title: Prostaglandin F2 alpha stimulates formation of p21ras-GTP complex and mitogen-activated protein kinase in NIH-3T3 cells via Gq-protein-coupled pathway.
abstract: Prostaglandin (PG) F2 alpha activated mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase and MAP kinase kinase in NIH-3T3 cells by a mechanism that was completely inhibited by protein kinase inhibitors, staurosporine (20 nM) or H-7 (20 microM), but was insensitive to pretreatment with islet-activating protein (100 ng/ml; 24 h) or 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (2.5 microM; 24 h). PGF2 alpha stimulation also led to a significant increase in Ras.GTP complex. Transfection of a cDNA encoding a constitutively active mutant of Gq alpha-subunit (Q209L) mimicked PGF2 alpha-induced MAP kinase activation, increase in Ras.GTP complex, and DNA synthesis in these cells, suggesting that activation of Gq mediates the PGF2 alpha-activation of Ras-MAP kinase pathway and mitogenesis in NIH-3T3 cells. These data provide a new insight into regulatory mechanisms of Ras-MAP kinase pathway through heterotrimeric G-protein-mediated pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine (Division I), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Waga
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D016475:3T3 Cells; D000470:Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D015689:Oncogene Protein p21(ras) / Q000378:metabolism*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D019311:Staurosporine
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D007546:Isoquinolines; D010879:Piperazines; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D015237:Dinoprost; D011494:Protein Kinases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D015689:Oncogene Protein p21(ras); D019311:Staurosporine