scholarly journals Listeria monocytogenes Invasion of Epithelial Cells Requires the MEK-1/ERK-2 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway

1998 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 1106-1112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Tang ◽  
Claire L. Sutherland ◽  
Michael R. Gold ◽  
B. Brett Finlay
Keyword(s):  
Listeria Monocytogenes ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Map Kinase ◽  
Actin Polymerization ◽  
Map Kinases ◽  
Specific Inhibitor ◽  
Bacterial Invasion ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Kinase Pathway

ABSTRACT PD98059, a specific inhibitor of MEK-1 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase kinase, blocked Listeria monocytogenesinvasion into HeLa epithelial cells. The effects of PD98059 were reversible, as adherent extracellular bacteria were internalized upon removal of the drug. Previously, we reported that L. monocytogenes could activate ERK-1 and ERK-2 MAP kinases through the action of listeriolysin O (LLO) on the host cell (P. Tang, I. Rosenshine, P. Cossart, and B. B. Finlay, Infect. Immun. 64:2359–2361, 1996). We have now found that two other MAP kinase pathways, those of p38 MAP kinase and c-Jun N-terminal kinase, are also activated by wild-type L. monocytogenes. Mutants lacking functional LLO (hly mutants) were still invasive but only activated ERK-2 and only activated it at later (90-min) postinfection times. Two inhibitors of L. monocytogenesinvasion, cytochalasin D, which disrupts actin polymerization, and wortmannin, which blocks phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase activity, did not block ERK-2 activation by wild-type L. monocytogenes and hly mutants. However, genistein, an inhibitor of tyrosine kinases, and PD98059 both blocked invasion and decreased ERK-2 activation. These results suggest that MEK-1 and ERK-2 activities are essential for L. monocytogenes invasion into host epithelial cells. This is the first report to show that a MAP kinase pathway is required for bacterial invasion.

scholarly journals Listeria monocytogenes, an invasive bacterium, stimulates MAP kinase upon attachment to epithelial cells.

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Tang ◽  
I Rosenshine ◽  
B B Finlay
Keyword(s):  
Listeria Monocytogenes ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Map Kinase ◽  
Tyrosine Phosphorylation ◽  
Map Kinases ◽  
Kinase Inhibitor ◽  
Signal Transduction Pathway ◽  
Host Cells ◽  
Kinase Activation ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein

Protein tyrosine phosphorylation is an important regulatory mechanism for many cellular processes in eucaryotic cells. During the invasion of the gram-positive pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes, into host epithelial cells, two host proteins become tyrosine phosphorylated. We have identified these major tyrosine phosphorylated species to be two isoforms of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase, the 42 and 44 kDa MAP kinases. This activation begins within 5 to 15 min of bacterial infection. The tyrosine kinase inhibitor, genistein, blocks invasion as well as the tyrosine phosphorylation of these MAP kinases. Using cytochalasin D to block bacterial internalization but not adhesion, we showed that bacterial adherence rather than uptake is required for MAP kinase activation. Internalin mutants, which are unable to adhere efficiently to host cells, do not trigger MAP kinase activation. Other invasive bacteria, including enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC), and E. coli expressing Yersinia enterocolitica invasion, were not observed to activate MAP kinase during invasion into cultured epithelial cells. These results suggest that L. monocytogenes activates MAP kinase during invasion and a MAP kinase signal transduction pathway may be involved in mediating bacterial uptake.

Functional Role of p38 Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase in Platelet Activation induced by a Thromboxane A2 Analogue and by 8-iso-prostaglandin F2 α

2002 ◽  
Vol 87 (05) ◽  
pp. 888-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefania Gaino ◽  
Valeria Zuliani ◽  
Rosa Tommasoli ◽  
Donatella Benati ◽  
Riccardo Ortolani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Map Kinase ◽  
Platelet Activation ◽  
Tyrosine Kinases ◽  
Actin Polymerization ◽  
Shape Change ◽  
Specific Inhibitor ◽  
P38 Map Kinase ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Kinase Phosphorylation

SummaryWe investigated similarities in the signaling pathways elicited by the F2 isoprostane 8-iso-PGF2α and by low doses of U46619 to induce platelet activation. Both 0.01-0.1 µmol/L U46619 and 0.01-1 µmol/L 8-isoPGF2α triggered shape change and filopodia extension, as well as adhesion to immobilized fibrinogen of washed platelets. At these doses the two platelet agonists failed to trigger secretion and aggregation, which were however induced by higher doses of U46619 (0.1-1 µmol/L). SB203580 (1-10 µmol/L), a specific inhibitor of the p38 mitogen activated protein (MAP) kinase blunted platelet shape change and adhesion induced by 0.05-1 µmol/L 8-iso-PGF2α and by 0.01 µmol/L U46619. These platelet responses were also inhibited by 20 µmol/L cytochalasin D, an inhibitor of actin polymerization, and 50 µmol/L piceatannol, an inhibitor of the Syk tyrosine kinases. Both 8-iso-PGF2α and U46619-induced p38 MAP kinase phosphorylation in suspended platelets and this was inhibited by piceatannol, indicating that Syk activation occurs upstream p38 MAP kinase phosphorylation. These findings suggest that the signaling pathway triggered by both 8-iso-PGF2α and low concentrations of U46619 to induce platelet adhesion and shape change implicates Syk, the p38 MAP kinase, and actin polymerization.

scholarly journals The K5 Capsule of Escherichia coli Strain Nissle 1917 Is Important in Stimulating Expression of Toll-Like Receptor 5, CD14, MyD88, and TRIF Together with the Induction of Interleukin-8 Expression via the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway in Epithelial Cells

2010 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
pp. 2153-2162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Hafez ◽  
Kelly Hayes ◽  
Marie Goldrick ◽  
Richard K. Grencis ◽  
Ian S. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Map Kinase ◽  
Interleukin 8 ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Probiotic Properties ◽  
Toll Like Receptor ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Map Kinase Pathway ◽  
Kinase Pathway

ABSTRACT Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917, which has been widely used as a probiotic for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disorders, expresses a K5 capsule, the expression of which is often associated with extraintestinal and urinary tract isolates of E. coli. Previously, it had been shown that the expression of a K5 capsule by Nissle 1917 was important in mediating interactions with epithelial cells and the extent of chemokine expression. In this paper, we show that infection with Nissle 1917 induces expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and TLR5 in Caco-2 cells and that maximal induction of TLR5 required the K5 capsule. In addition, purified K5 polysaccharide was capable of inducing expression of TLR5 and mCD14 and potentiated the activity of both TLR4 and TLR5 agonists to increase the proinflammatory response. Infection with Nissle 1917 also increased the expression of the adaptor molecules MyD88 and TRIF, which was K5 capsule dependent. By Western blot analysis, it was possible to show that induction of interleukin-8 by Nissle 1917 was predominantly through the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathway and that expression of the K5 capsule was important for activation of the MAP kinase pathway. This paper provides new information on the function of the K5 capsule in mediating interactions between Nissle 1917 and epithelial cells and the mechanisms that underlie the probiotic properties of Nissle 1917.

cAMP inhibits mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase activation and resumption of meiosis, but exerts no effects after spontaneous germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) in mouse oocytes

1999 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q. Y. Sun ◽  
Q. Lu ◽  
H. Breitbart ◽  
D. Y. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Map Kinase ◽  
Map Kinases ◽  
Specific Inhibitor ◽  
Germinal Vesicle ◽  
Germinal Vesicle Breakdown ◽  
Kinase Activation ◽  
Protein Map ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Kinase Phosphorylation ◽  
Pkc Activation

Various signaling molecules have been implicated in the oocyte G2/MII transition, including protein kinase C (PKC), cAMP and mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases. However, the cross-talk among these signaling pathways has not been elucidated. The present study demonstrates that both germinal vesicle break down (GVBD) and MAP kinase phosphorylation (activation) are inhibited when intraoocyte cAMP is increased by treating the GV-intact oocytes with dibutyryl cyclic AMP (dbcAMP), forskolin, or isobutylmethylxanthine (IBMX). Okadaic acid, a specific inhibitor of protein phosphatase-1 and -2A, completely overcame this effect. Calphostin C, a specific inhibitor of PKC, accelerated both GVBD and MAP kinase phosphorylation, and this effect was attenuated by increased intraoocyte cAMP, whereas PKC activation inhibited these events. Once GVBD occurred, the progression of oocyte maturation and MAP kinase phosphorylation were independent of cAMP. These results indicate that an increase in intraoocyte cAMP, in synergy with PKC activation, initiates a cascade of events resulting in inhibition of MAP kinase phosphorylation and GVBD in the mouse oocyte.

scholarly journals Selective loss of PMA-stimulated expression of matrix metalloproteinase 1 in HaCaT keratinocytes is correlated with the inability to induce mitogen-activated protein family kinases

1999 ◽  
Vol 339 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry D. SUDBECK ◽  
Petra BAUMANN ◽  
Gavin J. RYAN ◽  
Katja BREITKOPF ◽  
Roswitha NISCHT ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Matrix Metalloproteinase ◽  
Map Kinase ◽  
Map Kinases ◽  
Specific Inhibitor ◽  
Hacat Cells ◽  
Hacat Keratinocytes ◽  
Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein

Many cell types, including fibroblasts and primary keratinocytes, increase matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP-1) production in response to agonists such as growth factors and phorbol esters. However, the spontaneously transformed human keratinocyte cell line HaCaT, although it increases MMP-1 production in response to epidermal growth factor (EGF), does not respond similarly to stimulation with PMA. This phenomenon occurs even though HaCaT cells remain proliferatively responsive to both agonists, suggesting a HaCaT-specific defect in a PMA-mediated signal transduction pathway. Using an inside-out approach to elucidate the source of this defect, we found that EGF, but not PMA, stimulated MMP-1 promoter activity in transiently transfected HaCaT keratinocytes. In addition, an assessment of fibroblast and HaCaT c-fos and c-jun gene expression after exposure to EGF and PMA showed that although both agonists increased the expression of c-fos and c-jun mRNA in fibroblasts, only EGF did so in HaCaT keratinocytes. Finally, we looked at the activation of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) family kinases after stimulation with EGF or PMA and found that both agonists increased the phosphorylation and activation of fibroblast extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase and c-Jun N-terminal kinase, but only EGF activated the same kinase activities in HaCaT cells. Further, the EGF-mediated increase in MMP-1 gene expression was inhibited by the MAP kinase/ERK kinase (MEK)-specific inhibitor PD98059 and the p38 kinase-specific inhibitor SB203580. Our evidence indicates that although HaCaT MAP kinases are functional, they are not properly regulated in response to the activation of protein kinase C, and that the defect that bars HaCaT MMP-1 expression in response to stimulation with PMA lies before MAP kinase activation.

scholarly journals Oxidation-triggered c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathways for apoptosis in human leukaemic cells stimulated by epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG): a distinct pathway from those of chemically induced and receptor-mediated apoptosis

2002 ◽  
Vol 368 (3) ◽  
pp. 705-720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koichi SAEKI ◽  
Norihiko KOBAYASHI ◽  
Yuko INAZAWA ◽  
Hong ZHANG ◽  
Hideki NISHITOH ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Death ◽  
Map Kinase ◽  
Map Kinases ◽  
Specific Inhibitor ◽  
P38 Map Kinase ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Chemically Induced ◽  
Protein Map ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Induced Apoptosis

We investigated intracellular signalling pathways for apoptosis induced by epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) as compared with those induced by a toxic chemical substance (etoposide, VP16) or the death receptor ligand [tumour necrosis factor (TNF)]. EGCG as well as VP16 and TNF induced activation of two apoptosis-regulating mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases, namely c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 MAP kinase, in both human leukaemic U937 and OCI-AML1a cells. In U937 cells, the apoptosis and activation of caspases-3 and −9 induced by EGCG but not VP16 and TNF were inhibited with SB203580, a specific inhibitor of p38, while those induced by EGCG and VP16 but not TNF were inhibited with SB202190, a rather broad inhibitor of JNK and p38. In contrast, the EGCG-induced apoptosis in OCI-AML1a cells was resistant to SB203580 but not to SB202190. Unlike TNF, EGCG did not induce the activation of nuclear factor-κB but rather induced the primary activation of caspase-9. N-Acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) almost completely abolished apoptosis induced by EGCG under conditions in which the apoptosis induced by VP16 or TNF was not affected. The JNK/p38 activation by EGCG was also potently inhibited by NAC, whereas those by VP16 and TNF were either not or only minimally affected by NAC. In addition, dithiothreitol also suppressed both apoptosis and JNK/p38 activation by EGCG, and EGCG-induced activation of MAP kinase kinase (MKK) 3/6, MKK4 and apoptosis-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) was suppressed by NAC. Dominant negative ASK1, MKK6, MKK4 and JNK1 potently inhibited EGCG-induced cell death. EGCG induced an intracellular increase in reactive oxygen species and GSSG, both of which were also inhibited by NAC, and the decreased synthesis of glutathione rendered the cell susceptible to EGCG-induced apoptosis. Taken together these results strongly suggest that EGCG executed apoptotic cell death via an ASK1, MKK and JNK/p38 cascade which is triggered by NAC-sensitive intracellular oxidative events in a manner distinct from chemically induced or receptor-mediated apoptosis.

scholarly journals The Colletotrichum lagenarium Ste12-Like Gene CST1 Is Essential for Appressorium Penetration

2003 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gento Tsuji ◽  
Satoshi Fujii ◽  
Seiji Tsuge ◽  
Tomonori Shiraishi ◽  
Yasuyuki Kubo
Keyword(s):  
Map Kinase ◽  
Lipid Droplets ◽  
Map Kinases ◽  
Cellulose Membrane ◽  
Appressorium Formation ◽  
Colletotrichum Lagenarium ◽  
Protein Map ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Map Kinase Pathway ◽  
Kinase Pathway

Colletotrichum lagenarium is the causal agent of anthracnose of cucumber. This fungus produces a darkly melanized infection structure, appressoria, to penetrate the host leaves. The C. lagenarium CMK1 gene, a homologue of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae FUS3/KSS1 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase genes, was shown to regulate conidial germination, appressorium formation, and invasive growth. In S. cerevisiae, Ste12p is known to be a transcriptional factor downstream of Fus3p/Kss1p MAP kinases. To evaluate the CMK1 MAP kinase pathway, we isolated the Ste12 homologue CST1 gene from C. lagenarium and characterized. The cst1Δ strains were nonpathogenic on intact host leaves, but could form lesions when inoculated on wounded leaves. Conidia of the cst1Δ strains could germinate and form melanized appressoria on both host leaf surface and artificial cellulose membrane, but could not produce infectious hyphae from appressoria, suggesting that CST1 is essential for appressorium penetration in C. lagenarium. In addition, matured appressoria of the cst1Δ strains contained an extremely low level of lipid droplets compared with that of the wild-type strain. Lipid droplets were abundant in conidia of the cst1Δ strains, but rapidly disappeared during appressorium formation. This misscheduled lipid degradation might be related to the failure of appressorium penetration in the cst1Δ strain.

scholarly journals MAP Kinase Phosphatase-1 Protects against Inflammatory Bone Loss

2009 ◽  
Vol 88 (12) ◽  
pp. 1125-1130 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Sartori ◽  
F. Li ◽  
K.L. Kirkwood
Keyword(s):  
Bone Loss ◽  
Map Kinase ◽  
Map Kinases ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
P38 Map Kinase ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Map Kinase Phosphatase ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Protein Map ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein

The mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase phosphatase (MKP) family plays an important function in regulating the pro-inflammatory cytokines by deactivating MAP kinases. MKP-1 is essential for the dephosphorylation of p38 MAP kinase that regulates expression of IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-1β. We hypothesized that MKP-1 regulates inflammatory bone loss in experimental periodontitis. Wild-type and Mkp-1−/− mice received A. actinomycetemcomitans LPS injection in the palatal region or PBS control 3 times/wk for 30 days. Mice were killed, and maxillae were assessed by microcomputed tomography, histological analysis, and TRAP staining for measurement of bone loss, extent of inflammation, and degree of osteoclastogenesis. Results indicated that, in LPS-injected Mkp-1−/− mice, significantly greater bone loss occurred with more inflammatory infiltrate and a significant increase in osteoclastogenesis compared with Mkp-1−/− control sites or either wild-type group. Analysis of these data indicates that MKP-1 plays a key role in the regulation of inflammatory bone loss.

scholarly journals Activation of the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway Is Involved in and Sufficient for Megakaryocytic Differentiation of CMK Cells

Blood ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 90 (9) ◽  
pp. 3462-3470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allen S. Melemed ◽  
John W. Ryder ◽  
Terry A. Vik
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
Map Kinase ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Specific Inhibitor ◽  
Surface Markers ◽  
Cell Surface Markers ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Map Kinase Pathway ◽  
Kinase Pathway ◽  
Megakaryocytic Cell

Abstract Activation of the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathway has been associated with both cell proliferation and differentiation. Constitutively activated forms of Mek (MAP kinase/Erk kinase) and Erk (MAP kinase) have been previously shown capable of inducing differentiation or proliferation in nonhematopoietic cells. To specifically examine the role of Erk activation in megakaryocytic growth and development, we activated the MAP kinase pathway by the transfection of constitutively activated Mek or Erk cDNA into a human megakaryoblastic cell line, CMK, by electroporation. The CMK transfectant clones that expressed constitutively activated Mek or Erk showed morphologic changes of differentiation. Transfected cells also showed expression of mature megakaryocytic cell surface markers. The MAP kinase pathway was also activated by treatment of the hematopoietic cells with a cytokine that activates Erk. The treatment of CMK cells with stem cell factor (SCF ) caused MAP kinase activation and induced differentiation by the expression of mature megakaryocytic cell surface markers. The effects of the SCF treatment were inhibited by pretreatment with a specific inhibitor of the MAP kinase pathway, PD98059. In this report, we conclude that activation of the MAP kinase pathway was both necessary and sufficient to induce differentiation in this megakaryoblastic cell line.

scholarly journals A Conserved p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway Regulates Drosophila Immunity Gene Expression

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3527-3539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiqiang Stanley Han ◽  
Hervé Enslen ◽  
Xiaodi Hu ◽  
Xiangjun Meng ◽  
I-Huan Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Immune Response ◽  
Map Kinase ◽  
Map Kinases ◽  
P38 Map Kinase ◽  
Insect Immunity ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Peptide Gene ◽  
Kinase Pathway

ABSTRACT Accumulating evidence suggests that the insect and mammalian innate immune response is mediated by homologous regulatory components. Proinflammatory cytokines and bacterial lipopolysaccharide stimulate mammalian immunity by activating transcription factors such as NF-κB and AP-1. One of the responses evoked by these stimuli is the initiation of a kinase cascade that leads to the phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase on Thr and Tyr within the motif Thr-Gly-Tyr, which is located within subdomain VIII. We have investigated the possible involvement of the p38 MAP kinase pathway in the Drosophila immune response. Two genes that are highly homologous to the mammalian p38 MAP kinase were molecularly cloned and characterized. Furthermore, genes that encode two novelDrosophila MAP kinase kinases, D-MKK3 and D-MKK4, were identified. D-MKK3 is an efficient activator of bothDrosophila p38 MAP kinases, while D-MKK4 is an activator of D-JNK but not D-p38. These data establish that Drosophilaindeed possesses a conserved p38 MAP kinase signaling pathway. We have examined the role of the D-p38 MAP kinases in the regulation of insect immunity. The results revealed that one of the functions of D-p38 is to attenuate antimicrobial peptide gene expression following exposure to lipopolysaccharide.

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