title: H7, an inhibitor of protein kinase C, prevents serum-induced phosphorylation of Raf and MAP kinase in neuroblastoma cells.
abstract: We have previously shown that 1-(5-isoquinolinylsulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine (H7), an inhibitor of protein kinase C, inhibits proliferation of neuroblastoma cells in culture. We have now tested whether the effect of H7 is mediated by MAP kinase and Raf. It is shown that, in Neuro 2a cells, activation of protein kinase C by addition of 4 beta-phorbol-12 beta-myristate-13 alpha-acetate (PMA), leads to phosphorylation of Raf and Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase). PMA-induced phosphorylation of these proteins is prevented by H7. When quiescent Neuro 2a were stimulated to proliferate by addition of serum, Raf and MAP kinase were rapidly phosphorylated. Serum-induced phosphorylation of Raf and MAP kinase is prevented by H7. These results suggest that, in Neuro 2a cells, the control of proliferation by protein kinase C could be mediated by phosphorylation (and concomitant activation) of Raf and MAP kinase.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Citológicas de la Fundación Valenciana de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Spain.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cabedo
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Felipo
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Miñana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grisolía
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001790:Blood Physiological Phenomena; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D019908:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D019908:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate