title: Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase promotes glucocorticoid receptor function.
abstract: Murine lymphoma cell lines such as WEHI-7 exhibit a cytolytic response to both cAMP and glucocorticoids. We have exploited this behavior to ask if cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase plays a role in regulating glucocorticoid receptor function. We have found that cAMP-resistant cell lines containing a defective cAMP-dependent protein kinase activity give rise to spontaneous steroid-resistant variants at a high frequency (approximately 10(-7)) relative to wild type cells (less than 10(-10)). Unlike previous results with wild type cells, nearly complete loss of glucocorticoid receptor function was observed in a single selection using unmutagenized cAMPr derivatives of WEHI-7. Thus, the initial selection of the cAMPr phenotype serves as a permissive step toward the acquisition of glucocorticoid resistance in WEHI-7. In addition, cAMP was found to increase the levels of steroid binding in these cell lines, and the dose response was dependent upon the phenotype of the cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase. The results demonstrate an important role for cAMP in regulating glucocorticoid receptor activity and strongly suggest that this novel two-step selection scheme leads to the isolation of new forms of glucocorticoid resistance.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002460:Cell Line; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D007700:Kinetics; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000502:physiology*; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid; D005576:Colforsin; D003994:Bucladesine; D003907:Dexamethasone; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D011494:Protein Kinases