p38丝裂原活化蛋白激酶在小鼠T细胞增殖中的作用

目的:了解p38丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(MAPK)在ConA刺激下小鼠T细胞增殖中的作用。方法:以活体染料羧基荧光素乙酰乙酸琥珀酰亚胺酯染色,建立了在多克隆刺激剂刀豆蛋白A(ConA)刺激下评价小鼠T细胞增殖的模型,通过流式细胞术分析p38丝裂原活化蛋白激酶的特异性抑制剂SB203580在不同剂量、不同时间对T细胞增殖的作用,并应用CellQuest和SPSS10.0 forW indows软件分析增殖细胞各代所占比例和增殖指数(PI)。结果:羧基荧光素乙酰乙酸琥珀酰亚胺酯染色分析显示,随着SB203580浓度从0.5μmol/L逐渐增至15.0μmol/L,T细胞增殖逐渐减弱,以15.0μmol/L SB203580的抑制作用最为明显,呈剂量依赖关系(r=-0.97,P<0.01);SB203580浓度增加至20.0μmol/L时,细胞大量死亡。选用SB203580最佳浓度(15.0μmol/L),随时间从24 h至72 h递增,SB203580对T细胞增殖的抑制作用逐渐增强,以72 h抑制作用最为明显,84~96 h后,抑制作用逐渐减弱。结论:p38 MAPK在ConA刺激的T细胞增殖中起着重要的作用。     

A diacylglycerol analogue reduces neuronal calcium currents independently of protein kinase C activation

Diacylglycerol analogues (for example 1,2-oleoylacetylglycerol, OAG) and phorbol esters are activators of protein kinase C, and have been widely used to study the function of this enzyme in both intact cells and cell-free preparations. Electrophysiological studies have shown that these activators can either depress or increase Ca2+ currents, or decrease K+ currents when applied outside the cell. It has been assumed that these effects are mediated by protein kinase C activation. Here we report that micromolar levels of OAG and phorbol esters depress Ca2+ currents in chick sensory neurons independently of their effect as activators of protein kinase C. The depression of the Ca2+ current is rapid and is unaffected by intracellular application of the protein kinase C inhibitors staurosporin, sphingosine and H-7. Furthermore, the activators were ineffective when applied intracellularly, indicating that their site of action is on the outside of the membrane.     

Inhibitors of protein kinase C

Protein kinase catalyzes the transfer of the γ-phosphoryl group from ATP to the hydroxyl groups o fprotein side chains, which plays critical roles in signal transduction pathways by transmitting extracellular signals across the plasma membrane and nuclear membrane to the destination sites in the cytoplasm and the nucleus. Protein kinase C (PKC) is a superfamily of phospholipid-dependent Ser/Thr kinase. There are at least 12 isozymes in PKC family.They are distributed in different tissues and play different roles in physiological processes. On account of their concern with a variety of pathophysiologic states, such as cancer,inflammatory conditions, autoimmune disorder, and cardiac diseases, the inhibitors, which can inhibit the activity of PKC and the interaction of cytokine with receptor, and interfere signal transduction pathway, may be candidates of therapeutic drugs. Therefore, intense efforts have been made to develop specific protein kinase inhibitors as biological tools and therapeutic agents. This article reviews the recent development of some of PKC inhibitors based on their interaction with different conserved domains and different inhibition mechanisms.     

Altered cytosol/membrane enzyme redistribution on interleukin-3 activation of protein kinase C

Interleukin-3 (IL-3) is a member of a family of growth and differentiation peptides, collectively referred to as colony-stimulating factors, which regulate haematopoiesis. IL-3 has been highly purified from medium conditioned by WEHI-3B cells, and recently the molecular cloning of complementary DNA for murine IL-3 has been reported. IL-3 seems to stimulate a wide range of colony-forming cells derived from murine bone marrow and has consequently been studied under a variety of names, including burst-promoting activity, mast cell growth factor, P-cell stimulating factor and multi-colony-stimulating factor. Here we present evidence that IL-3-receptor interaction stimulates the rapid and transient redistribution of protein kinase C (PK-C) from cytosol to plasma membrane in FDC-P1 cells. Phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) is shown to have a similar effect in these IL-3-dependent FDC-P1 cells. Our data suggest that IL-3 and phorbol esters share a common feature of transmembrane signalling crucial for growth and differentiation.     

Loss of mouse fibroblast cell response to phorbol esters restored by microinjected protein kinase C

The phorbol esters in addition to being among the most potent mouse skin tumour promoters profoundly affect many different biological systems. It is postulated that they act through activation of protein kinase C, but substantial heterogeneity in their pharmacological and binding behaviour in some systems has caused concern about whether this is their only target. Evidence linking protein kinase C activation with biological responses to the phorbol esters includes similarity in structure-activity relations for binding and response; in vitro phosphorylation of specific proteins by protein kinase C at the same sites at which phorbol ester treatment induces phosphorylation in intact cells; and correlation in certain cell types between down regulation of protein kinase C on chronic phorbol ester treatment and loss of cellular responsiveness to the phorbol ester. Here we report that microinjection of purified protein kinase C into Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts pretreated with the phorbol ester phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate (PDBu) restores the mitogenic response of the cells to PDBu, directly establishing the involvement of protein kinase C in this response.     

A model for intracellular translocation of protein kinase C involving synergism between Ca2+ and phorbol esters

The activation of protein kinase C by diacylglycerol and by tumour promoters has implicated this enzyme in transmembrane signalling and in the regulation of the cell cycle. In vitro studies revealed that catalytic activity requires the presence of calcium and phospholipids with a preference for phosphatidylserine. Diacylglycerol and tumour promoters such as phorbol esters bind to the enzyme, leading to its activation while sharply increasing its affinity for Ca2+ and phospholipid. Addition of diacylglycerol analogues or phorbol esters to intact cells results in the phosphorylation of specific polypeptides. Several cellular processes, including hormone and neurotransmitter release and receptor down-regulation, are modulated by the activation of protein kinase C, while phorbol ester-induced stimulation of the enzyme in whole cells has been associated with its translocation from the cytoplasm to the plasma membrane. Moreover, the use of Ca2+ ionophores has revealed an apparent synergism between Ca2+ mobilization and protein kinase C activation. This synergism has recently also been found to apply to receptor down-regulation (ref. 23 and accompanying paper). Here we describe a reconstitution system in which intracellular translocation of protein kinase C and the synergism between Ca2+ and enzyme activators can be studied. The results suggest a rationale for concomitant Ca2+ mobilization and diacylglycerol formation in response to some hormones, neurotransmitters and growth factors.     

Application of phorbol ester to mouse skin causes a rapid and sustained loss of protein kinase C

It is now widely accepted that tumour-promoting phorbol esters activate a Ca2+- and phospholipid-dependent protein kinase (protein kinase C) both in vitro and in intact cells, and that the kinase represents a major cellular phorbol ester-binding protein. The phorbol esters act as analogues of diacylglycerol, a natural regulator of protein kinase C, and stabilize the membrane-association of the kinase. Although other molecular targets may exist, protein kinase C activation is probably important in mediating the diverse responses of cultured cells to phorbol esters and in promoting in vivo tumours. The enzyme comprises a family of closely related proteins and has been detected in extracts from mouse epidermal cells, the likely targets for two-stage carcinogenesis in mouse skin. In this report we show that application of a single dose of TPA (12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol-13-acetate) to mouse skin results in a rapid and complete loss of protein kinase C activity which is maintained for 3-4 days. This is associated with a loss of immunologically detectable protein kinase C and the accumulation of a smaller protein detectable by antibodies recognizing the regulatory domain of protein kinase C.     

细胞外信号调节激酶1/2信号通路在小鼠T细胞增殖、周期和活化中的作用

目的:探讨细胞外信号调节激酶1/2(ERK1/2)信号通路在小鼠T淋巴细胞增殖、周期和活化中的作用.方法:分离小鼠淋巴结细胞,藉多克隆刺激剂刀豆蛋白(ConA)或佛波醇酯(PDB)加离子霉素(Ion)刺激,流式细胞术分析ERK1/2信号通路的特异性阻断剂PD98059对小鼠T淋巴细胞增殖、周期和活化的影响.结果:活体染料羧基荧光素乙酰乙酸染色分析显示,不同浓度(5、10、20、30、40 μmol/L)的PD98059对ConA诱导的T淋巴细胞增殖具有明显的抑制作用,呈现剂量依赖关系(r=0.985,P＜0.01).碘化丙锭染色分析表明,PD98059可阻止ConA刺激的T淋巴细胞进入S期和G2/M期,PD98059对PDB Ion刺激的T淋巴细胞细胞周期的影响与ConA刺激相似,不同的是S期和G2/M期的变化较ConA作用更显著.荧光标记单克隆抗体染色显示,不同浓度的PD98059仅能轻微影响T淋巴细胞表面活化标志CD69和CD25的表达.结论:PD98059对小鼠T淋巴细胞的增殖有明显抑制作用,并阻止其进入S期和G2/M期,但不能明显抑制小鼠T淋巴细胞的早期和中期活化.     

Activation of protein kinase C augments evoked transmitter release

In view of the emerging role of the phosphoinositide system in cellular communication we examined its involvement in quantal-transmitter release, which is a key element in synaptic transmission. Transmitter release is normally activated by an increase in intracellular calcium, achieved either by entry of calcium ions through the presynaptic membrane or by intracellular calcium liberation. One of the targets of the phosphoinositide signalling system is the enzyme protein kinase C (PKC), which can be activated experimentally by tumour promoting phorbol esters, including 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA). Such activation of PKC may be implicated in transmitter release in two ways. First, phorbol esters were found to increase secretion and enhance calcium currents; it might therefore be expected that they would increase synaptic transmitter release. But phorbol esters also inhibit the calcium current in dorsal root ganglion neurones. We report that the phorbol ester TPA augments synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junction by increasing transmitter liberation. Activation of PKC also depends synaptic depression.     

Picomolar concentrations of lead stimulate brain protein kinase C

Recent growth studies in children suggest that there is no threshold for adverse effects from the universal exposure to inorganic lead. The biochemical mechanisms mediating low-level toxicity are unclear, but in several biological systems, lead alters calcium-mediated cellular processes and may mimic calcium in binding to regulatory proteins. Here we present evidence that lead stimulates diacylglycerol-activated calcium and phospholipid-dependent protein kinase, protein kinase C, partially purified from rat brain. Picomolar concentrations of lead are equivalent to micromolar calcium in kinase activation, so this regulatory enzyme is sensitive to the lead levels expected from current environmental exposure.     

A mutant protein kinase C that can transform fibroblasts

Expression of normal protein kinase C (PKC) isoenzymes in fibroblasts has been shown to alter growth regulation but has failed to induce complete transformation of the recipient cells. Here we report on a murine ultraviolet-induced fibrosarcoma cell line which has an unusual PKC subcellular distribution with 87% of the PKC activity associated with the membrane. We have cloned and sequenced the alpha-PKC complementary DNA from ultraviolet-induced-fibrosarcoma cells and from mouse Balb/c brain and found four point mutations in the fibrosarcoma PKC, of which three are in the highly conserved regulatory domain and one is in the conserved region of the catalytic domain. Expression of this mutant alpha-PKC gene in normal Balb/c 3T3 fibroblasts results in a fibrosarcoma-like PKC membrane localization and in cell transformation, as judged by their formation of dense foci, anchorage-independent growth and ability to induce solid tumours when inoculated into nude mice. By contast, transfectants expressing the normal alpha-PKC cDNA do not display a morphology typical of malignant transformed cells and fail to induce tumours in vivo. These findings demonstrate that point mutations in the primary structure of PKC modulate enzyme function and are responsible for inducing oncogenicity.     

Growth inhibition by protein kinase C late in mitogenesis

The importance of alpha-thrombin in the clotting cascade is well-known, but it is also a potent mitogen. Like many other mitogens, thrombin causes receptor-mediated activation of a phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PLC), leading to the release of diacylglycerol and the subsequent activation of protein kinase C (refs 3-6). Protein kinase C is probably important in cell proliferation, as activation of this enzyme by phorbol esters promotes growth in many systems. Some growth factors have tyrosine kinase activity and function without activation of PLC or protein kinase C. In this report we show that alpha-thrombin retains its mitogenicity in vascular smooth muscle cells depleted of protein kinase C. Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA) is found to be a potent growth inhibitor when added to vascular smooth muscle cells with alpha-thrombin. Moreover, growth inhibition is maximal when protein kinase C is activated 4 hours after exposure to thrombin, long after the completion of 'early events' induced by thrombin. Thus, PMA probes an event late in the G1 phase of the cell cycle or at the G1-S transition.     

Stimulus-dependent myristoylation of a major substrate for protein kinase C

Bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the major surface component of gram-negative bacteria, exerts a profound effect on the immune system by enhancing the release of proteins and arachidonic acid metabolites from macrophages (for review see ref. 1). The molecular mechanism(s) by which LPS induces these various secretory responses is unknown. We previously reported that LPS promotes the myristoylation of several macrophage proteins including one with a relative molecular mass (Mr) of 68K2. We have now found that by several criteria the 68K myristoylated protein is similar or identical to the 80/87K protein, a major specific substrate for protein kinase C (PKC) found in brain and fibroblasts (for review see refs 7,8). We have also found that the myristoylated PKC substrate is quantitatively associated with the membrane fraction. Myristoylation of the PKC substrate may target it to the membrane and constitute a transduction pathway for stimulus-response coupling.     

Induction of vanilloid receptor channel activity by protein kinase C

Capsaicin or vanilloid receptors (VRs) participate in the sensation of thermal and inflammatory pain. The cloned (VR1) and native VRs are non-selective cation channels directly activated by harmful heat, extracellular protons and vanilloid compounds. However, considerable attention has been focused on identifying other signalling pathways in VR activation; it is known that VR1 is also expressed in non-sensory tissue and may mediate inflammatory rather than acute thermal pain. Here we show that activation of protein kinase C (PKC) induces VR1 channel activity at room temperature in the absence of any other agonist. We also observed this effect in native VRs from sensory neurons, and phorbol esters induced a vanilloid-sensitive Ca2+ rise in these cells. Moreover, the pro-inflammatory peptide, bradykinin, and the putative endogenous ligand, anandamide, respectively induced and enhanced VR activity, in a PKC-dependent manner. These results suggest that PKC may link a range of stimuli to the activation of VRs.     

Phospholipid binding by a synaptic vesicle protein homologous to the regulatory region of protein kinase C

Neurotransmitters are released at synapses by the Ca2(+)-regulated exocytosis of synaptic vesicles, which are specialized secretory organelles that store high concentrations of neurotransmitters. The rapid Ca2(+)-triggered fusion of synaptic vesicles is presumably mediated by specific proteins that must interact with Ca2+ and the phospholipid bilayer. We now report that the cytoplasmic domain of p65, a synaptic vesicle-specific protein that binds calmodulin contains an internally repeated sequence that is homologous to the regulatory C2-region of protein kinase C (PKC). The cytoplasmic domain of recombinant p65 binds acidic phospholipids with a specificity indicating an interaction of p65 with the hydrophobic core as well as the headgroups of the phospholipids. The binding specificity resembles PKC, except that p65 also binds calmodulin, placing the C2-regions in a context of potential Ca2(+)-regulation that is different from PKC. This is a novel homology between a cellular protein and the regulatory domain of protein kinase C. The structure and properties of p65 suggest that it may have a role in mediating membrane interactions during synaptic vesicle exocytosis.     

Increased proliferation of B cells and auto-immunity in mice lacking protein kinase Cdelta

Protein kinase C (PKC), which comprises 11 closely related isoforms, has been implicated in a wide variety of cellular processes, such as growth, differentiation, secretion, apoptosis and tumour development. Among the PKC isotypes, PKC-delta is unique in that its overexpression results in inhibition of cell growth. Here we show that mice that lack PKC-delta exhibit expansion of the B-lymphocyte population with the formation of numerous germinal centres in the absence of stimulation. The rate of proliferation in response to stimulation was greater for B cells from PKC-delta-deficient mice than for those from wild-type mice. Adoptive transfer experiments suggested that the hyperproliferation phenotype is B-cell autonomous. Production of interleukin-6 was markedly increased in B cells of PKC-delta-null mice as a result of an increase in the DNA-binding activity of NF-IL6. Furthermore, the PKC-delta-deficient mice contain circulating autoreactive antibodies and display immune-complex-type glomerulonephritis, as well as lymphocyte infiltration in many organs. These results suggest that PKC-delta has an indispensable function in negative regulation of B-cell proliferation, and is particularly important for the establishment of B-cell tolerance.     

Molecular cloning and expression of the major protein kinase C substrate of platelets

In platelets, agonists that stimulate phosphoinositide turnover cause the rapid phosphorylation of a protein of apparent relative molecular mass (Mr) 40-47,000, called P47, by protein kinase C (PKC). Diverse identities have been ascribed to P47 including lipocortin, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 5-phosphomonoesterase, pyruvate dehydrogenase alpha subunit and an actin regulatory protein. We have isolated human P47 clones by immunological screening of a lambda gt11 complementary DNA library from HL-60 cells, a human promyelocytic leukaemia cell line. P47 recombinants thus identified hybridized to a 3.0 kilobase (kb) messenger RNA in mature white blood cell lines; the same mRNA was induced in HL-60 cells during differentiation. A 1,050 base pair (bp) open reading frame that could encode a protein of Mr40,087 was confirmed by comparison with peptide sequences from platelet P47, and by expression of the putative recombinant P47 in E. coli and in vitro. The P47 sequence appears to have been conserved throughout vertebrate evolution, and is not similar to any other known sequence including human lipocortin and the alpha subunit of pyruvate dehydrogenase. The P47 protein contains a potential Ca2+-binding 'EF-hand' structure and a region that strongly resembles known PKC phosphorylation sites.     

C_2-神经酰胺对小鼠T淋巴细胞体外活化和增殖的影响

目的:研究C2-神经酰胺(C2-cer)对小鼠T细胞体外活化和增殖的影响,并对其免疫调节作用进行初步探讨.方法:分离小鼠淋巴结细胞,加入刀豆蛋白A(ConA)或佛波醇酯(PMA)和离子霉索(Ion)进行刺激,以不同终浓度的C2-cer与T细胞共培养.流式细胞术结合双色荧光抗体染色,检测T细胞早期活化抗原CD69的表达;用羧基荧光素双醋酸盐琥珀酰(CFDA-SE)染色结合流式细胞术,并用ModFit软件分析T细胞增殖相关指数.结果:终浓度为25、50和75 μmol/L的C2-cer可以显著抑制ConA诱导的T细胞CD69的表达,由ConA组的(60.13±1.18)%,分别降低为(54.56±1.14)%、(48.73±1.26)%和(27.09±1.07)%(P＜0.01);CFDA-SE染色结果显示,各浓度C2-cer对ConA诱导的小鼠淋巴细胞增殖,具有明显的抑制作用,增殖指数(PI)由ConA组的(1.81±0.25),分别降低为(1.46±0.01)、(1.25±0.04)和(1.18±0.03)(P＜0.05);各浓度C2-cer均可明显抑制PMA+Ion诱导的小鼠淋巴细胞增殖,增殖指数(PI)由PMA+Ion组的(1.47±0.01),分别降低为(1.27±0.01)、(1.11±0.01)和(1.05±0.01)(P＜0.05).结论:C2-cer能有效地抑制小鼠T细胞的体外活化和增殖.     

红车轴草提取物对小鼠T淋巴细胞体外活化与增殖的影响

目的:探讨红车轴草提取物(Trifoliumpratense Leguminosaeextract,TLE)对小鼠T淋巴细胞的体外活化和增殖的影响.方法:MTT比色法检测TLE对细胞的毒副作用及增殖抑制情况;双色荧光抗体染色结合流式细胞术分析TLE对小鼠T淋巴细胞在多克隆刺激剂(ConA)刺激下体外活化抗原CD69表达的影响;羧基荧光素乙酰乙酸(carboxyfluorescein diacetate,succinimidyl ester,CFDA-SE)标记技术结合流式细胞术,分析CD3 T淋巴细胞增殖相关指数.结果:TLE对小鼠淋巴结来源的淋巴细胞微毒副作用;终质量浓度为10、20、30、40 mg/L的TLE对ConA刺激下的T淋巴细胞体外活化抗原CD69表达具有明显的抑制作用(P＜001),40 mg/L抑制达到峰值;MTT法和CFDA-SE染色法都显示,10、20、30、40 mg/L TLE对ConA诱导的T淋巴细胞增殖具有显著的抑制作用(P＜001).     

Signalling by the sevenless protein tyrosine kinase is mimicked by Ras1 activation.

Cell-fate specification of R7 photoreceptors in the developing Drosophila eye depends on an inductive signal from neighbouring R8 cells. Mutations in three genes, sevenless (sev), bride-of-sevenless (boss) and seven-in-absentia (sina) cause the R7 precursor to become a non-neural cone cell. The sev gene encodes a receptor protein tyrosine kinase (Sev) localized on the R7 surface, activated by a boss-encoded ligand presented by R8. The sina gene encodes a nuclear factor required in R7. Reduction in the dosage of the Ras1 gene impairs Sev-mediated signalling, suggesting that activation of Ras1 may be an important consequence of Sev activation. We report here that Ras1 activation may account for all of the signalling action of Sev; an activated Ras1Va112 protein rescues the normal R7 precursor from transformation into a cone cell in sev and boss null mutants and induces the formation of supernumerary R7 cells. Similar activation of the Drosophila Ras2 protein does not produce these effects, demonstrating Ras protein specificity.