title: Endothelin-1 stimulates myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase substrate (MARCKS) phosphorylation in rat cerebellar slices.
abstract: Protein phosphorylation induced by endothelins has been studied using [32P]orthophosphate-prelabelled rat cerebellar slices. Endothelin-1 increased phosphorylation of an 87 kDa protein in a time-dependent manner (reaching a maximum effect at about 2.5 min) and with an EC50 equal to 93 +/- 32 nM. Endothelin-3 and sarafotoxin 6c induced similar levels of phosphorylation. Endothelin-1 also promoted [3H]inositol phosphate accumulation with similar EC50 (71 +/- 7.5 nM). The phosphoprotein of 87 kDa seems to be myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase substrate (MARCKS) as demonstrated by acetic acid extraction. In addition, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) increased 87 kDa protein phosphorylation while Ro-31-8220, a specific protein kinase inhibitor, inhibited both TPA and endothelin-induced 87 kDa protein phosphorylation. Therefore, it is concluded that protein kinase C is involved in the endothelin action on cerebellum.
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016232:Endothelins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D000409:Alanine