scholarly journals Integrated Regulation of PKA by Fast and Slow Neurotransmission in the Nucleus Accumbens Controls Plasticity and Stress Responses

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Thomas ◽  
Adan Hernandez ◽  
David R Benavides ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Chunfeng Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Responses ◽  
Regulatory Subunit ◽  
Signaling Mechanism ◽  
Acute And Chronic Stress ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
Response To Stress ◽  
Integrated Regulation ◽  
Midbrain Dopamine ◽  
Pka Regulatory Subunit ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Conditions

Cortical glutamate and midbrain dopamine neurotransmission converge to mediate striatum-dependent behaviors, while maladaptations in striatal circuitry contribute to mental disorders. Here we uncover a molecular mechanism by which glutamatergic and dopaminergic signaling integrate to regulate cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) via phosphorylation of the PKA regulatory subunit, RIIβ. We find that glutamate-dependent reduction in Cdk5-dependent RIIβ phosphorylation alters the PKA holoenzyme auto-inhibitory state to increase PKA signaling in response to dopamine. Disruption of RIIβ phosphorylation by Cdk5, consequently, enhances cortico-ventral striatal synaptic plasticity. Acute and chronic stress in rats inversely modulates RIIβ phosphorylation and ventral striatal infusion of a small interfering peptide that selectively targets RIIβ regulation by Cdk5 improves behavioral response to stress. This new signaling mechanism integrating ventral striatal glutamate and dopamine neurotransmission is likely important to brain function, may contribute to neuropsychiatric conditions, and serves as a possible target for the development of novel therapeutics for stress-related disorders.

Hair cortisol and its potential value as a physiological measure of stress response in human and non-human animals

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 401 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Burnard ◽  
C. Ralph ◽  
P. Hynd ◽  
J. Hocking Edwards ◽  
A. Tilbrook
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Sampling Site ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Hair Cortisol ◽  
Hair Sampling ◽  
Acute And Chronic Stress ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Technical Validation ◽  
Response To Stress

There is considerable interest in the potential for measuring cortisol in hair as a means of quantifying stress responses in human and non-human animals. This review updates the rapid advancement in our knowledge of hair cortisol, methods for its measurement, its relationship to acute and chronic stress, and its repeatability and heritability. The advantages of measuring cortisol in hair compared with other matrices such as blood, saliva and excreta and the current theories of the mechanisms of cortisol incorporation into the fibre are described. Hair cortisol as a measure of the physiological response to stress in a variety of species is presented, including correlations with other sample matrices, the relationship between hair cortisol and psychosocial stress and the repeatability and heritability of hair cortisol concentrations. Current standards for the quantification of hair cortisol are critically reviewed in detail for the first time and gaps in technical validation of these methods highlighted. The known effects of a variety of sources of hair cortisol variation are also reviewed, including hair sampling site, sex, age and adiposity. There is currently insufficient evidence to conclude that cortisol concentration in hair accurately reflects long-term blood cortisol concentrations. Similarly, there is a lack of information surrounding the mechanisms of cortisol incorporation into the hair. This review highlights several directions for future research to more fully validate the use of hair cortisol as an indicator of chronic stress.

scholarly journals PRKAR1A gene analysis and protein kinase A activity in endometrial tumors

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Tsigginou ◽  
E Bimpaki ◽  
M Nesterova ◽  
A Horvath ◽  
S Boikos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Protein Kinase A ◽  
Regulatory Subunit ◽  
Normal Endometrium ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Normal Tissues ◽  
Subunit Expression ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
Pka Regulatory Subunit ◽  
Kinase A

PRKAR1A codes for the type 1a regulatory subunit (RIα) of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA), an enzyme with an important role in cell cycle regulation and proliferation. PKA dysregulation has been found in various tumors, and PRKAR1A-inactivating mutations have been reported in mostly endocrine neoplasias. In this study, we investigated PKA activity and the PRKAR1A gene in normal and tumor endometrium. Specimens were collected from 31 patients with endometrial cancer. We used as controls 41 samples of endometrium that were collected from surrounding normal tissues or from women undergoing gynecological operations for other reasons. In all samples, we sequenced the PRKAR1A-coding sequence and studied PKA subunit expression; we also determined PKA activity and cAMP binding. PRKAR1A mutations were not found. However, PKA regulatory subunit protein levels, both RIα and those of regulatory subunit type 2b (RIIβ), were lower in tumor samples; cAMP binding was also lower in tumors compared with normal endometrium (P<0.01). Free PKA activity was higher in tumor samples compared with that of control tissue (P<0.01). There are significant PKA enzymatic abnormalities in tumors of the endometrium compared with surrounding normal tissue; as these were not due to PRKAR1A mutations, other mechanisms affecting PKA function ought to be explored.

cAMP-dependent protein kinase mediates hydrosmotic effect of vasopressin in collecting duct

1992 ◽  
Vol 263 (1) ◽  
pp. C147-C153 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. Snyder ◽  
T. D. Noland ◽  
M. D. Breyer
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Protein Phosphorylation ◽  
Water Permeability ◽  
Collecting Duct ◽  
Regulatory Subunit ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Camp Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
Pka Regulatory Subunit

The role of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) in mediating the hydrosmotic effect of vasopressin in in vitro microperfused rabbit cortical collecting ducts (CCDs) was examined. We measured PKA substrate phosphorylation and water permeability [hydraulic conductivity (Lp) = 10(-7) cm.atm-1.s-1], stimulated by substituted cAMP analogues selective for a unique cAMP binding site (site A or B) on PKA regulatory subunit (R). Synergy between site A- and site B-selective analogues suggests involvement of PKA, because both sites must be occupied for R to dissociate from the catalytic subunit (C), allowing phosphorylation to proceed. As single agents, the site B-selective analogues 8-(4-chlorophenylthio)-cAMP (8-CPT) and 8-thiomethyl-cAMP (8-SCH3) were at least two orders of magnitude more potent than the site A-selective analogues N6-monobutyryl-cAMP (N6-mono) or N6-benzoyl-cAMP (N6-benz). Combinations of subthreshold concentrations of two site A analogues (N6-mono+N6-benz) or two site B-selective analogues (8-CPT + 8-SCH3) failed to significantly increase protein phosphorylation or water permeability. In contrast, combination of a site A plus site B analogue synergistically stimulated both protein phosphorylation and Lp. Rp-cAMPS, an inhibitor of cAMP binding to PKA, reduced both vasopressin (41% inhibition)- and cAMP (56% inhibition)-stimulated water permeability. H-89 (50 microM), an inhibitor of PKA kinase activity, also blocked cAMP-stimulated water permeability (90% inhibition). These findings suggest that vasopressin-induced water permeability in the rabbit CCD is mediated by PKA.

scholarly journals Inhibition of mos-induced oocyte maturation by protein kinase A.

1993 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. 1197-1202 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Daar ◽  
N Yew ◽  
G F Vande Woude
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Oocyte Maturation ◽  
Xenopus Oocytes ◽  
Germinal Vesicle ◽  
Regulatory Subunit ◽  
Germinal Vesicle Breakdown ◽  
Downstream Target ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
Pka Regulatory Subunit ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between the mos protooncogene protein and cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) during the maturation of Xenopus oocytes was investigated. Microinjection of the PKA catalytic subunit (PKAc) into Xenopus oocytes inhibited oocyte maturation induced by the mos product but did not markedly affect the autophosphorylation activity of injected mos protein. By contrast, PKAc did not inhibit maturation promoting factor (MPF) activation or germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) that was initiated by injecting crude MPF preparations. In addition, inhibiting endogenous PKA activity by microinjecting the PKA regulatory subunit (PKAr) induced oocyte maturation that was dependent upon the presence of the endogenous mos product. Moreover, PKAr potentiated mos protein-induced MPF activation in the absence of progesterone and protein synthesis. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that progesterone-induced release from G2/M is regulated via PKAc and that PKAc negatively regulates a downstream target that is positively regulated by mos.

scholarly journals Proper Regulation of Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Is Required for Growth, Conidiation, and Appressorium Function in the Anthracnose Fungus Colletotrichum lagenarium

2001 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 1149-1157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshitaka Takano ◽  
Kenichi Komeda ◽  
Kaihei Kojima ◽  
Tetsuro Okuno
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Vegetative Growth ◽  
Normal Growth ◽  
Gene Replacement ◽  
Regulatory Subunit ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Colletotrichum Lagenarium ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
Pka Regulatory Subunit

Colletotrichum lagenarium, the casual agent of anthracnose of cucumber, forms specialized infection structures, called appressoria, during infection. To evaluate the role of cAMP signaling in C. lagenarium, we isolated and functionally characterized the regulatory subunit gene of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA). The RPK1 gene encoding the PKA regulatory subunit was isolated from C. lagenarium by polymerase chain reaction-based screening. rpk1 mutants, generated by gene replacement, exhibited high PKA activity during vegetative growth, whereas the wild-type strain had basal level activity. The rpk1 mutants showed significant reduction in vegetative growth and conidiation. Furthermore, the rpk1 mutants were nonpathogenic on cucumber plants, whereas they formed lesions when inoculated through wounds. A suppressor mutant showing restored growth and conidiation was isolated from a rpk1 mutant culture. The rpk1-suppressor mutant did not show high PKA activity, unlike the parental rpk1 mutant, suggesting that high PKA activity inhibits normal growth and conidiation. The suppressor mutant, however, was nonpathogenic on cucumber and failed to form lesions, even when inoculated through wounds. The rpk1 and suppressor mutants formed melanized appressoria on the host leaf surface but were unable to generate penetration hyphae. These results suggest that proper regulation of the PKA activity by the RPK1-encoded regulatory subunit is required for growth, conidiation, and appressorium function in C. lagenarium.

scholarly journals Deletion of the Protein Kinase A Regulatory Subunit Leads to Deregulation of Mitochondrial Activation and Nuclear Duplication in Aspergillus fumigatus

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin K. Fuller ◽  
Wei Zhao ◽  
David S. Askew ◽  
Judith C. Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Aspergillus Fumigatus ◽  
Normal Growth ◽  
Metabolic Activation ◽  
Regulatory Subunit ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
Pka Regulatory Subunit ◽  
Pka Pathway

ABSTRACT Proper regulation of the cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) pathway is required for normal growth and development in many fungi. We have reported that deletion of the PKA regulatory subunit gene, pkaR, in Aspergillus fumigatus leads to defects in germination and a hypersensitivity of conidia to oxidative stress. In this study, we further analyzed the defects of ΔpkaR conidia and found that a large proportion were abnormally larger than wild type. Because swelling and increased susceptibility to oxidative stress are characteristic of germinating conidia, we analyzed the metabolic activity of the conidia by mitochondrial staining. Whereas it required 4 h in rich medium for wild-type mitochondria to become active, ΔpkaR conidia harbored active mitochondria in the absence of a germinant. Furthermore, conidia of the mutant showed a dramatic loss in viability upon short-term storage in water, indicating starvation-induced death. Taken together, our data suggest that PKA activity regulates metabolic activation of resting conidia. Additionally, the ΔpkaR mutant displayed an abnormal abundance of hyphal nuclei and had increased transcript levels of several cell cycle regulatory genes. These data indicate an important role for PKA in the nuclear duplication cycle of A. fumigatus.

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