scholarly journals Specific degradation of troponin T and I by μ-calpain and its modulation by substrate phosphorylation

1995 ◽  
Vol 308 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Di Lisa ◽  
R De Tullio ◽  
F Salamino ◽  
R Barbato ◽  
E Melloni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Troponin T ◽  
Rat Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
Substrate Phosphorylation ◽  
Specific Degradation

The degradation of troponin (Tn) subunits by calpain was studied by incubating either isolated cardiac Tns or myocardial cryosections with two different calpain isoenzymes isolated from rat skeletal muscle. Western-blot analysis with monoclonal antibodies against TnI and TnT showed that mu-calpain was at least ten times more active than m-calpain in degrading TnI and TnT both in vitro and in situ. TnC was completely resistant to both proteinase forms. Phosphorylation by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) isolated from rat skeletal muscle reduced the sensitivity of TnI to degradation. This effect in combination with an increased efficiency of the endogenous inhibitor [Salamino, De Tullio, Michetti, Mengotti, Melloni and Pontremoli (1994) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 199, 1326-1332] probably reduces the proteolytic activity of calpain in cells on PKA stimulation. Conversely, phosphorylation by protein kinase C (PKC) resulted in a twofold increase in the degradation of TnI. Degradation by m-calpain was not modified by Tn phosphorylation. The different sensitivity to mu-calpain might be related to changes in TnI oligomeric structure. Indeed, on PKC phosphorylation, the apparent molecular mass of TnI calculated from the distribution coefficient of Tn complex in Sephadex G-100 matrix was reduced from 90 to 30 kDa suggesting dissociation of the Tn complex.

AMP-activated protein kinase activity and glucose uptake in rat skeletal muscle

2001 ◽  
Vol 280 (5) ◽  
pp. E677-E684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Musi ◽  
Tatsuya Hayashi ◽  
Nobuharu Fujii ◽  
Michael F. Hirshman ◽  
Lee A. Witters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Glucose Uptake ◽  
Muscle Contractions ◽  
Treadmill Running ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Rat Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Amp Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Dose Dependent

The AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) has been hypothesized to mediate contraction and 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide 1-β-d-ribonucleoside (AICAR)-induced increases in glucose uptake in skeletal muscle. The purpose of the current study was to determine whether treadmill exercise and isolated muscle contractions in rat skeletal muscle increase the activity of the AMPKα1 and AMPKα2 catalytic subunits in a dose-dependent manner and to evaluate the effects of the putative AMPK inhibitors adenine 9-β-d-arabinofuranoside (ara-A), 8-bromo-AMP, and iodotubercidin on AMPK activity and 3- O-methyl-d-glucose (3-MG) uptake. There were dose-dependent increases in AMPKα2 activity and 3-MG uptake in rat epitrochlearis muscles with treadmill running exercise but no effect of exercise on AMPKα1 activity. Tetanic contractions of isolated epitrochlearis muscles in vitro significantly increased the activity of both AMPK isoforms in a dose-dependent manner and at a similar rate compared with increases in 3-MG uptake. In isolated muscles, the putative AMPK inhibitors ara-A, 8-bromo-AMP, and iodotubercidin fully inhibited AICAR-stimulated AMPKα2 activity and 3-MG uptake but had little effect on AMPKα1 activity. In contrast, these compounds had absent or minimal effects on contraction-stimulated AMPKα1 and -α2 activity and 3-MG uptake. Although the AMPKα1 and -α2 isoforms are activated during tetanic muscle contractions in vitro, in fast-glycolytic fibers, the activation of AMPKα2-containing complexes may be more important in regulating exercise-mediated skeletal muscle metabolism in vivo. Development of new compounds will be required to study contraction regulation of AMPK by pharmacological inhibition.

scholarly journals cAMP-dependent inhibition is dominant in regulating superoxide production in the bone-resorbing osteoclasts

1998 ◽  
Vol 158 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
CE Berger ◽  
BR Horrocks ◽  
HK Datta
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Pertussis Toxin ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Significant Stimulation ◽  
Dependent Inhibition ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
O2 Production ◽  
Stimulation Of

Calciotropic hormones such as parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcitonin have been shown to have stimulatory and inhibitory effects respectively on superoxide anion (O2-) generation by osteoclasts, but the exact intracellular signalling mediating these pathways has not been investigated. In order to elucidate the intracellular pathways controlling O2- generation, we have carried out a systematic study of the effect of different agents on O2- production in osteoclasts cultured on bovine cortical bone. Dibutyryl cAMP and cholera toxin, while having no effect on the basal level of O2- production in bone-resorbing osteoclasts, were, however, found to completely block the stimulation of free radical production by PTH, pertussis toxin and ionomycin. The stimulation of O2- production was found to be independent of protein kinase C-dependent pathways since the presence of bisindolylmaleimide (GF109203X) (1 microM) did not block stimulation by PTH and pertussis toxin. Interestingly, while exposure to bisindolylmaleimide at this concentration did not have any effect on the basal level of O2- production, exposure to a higher concentration (10 microM), which is known to inhibit both protein kinase C and A, produced significant stimulation. These in vitro findings suggest that in the bone-resorbing cells, cAMP-dependent protein kinases prevent further stimulation of NADPH oxidase by agents such as PTH and pertussis toxin. The increase in cAMP has also been recently demonstrated to be associated with down-regulation of the oxidative burst in adherent neutrophils; and the findings reported here suggest a similar role for cAMP in O2- generation in osteoclasts cultured on bone.

scholarly journals Phosphorylation of Farnesoid X Receptor by Protein Kinase C Promotes Its Transcriptional Activity

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 2433-2447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romain Gineste ◽  
Audrey Sirvent ◽  
Réjane Paumelle ◽  
Stéphane Helleboid ◽  
Alexis Aquilina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Posttranslational Modifications ◽  
Transcriptional Activity ◽  
Target Genes ◽  
Farnesoid X Receptor ◽  
Calcium Dependent ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Dependent Protein

Abstract The farnesoid X receptor (FXR, NR1H4) belongs to the nuclear receptor superfamily and is activated by bile acids such as chenodeoxycholic acid, or synthetic ligands such as GW4064. FXR is implicated in the regulation of bile acid, lipid, and carbohydrate metabolism. Posttranslational modifications regulating its activity have not been investigated yet. Here, we demonstrate that calcium-dependent protein kinase C (PKC) inhibition impairs ligand-mediated regulation of FXR target genes. Moreover, in a transactivation assay, we show that FXR transcriptional activity is modulated by PKC. Furthermore, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate , a PKC activator, induces the phosphorylation of endogenous FXR in HepG2 cells and PKCα phosphorylates in vitro FXR in its DNA-binding domain on S135 and S154. Mutation of S135 and S154 to alanine residues reduces in cell FXR phosphorylation. In contrast to wild-type FXR, mutant FXRS135AS154A displays an impaired PKCα-induced transactivation and a decreased ligand-dependent FXR transactivation. Finally, phosphorylation of FXR by PKC promotes the recruitment of peroxisomal proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α. In conclusion, these findings show that the phosphorylation of FXR induced by PKCα directly modulates the ability of agonists to activate FXR.

Phosphorylation of the p220 subunit of eIF-4F by cAMP dependent protein kinase and protein kinase C in vitro

1988 ◽  
Vol 153 (3) ◽  
pp. 925-932 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Lynne McMullin ◽  
William E. Hogancamp ◽  
Richard D. Abramson ◽  
William C. Merrick ◽  
Curt H. Hagedorn
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Camp Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Dependent Protein
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