title: The role of protein kinase C in the osteoclast activity.
abstract: Isolated chicken osteoclasts in culture have been treated with 100 nM PMA for 20 minutes, and processed for the decoration of the microfilaments with fluorescent phalloidin. Results demonstrated that this phorbol ester, which activates the protein kinase C, induces the assembly of microfilaments in stress-fibers, and enlarges the microfilamentous core of podosomes. This results indicate that the protein kinase C mediates specific arrangement of microfilaments in osteoclasts. The substratum for protein kinase C-mediated phosphorylation is however still unknown.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Anatomia Umana Normale, Università di Bari.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colucci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grano
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Argentino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zambonin Zallone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Teti
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002645:Chickens; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000502:physiology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate