title: p52 induction by cytochalasin D in rat kidney fibroblasts: homologies between p52 and plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1.
abstract: Normal rat kidney (NRK) fibroblasts respond to the cell shape-modulating chemical agent cytochalasin D (CD) with augmented synthesis of the 52-kDa substrate-associated protein p52. p52 is a complex glycoprotein, existing as 12 different isoforms, which include a 43-kDa "core" protein (p43), four 50-kDa species (p50-0,1,2,3), and at least seven distinct pI variants of the mature 52-kDa protein. A threshold of 2-4 microM CD was found to be necessary to augment p52 deposition into both the secreted protein- and saponin-resistant cytomatrix (SAP) fractions of NRK cells. This concentration of CD was also necessary to initiate significant cell rounding. Augmented p52 production in CD-treated NRK (NRK/CD) cells provided a means to assess the identity of this protein. p52 was found to be identical to rat plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (rPAI-1) and to PAI-1-like proteins of other species by comparative immunoprecipitation, 2-D electrophoretic profile, V8 protease digest mapping, and subcellular fractionation criteria. Quantitation of rPAI-1 cytoplasmic mRNA abundance, using the rPAI-1 cDNA probe pSS1-3, revealed an induction of rPAI-1 mRNA in NRK/CD cells which paralleled the increased protein production. CD-augmented p52(rPAI-1) synthesis and SAP deposition was blocked by actinomycin D, implicating a need for RNA synthesis during the period of CD exposure to effect induction. Augmentation of p52 expression in NRK/CD fibroblasts, thus, appears to involve both cell shape-associated metabolic processes and concomitant RNA synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Albany, New York 12208.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zeheb
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Gelehrter
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaudhari
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015638:Cytochalasin D / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007668:Kidney / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010449:Peptide Mapping; D015849:Plasminogen Inactivators / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D015849:Plasminogen Inactivators; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D015638:Cytochalasin D