title: PKC in rat cortical synaptosomes: effects of depolarization.
abstract: PKC isotypes were studied in rat cortical synaptosomes. Resting synaptosomes, subfractionated into cytosolic and particulate (Triton X100-soluble and insoluble) fractions, containing PKC beta 1, gamma, delta and epsilon isotypes but very little PKC beta 2 or alpha. PKC delta and epsilon were evenly distributed in the cytosolic and particulate fractions; PKC beta 1 was mainly in the cytosol (70%) and PKC gamma was primarily particulate (80%). Triton X-100 extracted most of the PKC delta and epsilon from the particulate fraction but only half of the PKC gamma, indicating PKC gamma association with the cytoskeleton. Following KC1 treatment (30 mM), both the classical PKC isotypes beta 1 and gamma shifted from the cytosolic to the particulate fraction, with PKC beta 1 moving specifically to the detergent insoluble fraction whereas PKC gamma appeared to move to both. It is concluded that PKC beta 1, gamma, delta, and epsilon isotypes can occur presynaptically and suggested that PKC beta 1 and gamma are directly involved in synaptic transmission. Apparent mol. wt changes in translocating forms may be related to phosphorylation and subsynaptosomal location.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Ryves
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Dekker
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Brammer
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000378:metabolism; D009467:Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000201:enzymology; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D009467:Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D011493:Protein Kinase C