title: Alpha1-adrenoceptor subtype activation increases proto-oncogene mRNA levels. Role of protein kinase C.
abstract: Noradrenaline increased the mRNA levels of c-fos and c-jun in rat-1 fibroblast lines stably expressing the cloned alpha1-adrenoceptor subtypes. The efficacy to induce the expression of c-fos mRNA was similar for the three cell lines (alpha1d = alpha1b = alpha1a) but different for c-jun (alpha1a > or = alpha1b > alpha1d). The EC50 values were also different: approximately 5 nM (c-fos) and approximately 300 nM (c-jun) for cells transfected with the alpha1a subtype, approximately 30 nM (c-fos) and approximately 300 nM (c-jun) for cells transfected with the alpha1b subtype and approximately 300 nM (c-fos and c-jun) for those transfected with the alpha1d subtype. Staurosporine and protein kinase C down-regulation blocked such effects, indicating a role of this protein kinase. Endothelin-1 (10 nM) also increased the levels of c-fos and c-jun mRNAs. These actions of endothelin-1 were unaffected by staurosporine and protein kinase C down-regulation. It is concluded that activation of any of the three cloned subtypes can increase the levels of c-fos and c-jun mRNAs and that protein kinase C plays a major role in mediating such effects.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico DF. agarcia@ifcsun1.ifisiol.unam.mx
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: García-Sáinz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alcántara-Hernández
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vázquez-Prado
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D019311:Staurosporine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D019332:Endothelin-1; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D019311:Staurosporine; D009638:Norepinephrine