title: Development and characterization of a protein kinase C beta-isozyme-deficient T-cell line.
abstract: In the human T-cell lymphoma line, HuT 78, proliferation and phorbol ester-induced growth arrest and differentiation were inhibited by the protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor, staurosporine. By contrast, an alternative PKC inhibitor, H-7, inhibited proliferation but not phorbol ester-induced growth arrest. The cell line was found to contain both alpha and beta isoforms of PKC by Western blot techniques. A cell line, K-4, was cloned from HuT 78 in the presence of H-7 and this clone was found to be positive for PKC-alpha only. PKC-beta did not return on cultivation in the absence of H-7. Proliferation of K-4 was insensitive to inhibition with both H-7 and staurosporine. However, phorbol ester-induced growth arrest remained staurosporine sensitive. Phorbol-stimulated IL-2 secretion was minimal in the PKC-beta-deficient cell line. These data suggest that PKC-beta may be a regulatory enzyme for proliferation and stimulated interleukin-2 secretion in HuT 78 cells. Heterogeneity of responses to PKC activation may reflect the use of different isozymes in different intracellular pathways. The K-4 cell line should provide a useful tool in the dissection of involvement of PKC isozymes in cellular function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kelleher
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D000470:Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D010641:Phenotype; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D019311:Staurosporine; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D007376:Interleukin-2; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007546:Isoquinolines; D010879:Piperazines; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D019311:Staurosporine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D013936:Thymidine