title: The effects of A23187 and phorbol ester on the phosphorylation of proteins in rat anterior pituitary cells.
abstract: The effects of A23187 and 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) on the phosphorylation of proteins in normal rat anterior pituitary cells were compared. A23187 rapidly activated the phosphorylation of at least 5 proteins (45, 47, 53, 54 and 58 kDa), which reached the maximal level in 2-10 min, and decreased gradually thereafter. In contrast, TPA activated the phosphorylation of at least 6 proteins (45, 62, 64, 72, 76 and 82 kDa), which were mostly distinguished from those activated by A23187. TPA-induced response was elicited more slowly, reached a plateau after about 10 min, and was sustained thereafter. These results suggest that the protein phosphorylation stimulated by A23187 and TPA is conducted by different mechanisms.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D008297:Male; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000187:drug effects*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D000001:Calcimycin; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate