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Oxytocin (OT) induces PG synthesis by both uterine endometrial and amnion cells. We showed previously that CHO cells stably transfected with the rat oxytocin receptor (CHO-OTR cells) also synthesize PGE2 in response to OT. In the present work we have demonstrated that OTRs are coupled to both Gi and Gq/11, using immunoprecipitation of solubilized OTR complexes and ADP ribosylation. OT treatment caused the rapid phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 2 (ERK2 or p42MAPK), which was partially inhibited by pertussis toxin (PTX), consistent with OTR-Gi coupling. The PTX-insensitive portion of ERK2 phosphorylation was linked to Gq, as inhibitors of both phospholipase C (U-73122) and protein kinase C (GF-109203X) blocked OT-induced ERK2 phosphorylation. OT-stimulated c-fos expression was also mediated by ERK2 phosphorylation. The ERK-c-fos pathway has been shown to be associated with cell proliferation, but OT had no effect on [3H]thymidine uptake by CHO-OTR cells. However, inhibition of OT-induced ERK2 phosphorylation with an ERK kinase inhibitor (PD-98059) markedly reduced OT-stimulated PGE2 synthesis, pointing to the importance of ERK2 activation in OT action.
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PMID:ERK2 mediates oxytocin-stimulated PGE2 synthesis. 957 24

Monoamine-activated alpha2-macroglobulin (alpha2M) was shown to reduce the dopamine concentration in corpus striatum of adult rat brains and inhibit other neuronal functions in vivo and in vitro. As brain-derived neurotrophic factor, neurotrophin-4, and neurotrophin-3 are important neurotrophic factors for dopaminergic neurons, the effect of monoamine-activated alpha2M on signal transduction by trkB and trkC was investigated. The results show that monoamine-activated alpha2M binds to trkB and inhibits brain-derived neurotrophic factor/neurotrophin-4-promoted autophosphorylation of trkB in a dose-dependent manner in both trkB-expressing NIH3T3 (NIH3T3-trkB) and human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. Monoamine-activated alpha2M also blocks tyrosine phosphorylation of phospholipase C-gamma1 and extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK)-1, which are key intracellular proteins involved in trkB signal transduction. Similarly, monoamine-activated alpha2M inhibits tyrosine phosphorylation of neurotrophin-3-induced trkC and its signal transduction in a dose-dependent manner in NIH3T3 cells expressing trkC (NIH3T3-trkC). In contrast to monoamine-activated alpha2M, normal alpha2M has little or no significant inhibitory effect on the phosphorylation of trkB and trkC. In addition, the retinoic acid-promoted tyrosine phosphorylation of phospholipase C-gamma1, ERK-1, and/or ERK-2 in SH-SY5Y cells was unaffected by monoamine-activated alpha2M; this suggests that the inhibitory effect of activated alpha2M on the neurotrophin-stimulated phosphorylation of intracellular signalling proteins may be specific. Taken together, the data indicate that activated alpha2M is a pan-trk inhibitor, which by virtue of its binding to trk receptors may block trk-mediated signal transduction in dopaminergic neurons and lead to reduction of dopamine concentration in corpus striatum.
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PMID:Inhibition of phosphorylation of TrkB and TrkC and their signal transduction by alpha2-macroglobulin. 964 68

The early signaling mechanism of sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) on extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation was investigated in C6 glioma cells. S1P activated the enzyme in association with a shift in the mobility on electrophoresis reflecting phosphorylation of both ERK1/ERK2 at as low as 10 nM. The lipid-induced ERK1/2 activation was partially inhibited by treatment of the cells with either phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (a long-term treatment to desensitize protein kinase C) or pertussis toxin (PTX) and was completely inhibited by a simultaneous treatment with both agents. Similarly, either calphostin C, an inhibitor of protein kinase C, or U73122, an inhibitor of phospholipase C, partially inhibited the S1Pinduced ERK1/2 activation in the nontreated cells with PTX and completely in the toxin-treated cells. On the other hand, the S1P-induced ERK activation was hardly affected by ethanol, which switched the product of phospholipase D from phosphatidic acid to metabolism-resistant phosphatidylethanol. S1P was able to activate ERK1/2 without a detectable increase in the intracellular content of the lipid, but sphingosine, a substrate of sphingosine kinase, which is an enzyme for S1P generation in the cells, hardly affected the ERK1/2 activation in spite of a marked elevation of intracellular S1P accumulation. This indicates that intracellular increase in S1P is not necessary for the S1P-induced ERK activation, and hence suggests the extracellular action mechanism of S1P. Supporting this idea, mRNAs of recently identified S1P specific receptors, Edg-1 and AGR16/H218, were expressed in C6 cells. Taken together, these results suggested that S1P acts on C6 cells extracellularly possibly through S1P receptors which are linked to at least two signaling pathways, i.e., the PTX-sensitive Gi/Go protein pathway and the toxin-insensitive Gq/G11-phospholipase C-PKC pathway, resulting in the activation of ERK.
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PMID:Possible involvement of cell surface receptors in sphingosine 1-phosphate-induced activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase in C6 glioma cells. 988 6

It is known that cellular signals produced in response to an inappropriate spindle formation cause the cell to be arrested at metaphase (M) in the cell cycle. We report here that the 42-kDa isoform of MAPK (ERK2) was tyrosyl-phosphorylated and activated in response to epidermal growth factor (EGF) in interphase but not in M-arrested HeLa cells. However, the basal level of activity of M-arrested cells was higher than that of interphase, although the overall tyrosyl phosphorylation content was small. Further, the EGF receptor and its associated proteins GTPase-activating protein and phospholipase C were phosphorylated in M-arrested cells to a lower extent than they were in interphase. This implies that in spite of its high level of basal activity, the scarcity of MAPK activation in mitosis in response to EGF stems from an early impairment of phosphorylation of the receptor and neighboring proteins. The biological significance of these results underlies the importance of keeping the cell sheltered from extracellular signals when it undergoes division.
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PMID:p42-MAP kinase is activated in EGF-stimulated interphase but not in metaphase-arrested HeLa cells. 998 89

Oligodendroglial cells express ionotropic glutamate receptors of alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-isoxazole-4-propionic acid hydrobromide (AMPA) and kainate (KA) subtypes. Recently, we reported that AMPA receptor agonists increased 45Ca2+ uptake and phospholipase C (PLC) activity. To further elucidate the intracellular signaling mechanisms, we examined the effects of AMPA and KA on mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). KA caused a time- and concentration-dependent increase in MAPK activity (predominantly the p42mapk or ERK2) and the effect was blocked by 6-cyano-7-nitro-quinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX), a competitive AMPA/KA receptor antagonist. Furthermore, the noncompetitive antagonists of AMPA receptor GYKI 52466 and LY 303070 prevented the actions of the agonists, indicating that the effect of KA on MAPK activation is mediated through AMPA receptors in oligodendrocyte progenitors. Chelation of extracellular Ca2+ by EDTA or inhibition of PLC with U73122 abolished MAPK activation by KA. In addition, KA-stimulated MAPK activation was reduced by the protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors, H7 and bisindolylmaleimide, as well as downregulation of PKC by prolonged exposure to phorbol esters. The involvement of PKC in the signal transduction pathways was further supported by the ability of KA to induce translocation of PKC measured by [3H]PDBu binding. Interestingly, a wortmannin-sensitive phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and a pertussis toxin (PTX)-sensitive G protein form part of the molecular pathways mediating MAPK activation by AMPA receptor. A specific inhibitor of MAPK kinase, PD 098059, blocked MAPK activation and reduced KA-induced c-fos gene expression. All together, these results indicate that MAPK is implicated in the transmission of AMPA signaling to the nucleus and requires extracellular Ca2+, and PLC/PKC activation.
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PMID:Molecular pathways mediating activation by kainate of mitogen-activated protein kinase in oligodendrocyte progenitors. 1009 77

Oxytocin (OT) receptors (OTRs) have been demonstrated in a number of human breast tumors and tumor cells, but it was not clear whether the receptors were functional. We examined the regulation and function of OTR in a tumor cell line, Hs578T, derived from human breast. These cells expressed moderate levels of OTR when cultured in 10% FBS, as demonstrated by RT-PCR and binding analyses. Serum deprivation resulted in the loss of OTRs, with no effect on cell viability. Restoration of serum and addition of 1 microM dexamethasone (DEX) increased OTR levels by about 9-fold. Up-regulation was blocked by the addition of phospholipase C and PKC inhibitors. Serum/DEX treatment also increased steady state OTR messenger RNA levels. OT increased intracellular Ca2+ in a time- and dose-responsive manner, and the effects of OT were lost when OTRs were down-regulated by serum starvation. Serum/DEX up-regulation of OTR restored the responsiveness to OT. OT also stimulated ERK-2 (extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase) phosphorylation and PGE2 synthesis in Hs578T cells. In addition to showing that OTRs in the breast tumor cells are functional, these studies show that Hs578T cells can be used to study molecular regulation of OTR gene expression and intracellular signaling pathways stimulated by OT.
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PMID:Demonstration of functional oxytocin receptors in human breast Hs578T cells and their up-regulation through a protein kinase C-dependent pathway. 1021 79

Nerve growth factor (NGF) treatment of Chinese hamster ovary fibroblast (CHO) cells exogenously expressing 2.5x105 TrkA receptors (CHO/TrkA) results in inhibition of serum and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) stimulated cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, NGF does not stimulate [3H]thymidine incorporation and inhibits IGF-I mediated DNA synthesis in CHO/TrkA cells. NGF and IGF-I induce extracellular-signal regulated kinase 1 (ERK1) and ERK2 activation, but NGF is able to stimulate a higher and more sustained activation of these enzymes compared with IGF-I. Cotreatment with NGF and IGF-I yields an ERK1/2 activity profile similar to that of NGF treatment alone. While pretreatment with mitogen activated protein kinase kinase (MKK) inhibitor PD98059 (30 microM) results in 100% inhibition of IGF-I stimulated MAPK phosphorylation (IC50<1 microM), NGF mediated MAPK phosphorylation is only decreased by 50% (IC50=3 microM). NGF, but not IGF-I, stimulates tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of PLC-gamma1 which can be inhibited in a dose-dependent manner by phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) inhibitor U73122 (IC50=4 microM). Pretreatment with U73122 (IC50=7 microM) results in an 87% inhibition of NGF mediated MAPK phosphorylation, while cotreatment with PD98059 and U73122 results in 97% inhibition. U73122 pretreatment has no effect on NGF stimulated Akt activation. NGF, but not IGF-I, stimulates the tyrosine phosphorylation of Suc1-associated neurotrophic factor-induced tyrosine phosphorylation target (SNT-1)/fibroblast growth factor receptor substrate 2 (FRS2) which can be completely prevented by pretreatment with 10 microM U73122. Finally, inhibition of PI-PLC results in NGF's ability to stimulate DNA synthesis in the absence and presence of IGF-I.
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PMID:Inhibition of PLC-gamma1 activity converts nerve growth factor from an anti-mitogenic to a mitogenic signal in CHO cells. 1049 Aug 25

Protein kinase C (PKC) has been reported to be associated with the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) by hyperosmolality. However, it is unclear whether hyperosmolality induces PKC activation and which PKC isoforms are involved in ERK activation. In this study, we demonstrate that NaCl increases total PKC activity and induces PKCalpha, PKCdelta, and PKCepsilon translocation from the cytosol to the membrane in NIH/3T3 cells, suggesting that hyperosmotic stress activates conventional PKC (cPKC) and novel PKC (nPKC). Further studies show that NaCl-inducible ERK1 and ERK2 (ERK1/2) activation is a consequence of cPKC and nPKC activation, because either downregulation with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate or selective inhibition of cPKC and nPKC by GF-109203X and rottlerin largely inhibited the stimulation of ERK1/2 phosphorylation by NaCl. In addition, we show that NaCl increases diacylglycerol (DAG) levels and that a phospholipase C (PLC) inhibitor, U-73122, inhibits NaCl-induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation. These results, together, suggest that a hyperosmotic NaCl-induced signaling pathway that leads to activation of ERK1/2 may sequentially involve PLC activation, DAG release, and cPKC and nPKC activation.
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PMID:Hyperosmolality induces activation of cPKC and nPKC, a requirement for ERK1/2 activation in NIH/3T3 cells. 1064 17

Activation of T cells requires co-stimulation of the TCR and accessory receptors like CD2, CD4, CD8, CD11a or CD28. Engagement of the TCR without co-stimulation results in anergy / apoptosis. Here we show that induction of the shift of the tyrosine kinase p56lck from 56 kDa to apparent 60 kDa in resting human peripheral blood T cells (PBT) is strictly dependent on co-stimulation through both TCR and accessory receptors. In contrast, triggering of the TCR alone is only sufficient to induce the lck shift in preactivated cells like T cell clones or the T lymphoma line Jurkat. Our studies predict an involvement of a phospholipase C isoform which surprisingly acts downstream of a phorbolester-sensitive, H7-insensitive protein kinase C. Inhibition of the lck shift in vivo by U73122, a specific inhibitor of phospholipase C, correlates with reduced activation of the MAP-kinases ERK1 / 2. Moreover, the MEK1-specific inhibitor PD98059 blocks the lck shift in vivo. These findings demonstrate that activation of the MEK1-ERK1 / 2 pathway is required for lck conversion in vivo. The lck shift is not inducible by co-stimulation through acidic sphingomyelinase or ceramides which even prevent ERK2 activation in PBT. Moreover, it is resistant to treatment with W7, KN62 and cyclosporin A.
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PMID:Conversion of p56(lck) to p60(lck) in human peripheral blood T lymphocytes is dependent on co- stimulation through accessory receptors: involvement of phospholipase C, protein kinase C and MAP-kinases in vivo. 1067 Dec 21

CD19 is a coreceptor on B cells that enhances the increase in cytoplasmic calcium and ERK2 activation when coligated with the B cell Ag receptor. Constructs containing point mutations and truncations were expressed in Daudi human B lymphoblastoid cells to systematically determine the requirement for individual CD19 cytoplasmic tyrosines in these responses. Evidence for activity was found for Y330, Y360, and Y421 as well as that previously published for Y391. Precipitates formed with phosphopeptides consisting of CD19 sequences flanking these residues were used to screen for cytoplasmic proteins that mediate signaling. Phosphopeptide Y330 precipitated Grb2 and Sos, whereas phosphopeptides Y391 and Y421 both precipitated Vav and phospholipase C-gamma2. These molecules also were found associated with native CD19. In mapping studies with altered constructs, CD19 Y330 and/or Y360 were necessary for binding Grb2 and Sos. Vav associated with CD19 constitutively in unstimulated cells by a tyrosine-independent mechanism requiring the portion of CD19 encoded by exons 9-12. After B cell Ag receptor stimulation, Vav association was tyrosine-dependent, but binding was influenced by multiple residues. However, when maximally phosphorylated by pervanadate, Y391 and, to a lesser extent, Y421 were sufficient. CD19 Y391 was also both necessary and sufficient for binding phospholipase C-gamma2. Thus, different tyrosines along the CD19 cytoplasmic domain provide scaffolding for the formation of complexes of different signaling molecules.
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PMID:Systematic analysis of the role of CD19 cytoplasmic tyrosines in enhancement of activation in Daudi human B cells: clustering of phospholipase C and Vav and of Grb2 and Sos with different CD19 tyrosines. 1070 2


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