[3H]taurine andd-[3H]aspartate release from astrocyte cultures are differently regulated by tyrosine kinases

1999 ◽  
Vol 276 (5) ◽  
pp. C1226-C1230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander A. Mongin ◽  
Jyoti M. Reddi ◽  
Carol Charniga ◽  
Harold K. Kimelberg

Volume-dependent anion channels permeable for Cl− and amino acids are thought to play an important role in the homeostasis of cell volume. Astrocytes are the main cell type in the mammalian brain showing volume perturbations under physiological and pathophysiological conditions. We investigated the involvement of tyrosine phosphorylation in hyposmotic medium-induced [3H]taurine andd-[3H]aspartate release from primary astrocyte cultures. The tyrosine kinase inhibitors tyrphostin 23 and tyrphostin A51 partially suppressed the volume-dependent release of [3H]taurine in a dose-dependent manner with half-maximal effects at ∼40 and 1 μM, respectively. In contrast, the release ofd-[3H]aspartate was not significantly affected by these agents in the same concentration range. The inactive analog tyrphostin 1 had no significant effect on the release of both amino acids. The data obtained suggest the existence of at least two volume-dependent anion channels permeable to amino acids in astrocyte cultures. One of these channels is permeable to taurine and is under the control of tyrosine kinase(s). The other is permeable to both taurine and aspartate, but its volume-dependent regulation does not require tyrosine phosphorylation.

Blood ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 104 (11) ◽  
pp. 3541-3541
Author(s):  
Swaminathan Murugappan ◽  
Haripriya Shankar ◽  
Satya Kunapuli

Abstract Protein kinase C (PKC)-δ is a novel PKC that has been shown to be tyrosine phosphorylated upon stimulation with agonists in platelets. Tyrosine phosphorylation of PKCδ has been shown to occur in a Fyn-dependent manner downstream of glycoprotein VI (GPVI) signaling in platelets. Although thrombin causes tyrosine phosphorylation of PKCδ in platelets, the mechanism of this event is not elucidated. In this study, we investigated whether G-protein signaling pathways utilize similar pathways as GPVI in tyrosine phosphorylation of PKCδ. Protease activated receptor (PAR) -1 selective peptide, SFLLRN and PAR - 4 selective peptide, AYPGKF caused a time- and concentration-dependent increase in tyrosine phosphorylation of PKCδ in human platelets. However, AYPGKF failed to cause tyrosine phosphorylation of PKCδ in Gq-deficient mouse platelets. Both U73122, a phospholipase C (PLC) inhibitor, and dimethyl-BAPTA, an intracellular calcium chelator, inhibited the tyrosine phosphorylation of PKCδ downstream of the PAR activation suggesting a role for Gq/PLC pathways and intracellular calcium in mediating this event. Inhibition of PKC isoforms using GF109203X potentiated the tyrosine phosphorylation of PKCδ. The Src family tyrosine kinase inhibitors, PP1 and PP2 inhibited the tyrosine phosphorylation of PKCδ suggesting a role for Src family tyrosine kinase members in this event. We also found that both Lyn and Src are physically associated with PKCδ in a constitutive manner in platelets. Finally we found that there was a time-dependent activation of Src following activation of platelets with thrombin. Thus, the precomplexed Src and Lyn tyrosine kinases get activated following PAR stimulation resulting in the tyrosine phosphorylation of PKCδ. All these data indicate that tyrosine phosphorylation of PKCδ downstream of thrombin occurs in a calcium- and Src-family kinase dependent manner in human platelets.


1997 ◽  
Vol 273 (6) ◽  
pp. G1226-G1232
Author(s):  
Manfred P. Lutz ◽  
Albrecht Piiper ◽  
Herbert Y. Gaisano ◽  
Danuta Stryjek-Kaminska ◽  
Stefan Zeuzem ◽  
...  

Cholecystokinin (CCK) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) stimulate enzyme secretion from pancreatic acini by binding to heptahelical receptors without intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity. Signal transduction by the CCK receptor involves activation of phospholipase C by Gq proteins and activation of tyrosine kinases, whereas occupation of VIP receptors stimulates adenylyl cyclase through binding to Gs proteins. Here, we use electrophoretic separation of cellular proteins and antiphosphotyrosine immunoblotting to demonstrate a VIP-stimulated rapid and dose-dependent increase in tyrosine phosphorylation of proteins migrating at 130, 115, and 93 kDa in freshly isolated rat pancreatic acini. Phosphorylation of these proteins was increased after direct stimulation of adenylyl cyclase or the adenosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent protein kinase with forskolin or dibutyryl cAMP and was inhibited by the tyrosine kinase inhibitors genistein or tyrphostin 23. Compared with VIP, CCK stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation of additional proteins migrating at 60, 66, and 72/78 kDa. Using two-dimensional electrophoretic separation or immunoprecipitation, the 72/78-kDa phosphoprotein was identified as paxillin. We propose that paxillin might be involved in CCK- but not in VIP-induced exocytosis.


1995 ◽  
Vol 268 (1) ◽  
pp. C154-C161 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Bischof ◽  
B. Illek ◽  
W. W. Reenstra ◽  
T. E. Machen

We studied a possible role of tyrosine kinases in the regulation of Ca entry into colonic epithelial cells HT-29/B6 using digital image processing of fura 2 fluorescence. Both carbachol and thapsigargin increased Ca entry to a similar extent and Ca influx was reduced by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein (50 microM). Further experiments were performed in solutions containing 95 mM K to depolarize the membrane potential, and the effects of different inhibitors on influx of Ca, Mn, and Ba were compared. Genistein, but not the inactive analogue daidzein nor the protein kinase C inhibitor 1-(5-isoquinolinylsulfonyl)-2- methylpiperazine, decreased entry of all three divalent cations by 47-59%. In high-K solutions, carbachol or thapsigargin both caused intracellular Ca to increase to a plateau of 223 +/- 19 nM. This plateau was reduced by the tyrosine kinase inhibitors genistein (to 95 +/- 8 nM), lavendustin A (to 155 +/- 17 nM), and methyl-2,5-dihydroxycinnamate (to 39 +/- 3 nM). Orthovanadate, a protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor, prevented the inhibitory effect of genistein. Ca pumping was unaffected by genistein. Carbachol increased tyrosine phosphorylation (immunoblots with anti-phosphotyrosine antibodies) of 110-, 75-, and 70-kDa proteins, and this phosphorylation was inhibited by genistein. We conclude that carbachol and thapsigargin increase Ca entry, and tyrosine phosphorylation of some key proteins may be important for regulating this pathway.


Blood ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 550-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swaminathan Murugappan ◽  
Haripriya Shankar ◽  
Surya Bhamidipati ◽  
Robert T. Dorsam ◽  
Jianguo Jin ◽  
...  

Abstract Thrombin has been known to cause tyrosine phosphorylation of protein kinase C δ (PKCδ) in platelets, but the molecular mechanisms and function of this tyrosine phosphorylation is not known. In this study, we investigated the signaling pathways used by protease-activated receptors (PARs) to cause tyrosine phosphorylation of PKCδ and the role of this event in platelet function. PKCδ was tyrosine phosphorylated by either PAR1 or PAR4 in a concentration- and time-dependent manner in human platelets. In particular, the tyrosine 311 residue was phosphorylated downstream of PAR receptors. Also the tyrosine phosphorylation of PKCδ did not occur in Gαq-deficient mouse platelets and was inhibited in the presence of a phospholipase C (PLC) inhibitor U73122 and calcium chelator BAPTA (5,5′-dimethyl-bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethane-N, N, N ′, N ′-tetraacetic acid), suggesting a role for Gαq pathways and calcium in this event. Both PAR1 and PAR4 caused a time-dependent activation of Src (pp60c-src) tyrosine kinase and Src tyrosine kinase inhibitors completely blocked the tyrosine phosphorylation of PKCδ. Inhibition of tyrosine phosphorylation or the kinase activity of PKCδ dramatically blocked PAR-mediated thromboxane A2 generation. We conclude that thrombin causes tyrosine phosphorylation of PKCδ in a calcium- and Src-family kinase–dependent manner in platelets, with functional implications in thromboxane A2 generation.


Blood ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 1212-1220 ◽  
Author(s):  
GL Schieven ◽  
JM Kirihara ◽  
DE Myers ◽  
JA Ledbetter ◽  
FM Uckun

We have previously observed that ionizing radiation induces tyrosine phosphorylation in human B-lymphocyte precursors by stimulation of unidentified tyrosine kinases and this phosphorylation is substantially augmented by vanadate. Ionizing radiation generates reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI). Because H2O2 is a potent ROI generator that readily crosses the plasma membrane, we used H2O2 to examine the effects of ROI on signal transduction. We now provide evidence that the tyrosine kinase inhibitor herbimycin A and the free radical scavenger N- acetyl-cysteine inhibit both radiation-induced and H2O2-induced activation of NF-kappa B, indicating that activation triggered by ROI is dependent on tyrosine kinase activity. H2O2 was found to stimulate Ins-1,4,5-P3 production in a tyrosine kinase-dependent manner and to induce calcium signals that were greatly augmented by vanadate. The synergistic induction of tyrosine phosphorylation by H2O2 plus vanadate included physiologically relevant proteins such as PLC gamma 1. Although treatment of cells with H2O2 alone did not affect the activity of src family kinases, treatment with H2O2 plus vanadate led to activation of the p56lck and p59fyn tyrosine kinases. The combined inhibition of phosphatases and activation of kinases provides a potent mechanism for the synergistic effects of H2O2 plus vanadate. Induction of tyrosine phosphorylation by ROI may thus lead to many of the pleiotropic effects of ROI in lymphoid cells, including downstream activation of PLC gamma 1 and NF-kappa B.


1997 ◽  
Vol 273 (2) ◽  
pp. F206-F212 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Yokoo ◽  
M. Kitamura

Bioflavonoid quercetin is known as an anti-cancer agent that induces apoptosis of tumor cells. Currently, however, little is understood about the effect of this drug on the function of normal cells. In this report, we address an unexpected, novel action of quercetin against apoptosis. Pretreatment with quercetin protected mesangial cells from hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced apoptosis. A similar effect was observed in other cell types including LLC-PK1 epithelial cells and NRK49F fibroblasts. To explore the molecular mechanisms involved, we tested the effect of quercetin on c-Jun/activator protein-1 AP-1), the crucial mediator for H2O2-initiated apoptosis. Northern blot analysis revealed that quercetin suppressed the c-jun expression by H2O2. This was correlated with blunted activation of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate response element (TRE) in response to H2O2. These results suggested that quercetin inhibited apoptosis via intervention in the c-Jun/AP-1 pathway. To further investigate the action of quercetin, its effect on tyrosine kinases was studied. Immunoblot analysis revealed that H2O2 induced tyrosine phosphorylation. Quercetin inhibited this process in a dose-dependent manner. Inactivation of tyrosine kinases was an event upstream of c-Jun/AP-1, because tyrosine kinase inhibitors suppressed both activation of c-Jun/AP-1 and induction of apoptosis by H2O2. These findings elucidated the novel action of quercetin as an apoptosis inhibitor. This cytoprotective effect was found to be via suppression of the tyrosine kinase-c-Jun/AP-1 pathway triggered by oxidant stress.


1996 ◽  
Vol 271 (3) ◽  
pp. L400-L408 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Natarajan ◽  
S. Vepa ◽  
R. S. Verma ◽  
W. M. Scribner

Oxidant-induced activation of phospholipase D (PLD) in bovine pulmonary artery endothelial cells (BPAEC) is independent of protein kinase C and calcium. In the present study, the effects of tyrosine kinase and protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTPase) inhibitors on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced PLD activation and protein tyrosine phosphorylation were examined in BPAEC. Pretreatment of BPAEC with putative tyrosine kinase inhibitors genistein, tyrphostin, and herbimycin attenuated H2O2 (1 mM)-induced PLD activation. The inhibitory effect of the tyrosine kinase inhibitors was highly specific for H2O2-induced modulation and showed no effect on PLD activation mediated by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate or bradykinin. Furthermore, addition of H2O2 increased in a time-dependent manner tyrosine phosphorylation of several proteins (17-200 kDa), as determined by immunoblot analysis with antiphosphotyrosine antibodies. H2O2-mediated protein tyrosine phosphorylation preceded PLD activation, and a good correlation was observed on the effect of genistein in H2O2-induced PLD activation and protein tyrosine phosphorylation. Addition of vanadate, a phosphotyrosine phosphatase inhibitor, synergistically increased both PLD activation and protein tyrosine phosphorylation mediated by H2O2. Moreover, vanadate by itself had minimal effect on basal PLD activity in BPAEC; however, at 10 microM vanadate, an increase in protein tyrosine phosphorylation was observed. In addition to vanadate, phenylarsine oxide and diamide potentiated H2O2-induced PLD activation. These results suggest that tyrosine kinase activation may be involved in H2O2-induced PLD activation in vascular endothelial cells.


Blood ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 1212-1220 ◽  
Author(s):  
GL Schieven ◽  
JM Kirihara ◽  
DE Myers ◽  
JA Ledbetter ◽  
FM Uckun

Abstract We have previously observed that ionizing radiation induces tyrosine phosphorylation in human B-lymphocyte precursors by stimulation of unidentified tyrosine kinases and this phosphorylation is substantially augmented by vanadate. Ionizing radiation generates reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI). Because H2O2 is a potent ROI generator that readily crosses the plasma membrane, we used H2O2 to examine the effects of ROI on signal transduction. We now provide evidence that the tyrosine kinase inhibitor herbimycin A and the free radical scavenger N- acetyl-cysteine inhibit both radiation-induced and H2O2-induced activation of NF-kappa B, indicating that activation triggered by ROI is dependent on tyrosine kinase activity. H2O2 was found to stimulate Ins-1,4,5-P3 production in a tyrosine kinase-dependent manner and to induce calcium signals that were greatly augmented by vanadate. The synergistic induction of tyrosine phosphorylation by H2O2 plus vanadate included physiologically relevant proteins such as PLC gamma 1. Although treatment of cells with H2O2 alone did not affect the activity of src family kinases, treatment with H2O2 plus vanadate led to activation of the p56lck and p59fyn tyrosine kinases. The combined inhibition of phosphatases and activation of kinases provides a potent mechanism for the synergistic effects of H2O2 plus vanadate. Induction of tyrosine phosphorylation by ROI may thus lead to many of the pleiotropic effects of ROI in lymphoid cells, including downstream activation of PLC gamma 1 and NF-kappa B.


1994 ◽  
Vol 107 (12) ◽  
pp. 3643-3654 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Chrzanowska-Wodnicka ◽  
K. Burridge

Tyrosine phosphorylation is known to regulate the formation of focal adhesions in cells adhering to extracellular matrix (ECM). We have investigated the possible involvement of tyrosine phosphorylation and the focal adhesion kinase (FAK) in the cytoskeletal changes induced by serum or lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in quiescent Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts. As shown previously by others, quiescent cells stimulated with serum or LPA reveal a rapid reappearance of focal adhesions and stress fibers. Here we show that this is accompanied by an increase in phosphotyrosine in focal adhesions and specifically an increase in the tyrosine phosphorylation of FAK. The LPA-stimulated reappearance of focal adhesions and stress fibers is blocked by inhibitors of phospholipase C but not by pertussis toxin (PTX), indicating that this LPA signaling pathway is mediated by phospholipase C activation and does not involve PTX-sensitive G proteins. In the absence of serum or LPA, these cytoskeletal effects and the tyrosine phosphorylation of FAK can be mimicked by sodium orthovanadate in conjunction with hydrogen peroxide, agents that inhibit protein tyrosine phosphatases and thereby elevate levels of phosphotyrosine. Two tyrosine kinase inhibitors, erbstatin and genistein block both the serum-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of FAK and the assembly of focal adhesions and stress fibers. Two other tyrosine kinase inhibitors, tyrphostins 47 and 25, previously shown to inhibit FAK, failed to prevent FAK phosphorylation or the reassembly of focal adhesions and stress fibers in response to serum. However, these inhibitors did prevent FAK phosphorylation and cytoskeletal assembly in response to lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), one component of serum previously shown to stimulate assembly of focal adhesions and stress fibers. Our findings suggest that the response to serum is complex and that although FAK phosphorylation is important, other tyrosine kinases may also be involved.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0242372
Author(s):  
Kristina Kesely ◽  
Panae Noomuna ◽  
Michal Vieth ◽  
Philip Hipskind ◽  
Kasturi Haldar ◽  
...  

Although current malaria therapies inhibit pathways encoded in the parasite’s genome, we have looked for anti-malaria drugs that can target an erythrocyte component because development of drug resistance might be suppressed if the parasite cannot mutate the drug’s target. In search for such erythrocyte targets, we noted that human erythrocytes express tyrosine kinases, whereas the Plasmodium falciparum genome encodes no obvious tyrosine kinases. We therefore screened a library of tyrosine kinase inhibitors from Eli Lilly and Co. in a search for inhibitors with possible antimalarial activity. We report that although most tyrosine kinase inhibitors exerted no effect on parasite survival, a subset of tyrosine kinase inhibitors displayed potent anti-malarial activity. Moreover, all inhibitors found to block tyrosine phosphorylation of band 3 specifically suppressed P. falciparum survival at the parasite egress stage of its intra-erythrocyte life cycle. Conversely, tyrosine kinase inhibitors that failed to block band 3 tyrosine phosphorylation but still terminated the parasitemia were observed to halt parasite proliferation at other stages of the parasite’s life cycle. Taken together these results suggest that certain erythrocyte tyrosine kinases may be important to P. falciparum maturation and that inhibitors that block these kinases may contribute to novel therapies for P. falciparum malaria.


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