title: Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase types II and IV differentially regulate CREB-dependent gene expression.
abstract: Phosphorylation of CREB (cyclic AMP [cAMP]- response element [CRE]-binding protein) by cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) leads to the activation of many promoters containing CREs. In neurons and other cell types, CREB phosphorylation and activation of CRE-containing promoters can occur in response to elevated intracellular Ca2+. In cultured cells that normally lack this Ca2+ responsiveness, we confer Ca(2+)-mediated activation of a CRE-containing promoter by introducing an expression vector for Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type IV (CaMKIV). Activation could also be mediated directly by a constitutively active form of CaMKIV which is Ca2+ independent. The CaMKIV-mediated gene induction requires the activity of CREB/ATF family members but is independent of PKA activity. In contrast, transient expression of either a constitutively active or wild-type Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II (CaMKII) fails to mediate the transactivation of the same CRE-containing reporter gene. Examination of the subcellular distribution of transiently expressed CaMKIV and CaMKII reveals that only CaMKIV enters the nucleus. Our results demonstrate that CaMKIV, which is expressed in neuronal, reproductive, and lymphoid tissues, may act as a mediator of Ca(2+)-dependent gene induction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Guthrie
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Wailes
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Means
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: McKnight
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology; D054732:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2; D054734:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 4; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002451:Cell Compartmentation; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000502:physiology*; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein / Q000502:physiology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes / Q000737:chemistry; D010768:Phosphoserine / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010768:Phosphoserine; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D054732:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2; D054734:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 4; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D002118:Calcium