Phosphorylation and Activation of Phospholipase D1 by Protein Kinase C in Vivo:  Determination of Multiple Phosphorylation Sites†

Biochemistry ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 38 (32) ◽  
pp. 10344-10351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Kim ◽  
Jung Min Han ◽  
Jong Bae Park ◽  
Sang Do Lee ◽  
Yong Seok Oh ◽  
...  
2000 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 4359-4368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangwei Du ◽  
Yelena M. Altshuller ◽  
Yong Kim ◽  
Jung Min Han ◽  
Sung Ho Ryu ◽  
...  

G protein-coupled and tyrosine kinase receptor activation of phospholipase D1 (PLD1) play key roles in agonist-stimulated cellular responses such as regulated exocytosis, actin stress fiber formation, and alterations in cell morphology and motility. Protein Kinase C, ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF), and Rho family members activate PLD1 in vitro; however, the actions of the stimulators on PLD1 in vivo have been proposed to take place through indirect pathways. We have used the yeast split-hybrid system to generate PLD1 alleles that fail to bind to or to be activated by RhoA but that retain wild-type responses to ARF and PKC. These alleles then were employed in combination with alleles unresponsive to PKC or to both stimulators to examine the activation of PLD1 by G protein-coupled receptors. Our results demonstrate that direct stimulation of PLD1 in vivo by RhoA (and by PKC) is critical for significant PLD1 activation but that PLD1 subcellular localization and regulated phosphorylation occur independently of these stimulatory pathways.


1996 ◽  
Vol 314 (3) ◽  
pp. 937-942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen L. CRAIG ◽  
Calvin B. HARLEY

During platelet activation, receptor-coupled phospholipid hydrolysis stimulates protein kinase C (PKC) and results in the phosphorylation of several proteins, the most prominent being pleckstrin. Pleckstrin is composed of two repeated domains, now called pleckstrin homology (PH) domains, separated by a spacer region that contains several consensus PKC phosphorylation sites. To determine the role of PKC-dependent phosphorylation in pleckstrin function, we mapped the phosphorylation sites in vivo of wild-type and site-directed mutants of pleckstrin expressed in COS cells. Phosphorylation was found to occur almost exclusively on Ser-113 and Ser-117 within the sequence 108-KFARKS*TRRS*IRL-120. Phosphorylation of these sites was confirmed by phosphorylation of the corresponding wild-type and mutant synthetic peptides in vitro.


2002 ◽  
Vol 294 (5) ◽  
pp. 1109-1113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiro Oka ◽  
Tomohiro Hitomi ◽  
Taro Okada ◽  
Shun-ichi Nakamura ◽  
Hiroshi Nagai ◽  
...  

Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 116 (21) ◽  
pp. 5039-5039
Author(s):  
Jie Jiang ◽  
Daryl Cole ◽  
Nigel Westwood ◽  
Lee Macpherson ◽  
Farzin Farzaneh ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 5039 There is mounting evidence that malignant cells have an intrinsic ability to prevent apoptosis. In the present study we provide evidence that the ectopic expression of Apoptin can restore the failing apoptosis program in myeloma cells via protein kinase C b (PKCb) and overcome intrinsic or acquired resistance to cell death. Apoptin (VP3), a chicken anemia virus (CAV)-derived protein has been shown to possess tumor specific cytotoxicity; its expression induces apoptosis in human tumor and transformed cells but there is little or no cytotoxic effect in normal human cells or cell lines derived from different tissues including peripheral blood mononuclear cells, fibroblast and epithelial cells. Several studies have shown that the tumor specific killing of Apoptin correlates with its phosphorylation and its subcellular localization. In cancer cells, Apoptin is localized in the nucleus and is phosphorylated on threonine108 by an as yet unknown kinase, whereas in normal cells Apoptin is detected in the cytoplasm and is essentially unphosphorylated. We developed a lentiviral vector encoding a GFP-Apoptin fusion gene (LV-GFP-AP), which delivers the Apoptin gene efficiently to haematopoietic cells. Apoptin significantly and selectively killed a number of leukemia cell lines including K562, HL60, U937, KG1 and NB4. In particular, the dexamethasone resistant multiple myeloma cell line MM1.R and the dexamethasone sensitive cell line MM1.S were efficiently killed by Apoptin. In contrast normal CD34+ cells were not killed and maintained their differentiation potential in multilineage colony formation assays. In addition, we showed that the dexamethasone resistant MM1.R cells were considerably more susceptible to Apoptin induced cell death than the parental matched MM1.S cells. This correlated with increased phosphorylation and activation of the Apoptin protein in MM1.R cells. Expression profiling of MM1.R and MM1.S cells identified a number of differentially expressed kinases. PKCb was over-expressed 9 fold in MM1.R cells and we showed, by immunoprecipitation and in vivo kinase studies, that this kinase was responsible for Apoptin phosphorylation. Analysis of the Apoptin amino acid sequence for potential phosphorylation sites indicated seven putative phosphorylation sites corresponding to the PKC kinase consensus motifs (S/TXK/R or S/TXXK/R). These sites included Thr-108, which has been previously shown to be phosphorylated in tumor cells, but not in normal cells. In vitro studies showed that recombinant Apoptin protein was phosphorylated by recombinant GST-PKCb protein at the Thr-108 site. Addition of a PKCb specific inhibitor resulted in diminished Apoptin phosphorylation whilst an unrelated inhibitor had no such effect. Furthermore, shRNA knockdown or drug mediated inhibition of PKCb in vivo significantly reduced Apoptin phosphorylation. Finally, we found that Apoptin mediated cell death proceeded via the up-regulation of PKCb, activation of caspase-9/3, cleavage of the PKCd catalytic domain and down-regulation of MERTK and AKT protein kinases. Collectively these results demonstrate a novel pathway for Apoptin activation involving PKCb and PKCd. Our results show that Apoptin is able to effectively eliminate multiple myeloma cells which have become resistant to dexamethasone. In addition, this study has led to the identification of tumor specific cellular targets such as PKCb, whose modulation by shRNAs and small molecule drugs can induce strong anti-myeloma effects. Importantly, the evidence from our data suggests that protein kinase C inhibitors may have an important therapeutic role in plasma cell neoplasia. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2001 ◽  
Vol 280 (2) ◽  
pp. H835-H843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guy A. MacGowan ◽  
Congwu Du ◽  
Douglas B. Cowan ◽  
Christof Stamm ◽  
Francis X. McGowan ◽  
...  

To determine the in vivo functional significance of troponin I (TnI) protein kinase C (PKC) phosphorylation sites, we created a transgenic mouse expressing mutant TnI, in which PKC phosphorylation sites at serines-43 and -45 were replaced by alanine. When we used high-perfusate calcium as a PKC activator, developed pressures in transgenic (TG) perfused hearts were similar to wild-type (WT) hearts ( P = not significant, NS), though there was a 35% and 32% decrease in peak-systolic intracellular calcium ( P < 0.01) and diastolic calcium ( P < 0.005), respectively. The calcium transient duration was prolonged in the TG mice also (12–27%, ANOVA, P < 0.01). During global ischemia, TG hearts developed ischemic contracture to a greater extent than WT hearts (41 ± 18 vs. 69 ± 10 mmHg, perfusate calcium 3.5 mM, P < 0.01). In conclusion, expression of mutant TnI lacking PKC phosphorylation sites results in a marked alteration in the calcium-pressure relationship, and thus susceptibility to ischemic contracture. The reduced intracellular calcium and prolonged calcium transients suggests that a potent feedback mechanism exists between the myofilament and the processes controlling calcium homeostasis.


2003 ◽  
Vol 374 (2) ◽  
pp. 537-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan A. ADAMS ◽  
Xinran LIU ◽  
David S. WILLIAMS ◽  
Alexandra C. NEWTON

Phosphorylation of rhodopsin critically controls the visual transduction cascade by uncoupling it from the G-protein transducin. The kinase primarily responsible for this phosphorylation is rhodopsin kinase, a substrate-regulated kinase that phosphorylates light-activated rhodopsin. Protein kinase C has been implicated in controlling the phosphorylation of both light-activated and dark-adapted rhodopsin. Two of the major rhodopsin phosphorylation sites in vivo, Ser334 and Ser338, are effective protein kinase C phosphorylation sites in vitro, while the latter is preferentially phosphorylated by rhodopsin kinase in vitro. Using phosphospecific antibodies against each of these two sites, we show that both sites are under differential spatial and temporal regulation. Exposure of mice to light results in rapid phosphorylation of Ser338 that is evenly distributed along the rod outer segment. Phosphorylation of Ser334 is considerably slower, begins at the base of the rod outer segment, and spreads to the top of the photoreceptor over time. In addition, we show that phosphorylation of both sites is abolished in rhodopsin kinase−/− mice, revealing an absolute requirement for rhodopsin kinase to phosphorylate rhodopsin. This requirement may reflect the need for priming phosphorylations at rhodopsin kinase sites allowing for subsequent phosphorylation by protein kinase C at Ser334. In this regard, treatment of mouse retinas with phorbol esters results in a 4-fold increase in phosphorylation on Ser334, with no significant effect on the phosphorylation of Ser338. Our results are consistent with light triggering rapid priming phosphorylations of rhodopsin by rhodopsin kinase, followed by a slower phosphorylation on Ser334, which is regulated by protein kinase C.


1990 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-408
Author(s):  
Ph. Touraine ◽  
P. Birman ◽  
F. Bai-Grenier ◽  
C. Dubray ◽  
F. Peillon ◽  
...  

Abstract In order to investigate whether a calcium channel blocker could modulate the protein kinase C activity in normal and estradiol pretreated rat pituitary, female Wistar rats were treated or not (controls) with ± PN 200-110 (3 mg · kg−1 · day−1, sc) for 8 days or with estradiol cervical implants for 8 or 15 days, alone or in combination with PN 200-110 the last 8 days. Estradiol treatment induced a significant increase in plasma prolactin levels and pituitary weight. PN 200-110 administered to normal rats did not modify these parameters, whereas it reduced the effects of the 15 days estradiol treatment on prolactin levels (53.1 ± 4.9 vs 95.0 ±9.1 μg/l, p<0.0001) and pituitary weight (19.9 ± 0.4 vs 23.0 ± 0.6 mg, p <0.001), to values statistically comparable to those measured after 8 days of estradiol treatment. PN 200-110 alone did not induce any change in protein kinase C activity as compared with controls. In contrast, PN 200-110 treatment significantly counteracted the large increase in soluble activity and the decrease in the particulate one induced by estradiol between day 8 and day 15. We conclude that PN 200-110 opposed the stimulatory effects of chronic in vivo estradiol treatment on plasma prolactin levels and pituitary weight and that this regulation was related to a concomitant modulation of the protein kinase C activity.


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