title: The inhibition of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (guanosine triphosphate) gene expression by insulin is not mediated by protein kinase C.
abstract: The role protein kinase C plays in the regulation of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) gene expression by insulin and phorbol esters was studied in H4IIE hepatoma cells (ATCC CRL 1548). The combined effects of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and insulin on the suppression of mRNA coding for PEPCK (mRNAPEPCK) synthesis were additive. A potent inhibitor of both cyclic nucleotide-dependent protein kinases and protein kinase C, 1-(5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine, inhibited the cAMP and PMA-mediated regulation of mRNAPEPCK synthesis, but did not affect the action of insulin. Desensitization of the protein kinase C pathway by exposure to PMA for 16 h abolished the subsequent action of the phorbol ester, but did not affect insulin- or cAMP-mediated regulation of PEPCK gene expression. We conclude that insulin suppresses PEPCK gene expression independently from the protein kinase C-mediated pathway used by phorbol esters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, Tennessee 37232.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Stumpo
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Blackshear
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Granner
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D010729:Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (GTP) / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D007546:Isoquinolines; D010879:Piperazines; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D010729:Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (GTP); D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate