scholarly journals Depolarization and Neurotrophins Converge on the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase–Akt Pathway to Synergistically Regulate Neuronal Survival

1999 ◽  
Vol 146 (5) ◽  
pp. 955-966 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.R. Vaillant ◽  
I. Mazzoni ◽  
C. Tudan ◽  
M. Boudreau ◽  
D.R. Kaplan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Activity ◽  
Recombinant Adenovirus ◽  
Neuronal Survival ◽  
Sympathetic Neurons ◽  
Pi3 Kinase ◽  
General Mechanism ◽  
Akt Pathway ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase ◽  
Akt Phosphorylation ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 3

In this report, we have examined the mechanisms whereby neurotrophins and neural activity coordinately regulate neuronal survival, focussing on sympathetic neurons, which require target-derived NGF and neural activity for survival during development. When sympathetic neurons were maintained in suboptimal concentrations of NGF, coincident depolarization with concentrations of KCl that on their own had no survival effect, synergistically enhanced survival. Biochemical analysis revealed that depolarization was sufficient to activate a Ras-phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase–Akt pathway (Ras–PI3-kinase–Akt), and function-blocking experiments using recombinant adenovirus indicated that this pathway was essential for ∼50% of depolarization-mediated neuronal survival. At concentrations of NGF and KCl that promoted synergistic survival, these two stimuli converged to promote increased PI3-kinase–dependent Akt phosphorylation. This convergent PI3-kinase–Akt pathway was essential for synergistic survival. In contrast, inhibition of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II revealed that, while this molecule was essential for depolarization-induced survival, it had no role in KCl- induced Akt phosphorylation, nor was it important for synergistic survival by NGF and KCl. Thus, NGF and depolarization together mediate survival of sympathetic neurons via intracellular convergence on a Ras–PI3-kinase–Akt pathway. This convergent regulation of Akt may provide a general mechanism for coordinating the effects of growth factors and neural activity on neuronal survival throughout the nervous system.

scholarly journals Effect of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt pathway on influenza A virus propagation

2007 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 942-950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeun-Kyung Shin ◽  
Qiang Liu ◽  
Suresh K. Tikoo ◽  
Lorne A. Babiuk ◽  
Yan Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Virus ◽  
Influenza A Virus ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
Signalling Pathway ◽  
Akt Pathway ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase ◽  
Virus Propagation ◽  
Viral Attachment ◽  
Akt Phosphorylation ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 3

The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signalling pathway has attracted much recent interest due to its central role in modulating diverse downstream signalling pathways associated with cell survival, proliferation, differentiation, morphology and apoptosis. An increasing amount of information has demonstrated that many viruses activate the PI3K/Akt pathway to augment their efficient replication. In this study, the effect of the PI3K/Akt signalling pathway on influenza virus propagation was investigated. It was found that Akt phosphorylation was elevated in the late phase of influenza A/PR/8/34 infection in human lung carcinoma cells (A549). The PI3K-specific inhibitor LY294002 could suppress Akt phosphorylation, suggesting that influenza A virus-induced Akt phosphorylation is PI3K-dependent. UV-irradiated influenza virus failed to induce Akt phosphorylation, indicating that viral attachment and entry were not sufficient to trigger PI3K/Akt pathway activation. Blockage of PI3K/Akt activation by LY294002 and overexpression of the general receptor for phosphoinositides-1 PH domain (Grp1-PH) led to a reduction in virus yield. Moreover, in the presence of LY294002, viral RNA synthesis and viral protein expression were suppressed and, possibly as a consequence of low NP and M1 protein level, viral RNP nuclear export was also suppressed. These data suggest that the PI3K/Akt signalling pathway plays a role in influenza virus propagation.

Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/AKT Pathway Activation in Human Vestibular Schwannoma

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abraham Jacob ◽  
Tina X. Lee ◽  
Brian A. Neff ◽  
Shyra Miller ◽  
Bradley Welling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vestibular Schwannoma ◽  
Akt Pathway ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase ◽  
Pathway Activation ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 3

scholarly journals Activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt pathway by androgen through interaction of p85α, androgen receptor, and Src.

2016 ◽  
Vol 291 (43) ◽  
pp. 22841-22841
Author(s):  
Mei Sun ◽  
Lin Yang ◽  
Richard I. Feldman ◽  
Xia-meng Sun ◽  
Kapil N. Bhalla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Androgen Receptor ◽  
Akt Pathway ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 3

scholarly journals Regulation of Hepatic Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-1 Gene Expression by Insulin: Central Role for Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Independent of Forkhead Box O Proteins

Endocrinology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 147 (5) ◽  
pp. 2383-2391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Mounier ◽  
Victor Dumas ◽  
Barry I. Posner
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Mammalian Target Of Rapamycin ◽  
Pi3 Kinase ◽  
Target Of Rapamycin ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase ◽  
Insulin Inhibition ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 3

The expression of IGF-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) is induced in rat liver by dexamethasone and glucagon and is completely inhibited by 100 nm insulin. Various studies have implicated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, protein kinase B (Akt), phosphorylation of the transcription factors forkhead in rhabdomyosarcoma 1 (Foxo1)/Foxo3, and the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in insulin’s effect. In this study we examined insulin regulation of IGFBP-1 in both subconfluent and confluent hepatocytes. In subconfluent hepatocytes, insulin inhibition of IGFBP-1 mRNA levels was blocked by inhibiting PI3 kinase activation, and there was a corresponding inhibition of Foxo1/Foxo3 phosphorylation. In these same cells, inhibition of the insulin effect by rapamycin occurred in the presence of insulin-induced Foxo1/Foxo3 phosphorylation. In confluent hepatocytes, insulin could not activate the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3 kinase)-Akt-Foxo1/Foxo3 pathway, but still inhibited IGFBP-1 gene expression in an mTOR-dependent manner. In subconfluent hepatocytes, the serine/threonine phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid (100 nm) partially inhibited IGFBP-1 gene expression by 40%, but did not produce phosphorylation of either Akt or Foxo proteins. In contrast, 1 nm insulin inhibited the IGFBP-1 mRNA level by 40% and correspondingly activated Akt and Foxo1/Foxo3 phosphorylation to a level comparable to that observed with 100 nm insulin. These results suggest a potential role for a serine/threonine phosphatase(s) in the regulation of IGFBP-1 gene transcription, which is not downstream of mTOR and is independent of Akt. In conclusion, we have found that in rat liver, insulin inhibition of IGFBP-1 mRNA levels can occur in the absence of the phosphorylation of Foxo1/Foxo3, whereas activation of the mTOR pathway is both necessary and sufficient.

scholarly journals c-Cbl Is Tyrosine-Phosphorylated by Interleukin-4 and Enhances Mitogenic and Survival Signals of Interleukin-4 Receptor by Linking With the Phosphatidylinositol 3′-Kinase Pathway

Blood ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroo Ueno ◽  
Ko Sasaki ◽  
Hiroaki Honda ◽  
Tetsuya Nakamoto ◽  
Tetsuya Yamagata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Specific Inhibitor ◽  
Pi3 Kinase ◽  
Interleukin 4 ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase ◽  
Proliferation And Differentiation ◽  
Interleukin 4 Receptor ◽  
Pi3 Kinase Pathway ◽  
Kinase Pathway ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 3 ◽  
Survival Signals

Interleukin-4 (IL-4) is a cytokine that induces both proliferation and differentiation and suppresses apoptosis of B cells. Although IL-4 has been shown to activate the phosphatidylinositol 3′ (PI3)-kinase pathway, the role of PI3 kinase in the IL-4 receptor (IL-4R) signaling remains unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that c-Cbl proto-oncogene product is inducibly phosphorylated on tyrosine residues and is associated with the p85 subunit of PI3-kinase by IL-4 stimulation. Overexpression of c-Cbl enhances the PI3-kinase activity and, at the same time, mitogenic activity and survival of cells in the presence of IL-4. However, these effects of c-Cbl were abolished by wortmannin, a specific inhibitor for the PI3 kinase pathway, or by a point mutation at tyrosine 731 of c-Cbl, which is a major binding site for p85. These results indicate that c-Cbl plays a role in linking IL-4R with the PI3 kinase pathway and thus enhancing the mitogenic and survival signals.

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