title: Long term phorbol ester treatment down-regulates the beta 3-adrenergic receptor in 3T3-F442A adipocytes.
abstract: The role of protein kinase C (PKC) in the regulation of the beta 3-adrenergic receptor (beta 3-AR) gene was examined in murine 3T3-F442A adipocytes, which express this receptor subtype at a high level. We also investigated the involvement of this kinase in the modulation of beta 3-AR gene expression by insulin. Long term exposure of 3T3-F442A adipocytes to phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) decreased beta 3-AR mRNA content in a time- and concentration-dependent manner, with maximal changes observed at 6 h (6.5-fold decrease) and at 100 nM PMA. This inhibition was selective for beta 3-AR transcripts, since beta 1- and beta 2-AR mRNA content remained unchanged. Also, (-)-[125I]cyanopindolol saturation and competition binding experiments on adipocyte membranes indicated that PMA induced an approximately 2-fold decrease in beta 3-AR expression, while that of the two other subtypes was not affected. This correlated with a lower efficacy of beta 3-AR agonists to stimulate adenylyl cyclase. Conversely, long term exposure to PMA did not alter adenylyl cyclase activity in response to guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) or forskolin. The inactive phorbol ester 4 alpha-phorbol 12,13-didecanoate did not repress beta 3-AR mRNA levels. Inhibition of beta 3-AR mRNA by PMA was suppressed by the PKC-selective inhibitor bisindolylmaleimide, and was not observed in PKC-depleted cells, indicating that PKC was involved in this response. mRNA turnover experiments showed that the half-life of beta 3-AR transcripts was not affected by long term PMA exposure. When 3T3-F442A adipocytes were pretreated with PMA for 24 h to down-regulate PKC, or with bisindolylmaleimide, the insulin-induced inhibition of beta 3-AR mRNA levels was reduced by 44-67%. These findings demonstrate that sustained PKC activation exerts a specific control of beta 3-AR gene expression and is involved, at least in part, in the modulation by insulin of this adrenergic receptor subtype.
authors.affiliation: INSERM Unité82, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fève
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Piétri-Rouxel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: el Hadri
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Drumare
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Strosberg
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D017667:Adipocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008301:Maleimides / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000378:metabolism*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D007211:Indoles; D007328:Insulin; D008301:Maleimides; D011412:Propanolamines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; C088060:bisindolylmaleimide; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; C033394:CGP 12177