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Query: UNIPROT:P61278 (somatostatin)
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The effects of rat growth hormone releasing factor (rGRF) on somatostatin (SRIF) secretion, cyclic nucleotide production and phosphatidylinositol metabolism were investigated in the median eminence (ME), using an in vitro system. Medium was discarded and replaced by medium containing various concentrations of rGRF or rGRF plus epinephrine (E, 6 x 10(-7) M). rGRF had no effect on basal or E-stimulated release of cAMP. In the same experiments rGRF markedly stimulated SRIF release. These results suggested that cAMP is not involved in the stimulatory effect of GRF on SRIF release. However, GRF significantly stimulated release of both SRIF and cGMP in a dose-related manner. Maximal stimulation was observed at 10(-10) M GRF (p less than 0.005) which also produces maximal SRIF release. 2'0-monobutyrylguanosine 3'5' cyclic phosphate (mbcGMP, 10(-11) to 10(-10) M) stimulated SRIF release from ME fragments (p less than 0.001 at 10(-10) M) whereas the control, sodium butyrate (10(-6) M), had no effect. GRF caused significant elevation of 30.6% in the concentration of labelled inositol phosphates [( 3H]-IPs) in the ME. These data indicate that GRF stimulation of SRIF release is accompanied by increased cGMP production and phosphatidyl-inositol (PI) metabolism but does not alter cAMP production. Because mbcGMP can directly stimulate SRIF release, we suggest that GRF causes a receptor-mediated increase in the metabolism of phosphatidylinositol and cGMP formation. These actions therefore may be among the early metabolic events in the mechanism of GRF-stimulated SRIF release from the ME.
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PMID:Rat growth hormone-releasing factor stimulates cyclic GMP formation and phosphatidylinositol metabolism in the median eminence. 167 56

Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) has been shown to be an important mediator of intracellular signal transduction in mammalian cells. We show here, for the first time, that the blockade of PI3K activity in human fetal undifferentiated cells induced morphological and functional endocrine differentiation. This was associated with an increase in mRNA levels of insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin, as well as an increase in the insulin protein content and secretion in response to secretagogues. Blockade of PI3K also increased the proportion of pluripotent precursor cells coexpressing multiple hormones and the total number of terminally differentiated cells originating from these precursor cells. We examined whether any of the recently described modulators of endocrine differentiation could participate in regulating PI3K activity in fetal islet cells. The activity of PI3K was inversely correlated with the hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor-induced downregulation or nicotinamideinduced upregulation of islet-specific gene expression, giving support to the role of PI3K, as a negative regulator of endocrine differentiation. In conclusion, our results provide a mechanism for the regulation of hormone-specific gene expression during human fetal neogenesis. They also suggest a novel function for PI3K, as a negative regulator of cellular differentiation.
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PMID:Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase is a negative regulator of cellular differentiation. 916 12

Human urotensin II-(1-11) and its N-terminally shortened analogues, human urotensin II-(4-11)-OH and human urotensin II-(4-11)-NH2 are potent vasoconstrictor peptides in isolated rat thoracic aorta. Human urotensin II-induced tonic aorta ring contractions are inhibited by the Ca2+ channel antagonists, verapamil, nitrendipine and diltiazem; D609 (Tricyclodecan-9-yl-xanthogenate, K), selective inhibitor of phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C and partially by phospholipase C inhibitor U-73122 [1-[6-((17ss-3 Methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl)amino)hexyl]-1H-pyrrole-25-dione] and a selective inhibitor of phosphatidyl-inositol-specific phospholipase C-ET-18-OCH3 (Edelfosine,1-O-octadecyl-2O-methyl-rac-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine); protein kinase C inhibitors, chelerythrine and NPC-15437 [S-2,6-diamino-N-[[1-(1-oxotridecyl)-2-piperidinyl]methyl]-hexanamide dihydrochloride]; tyrosine kinase inhibitors, genistein and tyrphostin B42 and Rho-kinase inhibitor HA-1077 [1-(5-isoquinolinylsulfonyl)-homopiperazine dihydrochloride]. This indicates that human urotensin II-induced tonic contractions of the rat aorta are mediated by phospholipase C, protein kinase C, tyrosine kinases and Rho-kinase related pathways. In the high K+ medium, human urotensin II induces dose-dependent phasic oscillations of aortic rings. These are inhibited by Ca2+ channel antagonists, the phospholipase C inhibitor, U-73122 and protein kinase C inhibitors, chelerythrine and NPC-15437, indicating that human urotensin II-induced phasic oscillations of the rat aorta are mediated by phospholipase C and protein kinase C-dependent pathways. Given their close structural similarity, several somatostatin analogues, importantly containing DCys5 and DTrp7 and expressing different degrees of somatostatin receptor antagonist activity, were tested for possible inhibitory effects on human urotensin II-induced contractions of the rat aorta rings. Pre-incubation of rat aorta rings in the presence of somatostatin analogues, which are preferentially sst2 specific binders: PRL-2882; PRL-2903 and PRL-2915 at micro-molar concentrations significantly blocked the development of human urotensin II-induced tonic contractions. Somatostatin receptor antagonists dose-dependently inhibited human urotensin II-induced Ca2+ transients in rat thoracic aorta rings. These somatostatin receptor antagonists displayed moderate affinities for recombinant rat and human urotensin II receptor binding sites. The data support the suggestion that urotensin II receptor and somatostatin type 2/5 receptors display similar surface topologies and that analogues of somatostatin could provide useful lead compounds for the development of more potent urotensin II receptor antagonists.
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PMID:Human urotensin II-induced aorta ring contractions are mediated by protein kinase C, tyrosine kinases and Rho-kinase: inhibition by somatostatin receptor antagonists. 1190 7

The G protein-coupled sst2 somatostatin receptor is a critical negative regulator of cell proliferation. sstII prevents growth factor-induced cell proliferation through activation of the tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1 leading to induction of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27Kip1. Here, we investigate the signaling molecules linking sst2 to p27Kip1. In Chinese hamster ovary-DG-44 cells stably expressing sst2 (CHO/sst2), the somatostatin analogue RC-160 transiently stimulates ERK2 activity and potentiates insulin-stimulated ERK2 activity. RC-160 also stimulates ERK2 activity in pancreatic acini isolated from normal mice, which endogenously express sst2, but has no effect in pancreatic acini derived from sst2 knock-out mice. RC-160-induced p27Kip1 up-regulation and inhibition of insulin-dependent cell proliferation are both prevented by pretreatment of CHO/sst2 cells with the MEK1/2 inhibitor PD98059. In addition, using dominant negative mutants, we show that sst2-mediated ERK2 stimulation is dependent on the pertussis toxin-sensitive Gi/o protein, the tyrosine kinase Src, both small G proteins Ras and Rap1, and the MEK kinase B-Raf but is independent of Raf-1. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and both tyrosine phosphatases, SHP-1 and SHP-2, are required upstream of Ras and Rap1. Taken together, our results identify a novel mechanism whereby a Gi/o protein-coupled receptor inhibits cell proliferation by stimulating ERK signaling via a SHP-1-SHP-2-PI3K/Ras-Rap1/B-Raf/MEK pathway.
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PMID:sst2 Somatostatin receptor inhibits cell proliferation through Ras-, Rap1-, and B-Raf-dependent ERK2 activation. 1287 7

Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) regulates many cellular functions including growth and survival, and its excessive activation is a hallmark of cancer. Somatostatin, acting through its G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) sst2, has potent proapoptotic and anti-invasive activities on normal and cancer cells. Here, we report a novel mechanism for inhibiting PI3K activity. Somatostatin, acting through sst2, inhibits PI3K activity by disrupting a pre-existing complex comprising the sst2 receptor and the p85 PI3K regulatory subunit. Surface plasmon resonance and molecular modeling identified the phosphorylated-Y71 residue of a p85-binding pYXXM motif in the first sst2 intracellular loop, and p85 COOH-terminal SH2 as direct interacting domains. Somatostatin-mediated dissociation of this complex as well as p85 tyrosine dephosphorylation correlates with sst2 tyrosine dephosphorylation on the Y71 residue. Mutating sst2-Y71 disabled sst2 to interact with p85 and somatostatin to inhibit PI3K, consequently abrogating sst2's ability to suppress cell survival and tumor growth. These results provide the first demonstration of a physical interaction between a GPCR and p85, revealing a novel mechanism for negative regulation by ligand-activated GPCR of PI3K-dependent survival pathways, which may be an important molecular target for antineoplastic therapy.
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PMID:Direct binding of p85 to sst2 somatostatin receptor reveals a novel mechanism for inhibiting PI3K pathway. 1691 5