title: Interleukin-2 stimulates association of protein kinase C with plasma membrane.
abstract: Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is a regulatory peptide important for the growth and differentiation of antigen-specific T lymphocytes and large granular lymphocytes. Interaction of IL-2 with its specific receptor results in the promotion of S-phase progression as well as, in certain circumstances, the production and release of gamma-interferon (IFN-gamma). Although the binding of IL-2 with high-affinity specific receptors has been well characterized, the intracellular mechanisms by which this ligand-receptor interaction promotes growth and differentiation are unknown. Here, we present evidence that IL-2/receptor interaction produces a rapid and transient redistribution of protein kinase C (PK-C) from the cytosol to the plasma membrane. Phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) also induces PK-C transposition in an analogous manner, except that PMA-induced PK-C transposition to the plasma membrane is apparently protracted. As phorbol esters have been shown to mimic IL-2 in the regulation of cellular proliferation as well as IFN-gamma production, the activation of PK-C by either phorbol esters or IL-2/receptor interaction seems to have a crucial role in signal transduction elicited by these extracellular messengers.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Farrar
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002451:Cell Compartmentation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003600:Cytosol / Q000201:enzymology; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000502:physiology*; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D011494:Protein Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate