Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase by the nociceptin receptor expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells

Solubilization of a number of membrane proteins occurs by the action of cell-surface proteases, termed secretases. Recently, the activity of these secretases has been reported to be controlled by the extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/ERK2) and the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) routes. In the present paper, we show that shedding of membrane-anchored growth factors (MAGFs) may also occur through MAPK-independent routes. In Chinese-hamster ovary cells, cleavage induced by protein kinase C (PKC) stimulation was largely insensitive to inhibitors of the ERK1/ERK2 and p38 routes. Other reagents such as sorbitol or UV light stimulated MAGF cleavage independent of PKC. The action of sorbitol on cleavage was only partially prevented by the combined action of inhibitors of the p38 and ERK1/ERK2 routes, indicating that sorbitol can also stimulate shedding by MAPK-dependent and -independent routes. Studies in cells devoid of activity of the secretase tumour necrosis factor-α-converting enzyme (TACE) indicated that this protease had an essential role in PKC- and ERK1/ERK2-mediated shedding. However, secretases other than TACE may also cleave MAGFs since sorbitol could still induce shedding in these cells. These observations suggest that cleavage of MAGFs is a complex process in which multiple secretases, activated through different MAPK-dependent and -independent routes, are involved.

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Activation of B-Raf and Regulation of the Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Pathway by the Go α chain

Molecular Biology of the Cell ◽

10.1091/mbc.11.4.1129 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 1129-1142 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Valeria Antonelli ◽

Francesca Bernasconi ◽

Yung H. Wong ◽

Lucia Vallar

Keyword(s):

Protein Kinase ◽

Egf Receptor ◽

Mapk Pathway ◽

Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells ◽

Chinese Hamster ◽

Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽

Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase ◽

Ovary Cells ◽

Mapk Activity ◽

Mitogen Activated Protein

Many receptors coupled to the pertussis toxin-sensitive Gi/o proteins stimulate the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. The role of the α chains of these G proteins in MAPK activation is poorly understood. We investigated the ability of Gαo to regulate MAPK activity by transient expression of the activated mutant Gαo-Q205L in Chinese hamster ovary cells. Gαo-Q205L was not sufficient to activate MAPK but greatly enhanced the response to the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor. This effect was not associated with changes in the state of tyrosine phosphorylation of the EGF receptor. Gαo-Q205L also potentiated MAPK stimulation by activated Ras. In Chinese hamster ovary cells, EGF receptors activate B-Raf but not Raf-1 or A-Raf. We found that expression of activated Gαo stimulated B-Raf activity independently of the activation of the EGF receptor or Ras. Inactivation of protein kinase C and inhibition of phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase abolished both B-Raf activation and EGF receptor-dependent MAPK stimulation by Gαo. Moreover, Gαo-Q205L failed to affect MAPK activation by fibroblast growth factor receptors, which stimulate Raf-1 and A-Raf but not B-Raf activity. These results suggest that Gαo can regulate the MAPK pathway by activating B-Raf through a mechanism that requires a concomitant signal from tyrosine kinase receptors or Ras to efficiently stimulate MAPK activity. Further experiments showed that receptor-mediated activation of Gαo caused a B-Raf response similar to that observed after expression of the mutant subunit. The finding that Gαo induces Ras-independent and protein kinase C- and phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase-dependent activation of B-Raf and conditionally stimulates MAPK activity provides direct evidence for intracellular signals connecting this G protein subunit to the MAPK pathway.

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Endothelins stimulate mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade through either ETA or ETB

AJP Cell Physiology ◽

10.1152/ajpcell.1994.267.4.c1130 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 267 (4) ◽

pp. C1130-C1135 ◽

Cited By ~ 45

Author(s):

Y. Wang ◽

P. M. Rose ◽

M. L. Webb ◽

M. J. Dunn

Keyword(s):

Protein Kinase ◽

Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells ◽

Chinese Hamster ◽

Mapk Cascade ◽

Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽

Thymidine Uptake ◽

Mapk Activation ◽

Transfected Cells ◽

Gel Retardation ◽

Mitogen Activated Protein

Endothelin (ET) has been shown to activate mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). However, it has been unclear which of the ET receptors is coupled to MAPK activation. In the present study, we conducted experiments to determine which ET receptor is linked to MAPK activation. We found that both human ETA and ETB were coupled to the MAPK cascade in ETA or ETB cDNA-transfected Chinese hamster ovary cells. ET-1 was more potent than ET-3 in the activation of p42 MAPK, induction of MAPK kinase (MAPKK) gel retardation and uptake of [3H]thymidine in ETA-transfected cells, whereas sarafotoxin (S6c) showed no stimulatory effect on the kinases and [3H]thymidine uptake. ET-1, ET-3, and S6c had approximately the same potency to activate p42 MAPK, MAPKK gel retardation, and [3H]thymidine uptake in ETB-transfected cells. These data suggest that 1) ET isopeptides, through either ETA or ETB receptors, induce the MAPK cascade as well as cell proliferation; and 2) the different potencies of ET isopeptides for activation of the MAPK cascade and induction of cell growth are mainly due to their different affinities toward ETA and ETB.

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Acceleration of Sodium-Calcium Exchange Activity during ATP-induced Calcium Release in Transfected Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells

The Journal of General Physiology ◽

10.1085/jgp.109.1.53 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 109 (1) ◽

pp. 53-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Melissa Vázquez ◽

Yu Fang ◽

John P. Reeves

Keyword(s):

Protein Kinase C ◽

Protein Kinase ◽

Chinese Hamster Ovary ◽

Calcium Release ◽

Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells ◽

Chinese Hamster ◽

Ovary Cells ◽

Kinase C ◽

Stimulation Of ◽

Exchange Activity

The P2U purinergic agonist ATP (0.3 mM) elicited an increase in [Ca2+]i due to Ca2+ release from intracellular stores in transfected Chinese hamster ovary cells that express the bovine cardiac Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (CK1.4 cells). The following observations indicate that ATP-evoked Ca2+ release was accompanied by a Ca2+- dependent regulatory activation of Na+/Ca2+ exchange activity: Addition of extracellular Ca2+ (0.7 mM) 0–1 min after ATP evoked a dramatic rise in [Ca2+]i in Na+-free media (Li+ substitution) compared to Na+-containing media; no differences between Na+- and Li+-based media were observed with vector-transfected cells. In the presence of physiological concentrations of extracellular Na+ and Ca2+, the ATP-evoked rise in [Ca2+]i declined more rapidly in CK1.4 cells compared to control cells, but then attained a long-lived plateau of elevated [Ca2+]i which eventually came to exceed the declining [Ca2+]i values in control cells. ATP elicited a transient acceleration of exchange-mediated Ba2+ influx, consistent with regulatory activation of the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger. The acceleration of Ba2+ influx was not observed in vector-transfected control cells, or in CK1.4 cells in the absence of intracellular Na+ or when the Ca2+ content of the intracellular stores had been reduced by prior treatment with ionomycin. The protein kinase C activator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate attenuated the exchange-mediated rise in [Ca2+]i under Na+-free conditions, but did not inhibit the ATP-evoked stimulation of Ba2+ influx. The effects of PMA are therefore not due to inhibition of exchange activity, but probably reflect the influence of protein kinase C on other Ca2+ homeostatic mechanisms. We conclude that exchange activity is accelerated during ATP-evoked Ca2+ release from intracellular stores through regulatory activation by increased [Ca2+]i. In the absence of extracellular Ca2+, the stimulation of exchange activity is short-lived and follows the time course of the [Ca2+]i transient; in the presence of extracellular Ca2+, we suggest that the exchanger remains activated for a longer period of time, thereby stabilizing and prolonging the plateau phase of store-dependent Ca2+ entry.

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