induces KSHV reactivation through at least two arms. The first involves PKCdelta, ERK phosphorylation and c-Fos accumulation, whilst the second requires another PKC isoform that induces the phosphorylation of c-Jun. c-Fos and c-Jun jointly form an active AP-1 complex, which functions to activate the lytic cascade of KSHV.
J Gen Virol 2006 Apr
PMID:An essential role of ERK signalling in TPA-induced reactivation of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus. 1652 27

Previous investigations in Atlantic croaker ovaries and primary co-cultured theca and granulosa cells have identified multiple signal transduction pathways involved in the control of gonadotropin-induced steroidogenesis, including adenylyl cyclase- and calcium-dependent signaling pathways. In the present study, evidence was obtained for an involvement of a third signal transduction pathway, a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase) signaling cascade, in the regulation of gonadal steroidogenesis in this lower vertebrate teleost model. Gonadotropin-stimulated testosterone synthesis was markedly attenuated by two antagonists of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinases 1/2 (MEK1/2, also known as Map2k1/Map2k2). Moreover, treatment with gonadotropin-induced MEK1/2-dependent phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2, also known as Mapk3/Mapk1) in a concentration- and time-dependent manner in co-cultured croaker theca and granulosa cells. Active MEK1/2 was required for a complete steroidogenic response to activators of the adenylyl cyclase pathway, including forskolin and dbcAMP, suggesting that the target(s) of MAP kinase signaling are distal to cAMP generation and activation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA). Interestingly, dbcAMP caused a similar increase of ERK1/2 phosphorylation as was observed with gonadotropin treatment, although an inhibitor of PKA did not attenuate this response. Finally, there was no evidence of cross-talk between calcium-dependent signaling pathways and this MAP kinase cascade. While drugs that block calcium-dependent signal transduction, including inhibitors of voltage-sensitive calcium channels, calmodulin, and calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinases, significantly reduced gonadotropin-induced testosterone accumulation, these drugs had no apparent effect on hCG-induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation.
Gen Comp Endocrinol 2006 Jul
PMID:Gonadotropin regulation of testosterone production by primary cultured theca and granulosa cells of Atlantic croaker: II. Involvement of a mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. 1654 55

Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) was demonstrated in the postvitellogenic follicles (theca-granulosa and oocyte) of catfish by Western blotting using a polyclonal anti-rabbit serum, which recognized both ERK1 and ERK2. Two distinct protein bands resolved in the 46-48 kDa range of 12% SDS-PAGE were immunoblotted. Incubation of the follicles with 5 microM 2-OHE2 elicited GVBD significantly in a duration-dependent manner with a concomitant increase in the expression of MAPK (ERK1 and ERK2). Densitometric analysis of the immunoblots showed significant variations in the intensity of staining. The ERK1 expression increased significantly from 6 h onwards but the changes were less pronounced. On the other hand, ERK2 registered a sharp significant increase after 3h, which paralleled the GVBD response. The MEK inhibitor PD098059 alone did not induce GVBD. Co-incubation of the follicles with 2-OHE2 and PD098059 significantly inhibited the steroid-induced GVBD at all concentrations. Immunoblot analysis showed that PD098059 inhibited MAPK activity significantly compared to the 2-OHE2 group. The addition of okadaic acid (OA) in the incubation medium containing both 2-OHE2 and PD098059 reversed the inhibitory effect of the latter and GVBD was elevated significantly over that of the 2-OHE2 group but significantly lower than that of the 2-OHE2 + OA group. The results suggest an involvement of MAPK in meiotic maturation but the site(s) of action: oocyte, follicular envelope or both needs further investigation.
Gen Comp Endocrinol 2006 Jul
PMID:Involvement of mitogen-activated protein kinase in 2-hydroxyestradiol-17beta-induced oocyte maturation in the catfish Heteropneustes fossilis and a note on possible interaction with protein phosphatases. 1655 54

The human gamma(1)-herpesvirus Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and the gamma(2)-herpesviruses Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), rhesus rhadinovirus (RRV), herpesvirus saimiri (HVS) and herpesvirus ateles (HVA) all contain genes located adjacent to the terminal-repeat region of their genomes, encoding membrane proteins involved in signal transduction. Designated 'terminal membrane proteins' (TMPs) because of their localization in the viral genome, they interact with a variety of cellular signalling molecules, such as non-receptor protein tyrosine kinases, tumour-necrosis factor receptor-associated factors, Ras and Janus kinase (JAK), thereby initiating further downstream signalling cascades, such as the MAPK, PI3K/Akt, NF-kappaB and JAK/STAT pathways. In the case of TMPs expressed during latent persistence of EBV and HVS (LMP1, LMP2A, Stp and Tip), their modulation of intracellular signalling pathways has been linked to the provision of survival signals to latently infected cells and, hence, a contribution to occasional cellular transformation. In contrast, activation of similar pathways by TMPs of KSHV (K1 and K15) and RRV (R1), expressed during lytic replication, may extend the lifespan of virus-producing cells, alter their migration and/or modulate antiviral immune responses. Whether R1 and K1 contribute to the oncogenic properties of KSHV and RRV has not been established satisfactorily, despite their transforming qualities in experimental settings.
J Gen Virol 2006 May
PMID:Regulation of intracellular signalling by the terminal membrane proteins of members of the Gammaherpesvirinae. 1660 6

Extracellular proteases that are expressed in primary and secondary foci of viral infection are potentially important mediators of infectious inflammatory processes. For some viruses, such as influenza virus and rotaviruses, proteases such as trypsin enhance infectivity by a direct proteolytic effect on some virion proteins. By using an in vitro model of herpesvirus infection, the possibility that proteases modulate the viral cycle through signalling delivered to the infected cell was investigated. It is reported that exposure of pseudorabies virus-infected cells to trypsin increased virus production. Moreover, this treatment induced synergistic and sustained activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 signalling pathway, which appeared to be necessary for this increased viral production. These results suggest that herpesviruses could take advantage of the inflammatory context and particularly of the presence of proteases to increase their replication. Thus, these data point to a potentially important role of extracellular proteases in herpesvirus infection.
J Gen Virol 2006 May
PMID:Trypsin increases pseudorabies virus production through activation of the ERK signalling pathway. 1660 10

Chronic intermittent high altitude (IHA) hypoxia results in long-term adaptation protecting the heart against acute ischemia/reperfusion injury; however, molecular mechanisms of this phenomenon are not completely elucidated so far. The present study was aimed at investigation of a modulating effect of IHA hypoxia on the expression and/or activation of selected regulatory proteins, with particular emphasis on differential responses in the right ventricle (RV) and left ventricle (LV). Adult male Wistar rats were exposed to IHA hypoxia of 7000 m simulated in a hypobaric chamber (8 h/day, 25 exposures), and protein contents and activities in myocardial fractions were determined by Western blot analysis. In markedly hypertrophic RV of hypoxic rats, gelatinolytic activity of MMP-2 and protein levels of carbonic anhydrase IX (a marker of hypoxia) were significantly enhanced. Study of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) revealed no differences in the contents of total p38-MAPK in both ventricles between the IHA and normoxic control rats, whereas activation of p38-MAPK was decreased in the RV and moderately increased in the LV of IHA rats as compared to controls. Extracellular signal regulated kinase-2 (ERK-2) was partially up-regulated in the RV of IHA rats, and, in addition, expression of acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF), a potential activator of ERK cascade, was also significantly increased. In contrast, expression of ERKs in the LV as well as their activities in both ventricles, were not affected by IHA hypoxia. Differential effects of IHA hypoxia on c-Jun-N-terminal protein kinases (JNKs) in the RV and LV were also observed. As compared with the controls, total content of JNKs was increased in the RV of the IHA rats, while expression of JNKs in the LV was down-regulated. IHA hypoxia changed neither total levels of Akt kinase in both RV and LV, nor Akt kinase activity in the RV. However, increased levels of activated phospho-Akt kinase were found in the LV of IHA rats. The results demonstrate that adaptation of rat hearts to chronic IHA hypoxia is associated with disctinct changes in the levels and/or activation of several regulatory proteins in two ventricles. The latter could be attributed to both myocardial remodeling and cardioprotection induced by chronic hypoxia.
Gen Physiol Biophys 2006 Mar
PMID:Changes in the expression and/or activation of regulatory proteins in rat hearts adapted to chronic hypoxia. 1671 73

Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a widely distributed neuropeptide that has various different functions in the nervous system and in non-neural tissues. Little is known about the effects of PACAP in endothelial cells. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of PACAP on endothelial cell survival and apoptotic signaling pathways under oxidative stress. Mouse hemangioendothelioma (EOMA) cells were exposed to 0.5mM H(2)O(2) which resulted in a marked reduction of cell viability and a parallel increase of apoptotic cells assessed by MTT test and flow cytometry. Co-incubation with 20nM PACAP1-38 increased cell viability and reduced the percentage of apoptotic cells. Flow cytometry analysis showed that oxidative stress reduced the phosphorylation of the anti-apoptotic ERK and increased the phosphorylation of the pro-apoptotic JNK and p38 MAP kinases. PACAP1-38 treatment ameliorated these changes: levels of phospho-ERK were elevated and those of phospho-JNK and p38 were decreased. All these effects were abolished by simultaneous treatment with the PACAP antagonist PACAP6-38. In summary, our results show that PACAP effectively protects endothelial cells against the apoptosis-inducing effects of oxidative stress.
Gen Comp Endocrinol
PMID:Protective effects of pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide in endothelial cells against oxidative stress-induced apoptosis. 1727 Jan 84

The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is expressed in a variety of tissues, including the renal collecting duct, where it constitutes the rate-limiting step for sodium reabsorption. Liddle's syndrome is caused by gain-of-function mutations in the beta and gamma subunits of ENaC, resulting in enhanced Na reabsorption and hypertension. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) causes acute inhibition of Na absorption in collecting duct principal cells via an extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)-dependent mechanism. In experiments with primary cultures of collecting duct cells derived from a mouse model of Liddle's disease (beta-ENaC truncation), it was found that EGF inhibited short-circuit current (Isc) by 24 +/- 5% in wild-type cells but only by 6 +/- 3% in homozygous mutant cells. In order to elucidate the role of specific regions of the beta-ENaC C terminus, Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cell lines that express beta-ENaC with mutation of the PY motif (P616L), the ERK phosphorylation site (T613A), and C terminus truncation (R564stop) were created using the Phoenix retroviral system. All three mutants exhibited significant attenuation of the EGF-induced inhibition of sodium current. In MDCK cells with wild-type beta-ENaC, EGF-induced inhibition of Isc (<30 min) was fully reversed by exposure to an ERK kinase inhibitor and occurred with no change in ENaC surface expression, indicative of an effect on channel open probability (P(o)). At later times (>30 min), EGF-induced inhibition of Isc was not reversed by an ERK kinase inhibitor and was accompanied by a decrease in ENaC surface expression. Our results are consistent with an ERK-mediated decrease in ENaC open probability and enhanced retrieval of sodium channels from the apical membrane.
J Gen Physiol 2007 Sep
PMID:Acute downregulation of ENaC by EGF involves the PY motif and putative ERK phosphorylation site. 1772 64

Primary cultures of rainbow trout skeletal muscle cells were used to examine the role of insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) in fish muscle metabolism and growth, and to compare its main signal transduction pathways with those of IGF-I. IGF-II stimulated 2-deoxy-d-glucose (2-DG) uptake in trout myocytes at concentrations of between 5 and 100 nM, with similar maximal effects and temporal pattern to IGF-I (100 nM). The results of incubation with inhibitors (Wortmannin and CKB) indicated that IGF-II stimulates glucose uptake through the same mechanisms as IGF-I. In addition, IGF-II stimulated myoblast DNA synthesis (measured by thymidine incorporation) at relatively low concentrations (0.1-10 nM), with the maximum increase at 1 nM (167+/-17% with respect to control values). The cells were immunoreactive against ERK 1/2 MAPK and Akt/PKB, components of the two main signal transduction pathways for the IGF-I receptor. IGF-II stimulated the phosphorylation of the protein MAPK, especially at the proliferation stage (increases of up to 125.7+/-16.9% and 125.3+/-3.3% with respect to control in IGF-II- and IGF-I-treated cells, respectively). In contrast, the effects of both IGFs on the activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway were stronger in fully differentiated myocytes and in early-formed fibres (up to 359+/-18.5% in IGF-II-treated cells with respect to control). These results indicate that IGF-II has both mitogenic and metabolic effects in trout muscle cells, which are equivalent to those found in response to IGF-I. Both IGFs exert these effects though the same signalling pathways (MAPK and PI3K/Akt).
Gen Comp Endocrinol 2008 Jun
PMID:Metabolic and mitogenic effects of IGF-II in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) myocytes in culture and the role of IGF-II in the PI3K/Akt and MAPK signalling pathways. 1850 44

The extracellular calcium-sensing receptor (CaR) is expressed in various types of endocrine pituitary cell, but the intracellular mechanism this G protein-coupled receptor uses in these cells is not known. In the present study we investigated possible intracellular signal transduction pathway(s) utilized by the CaR of the endocrine melanotrope cells in the intermediate pituitary lobe of the South African-clawed toad Xenopus laevis. For this purpose, the effects of various pharmacological agents on CaR-evoked secretion of radiolabeled secretory peptides from cultured melanotrope cells were assessed. CaR-evoked secretion, induced by the potent CaR agonist L-phenylalanine (L-Phe), could not be inhibited by cholera toxin, nor by NPC-15437 and PMA, indicating that neither G(s)/PKA nor G(q)/PKC pathways are involved. However, pertussis toxin (G(i/o) protein inhibitor), genistein (inhibitor of PTKs), wortmannin/LY-294002 (PI3-K inhibitor) and U-0126 (inhibitor of extracellular signal-regulated kinase, ERK) all substantially inhibited CaR-evoked secretion, indicating that the Xenopus melanotrope cell possesses a PI3-K/MAPK system that plays some role in CaR-signaling. Since no direct effect of L-Phe on ERK phosphorylation could be shown it is concluded that CaR must act primarily through another, still unknown, signaling pathway in Xenopus melanotropes. Our results indicate that the PI3-K/MAPK system has a facilitating effect on CaR-induced secretion, possibly by sensitizing the CaR.
Gen Comp Endocrinol 2008 Jun
PMID:Intracellular signal transduction by the extracellular calcium-sensing receptor of Xenopus melanotrope cells. 1850 53


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