title: Role of serine/threonine protein kinases in the induction of JE, a platelet-derived growth factor inducible gene.
abstract: Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and serum both stimulate the transcription of the mouse early response gene, JE. JE and its human homolog, macrophage chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), encode potent monocyte chemotactic factors. JE/MCP-1 is a member of the chemokine superfamily of small inducible genes whose products are multifaceted mediators of inflammatory and immune responses. We now report evidence that the serine/threonine kinase inhibitors H7 and H8 but not HA1004, W-7, and ML-7 inhibit the transcriptional induction of the JE gene by serum whereas the phosphatase inhibitor, okadaic acid, increases JE expression. Downregulation of protein kinase C by prior exposure to TPA does not inhibit the induction of JE by serum, nor does it affect the inhibition of JE induction by H7. These results suggest that one or more serine/threonine kinases may be important in the signal transduction mechanism that leads to the induction of the JE gene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Kawahara
authors.forename: Z W
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Denkinger
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Deuel
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D002630:Chemotactic Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D003470:Culture Media; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic / Q000494:pharmacology; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D019319:Okadaic Acid; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D002630:Chemotactic Factors; D003470:Culture Media; D016207:Cytokines; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic; D007546:Isoquinolines; D010879:Piperazines; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019319:Okadaic Acid; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; C053177:N-(2-(methylamino)ethyl)-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases